Demographics
- Greater Manchester’s BAME (Black, Asian, and minority ethnicity) population has a high percentage who are fairly active (1x30mins) 41.4% compared to the GM average which is 35.5%.
- The latent demand is also higher with 79.9% compared to the overall 58.6% in GM. Asian females have particularly high demand 89.9%. This shows an opportunity for increasing participation amongst this group.
- Across the UK only 3% of coaches are from a BAME background whereas in Greater Manchester 73.7% of coaches are from white backgrounds.