Table 1 Demographic characteristics and refereeing activity in Gaelic games referees
From: A survey of referee participation, training and injury in elite gaelic games referees
Total n = 89 | Football n = 43 | Hurling n = 22 | Dual Football and Hurling n = 24 | |||||
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n (%) | 95% CI | n (%) | 95% CI | n (%) | 95% CI | n (%) | 95% CI | |
Age range | ||||||||
≤ 30 years | 9 (10) | 6 to 17 | 3 (7) | 3 to 16 | 2 (9) | 3 to 24 | 3 (13) | 5 to 28 |
31–35 years | 8 (9) | 5 to 15 | 3 (7) | 3 to 16 | 2 (9) | 3 to 24 | 4 (17) | 8 to 32 |
36–40 years | 16 (18) | 12 to 26 | 10 (23) | 14 to 35 | 3 (14) | 6 to 30 | 3 (13) | 5 to 28 |
41–45 years | 29 (33) | 25 to 41 | 17 (40) | 28 to 52 | 4 (18) | 8 to 35 | 8 (33) | 20 to 50 |
46–50 years | 24 (27) | 20 to 35 | 9 (21) | 13 to 33 | 11 (50) | 33 to 67 | 4 (17) | 8 to 32 |
> 50 years | 3 (3) | 1 to 8 | 1 (2) | 0.3 to 5 | - | - | 2 (8) | 3 to 22 |
Refereeing participation* | ||||||||
Club games | 89 (100) | 97 to 100 | 43 (100) | 94 to 100 | 22 (100) | 89 to 100 | 24 (100) | 90 to 100 |
College games | 64 (72) | 64 to 79 | 32 (74) | 62 to 84 | 15 (68) | 51 to 82 | 17 (71) | 54 to 83 |
Schools games | 59 (66) | 58 to 74 | 26 (60) | 48 to 72 | 14 (64) | 46 to 78 | 19 (79) | 63 to 90 |
Ladies games | 26 (29) | 22 to 38 | 13 (30) | 20 to 43 | 5 (23) | 12 to 40 | 6 (25) | 14 to 42 |
Other | 6 (7) | 4 to 13 | 1 (2) | 0.3 to 5 | 2 (9) | 3 to 24 | 5 (21) | 11 to 37 |
Frequency of refereeing | ||||||||
1–2 times/week | 20 (23) | 16 to 31 | 14 (33) | 22 to 45 | 3 (14) | 6 to 30 | 3 (13) | 5 to 28 |
3–4 times/week | 61 (69) | 60 to 76 | 26 (60) | 48 to 72 | 18 (82) | 65 to 92 | 16 (67) | 50 to 80 |
5–6 times/week | 8 (9) | 5 to 15 | 3 (7) | 3 to 16 | 1 (4) | 10 to 18 | 5 (21) | 11 to 37 |
Refereeing in past 4 weeks | ||||||||
0 games | 4 (5) | 2 to 10 | 1 (2) | 0.3 to 5 | 3 (14) | 6 to 30 | - | - |
1–4 games | 25 (28) | 21 to 37 | 14 (33) | 22 to 45 | 5 (23) | 12 to 40 | 5 (21) | 11 to 37 |
5–8 games | 29 (33) | 25 to 41 | 13 (30) | 20 to 43 | 9 (41) | 26 to 58 | 8 (33) | 20 to 50 |
9–12 games | 14 (16) | 10 to 23 | 7 (16) | 9 to 28 | 3 (14) | 6 to 30 | 4 (17) | 8 to 32 |
13–16 games | 11 (12) | 8 to 19 | 5 (12) | 6 to 22 | 2 (9) | 3 to 24 | 4 (17) | 8 to 32 |
17–20 games | 3 (3) | 1 to 8 | 2 (5) | 2 to 13 | - | - | 1 (4) | 1 to 17 |
21–24 games | 3 (3) | 1 to 8 | 1 (2) | 0.3 to 5 | - | - | 2 (8) | 3 to 22 |