Super Fun Trampolines performed an online survey lasting nearly a full year. This survey was designed to determine how safe trampolines are compared to other common sports. Our online survey had a total of 2,303 different respondents.
Here are some facts based on our survey results...
Most common sports in order of preference:
- Cycling
- Basketball
- Trampolining
- Soccer
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- Baseball/Softball
- In-Line Skating
- Gymnastics
- Football
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- Skateboarding
- Skiing/Snowboarding
- Ice Skating/Hockey
- Sledding
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Survey Results |
Average number of hours spent on
sports activities each week. |
| Trampolining |
3 hours/week |
| Cycling |
2 hours/week |
| Basketball |
2 hours/week |
| Soccer |
2 hours/week |
| Gymnastics |
2 hours/week |
| Baseball/Softball |
2 hours/week |
| Football |
2 hours/week |
| Inline Skating |
1 hours/week |
| Skateboarding |
1 hours/week |
| Skiing/Snowboarding |
1 hours/week |
| Ice Skating/Hockey |
1 hours/week |
| Sledding |
1 hours/week |
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Number of injuries requiring medical
attention reported in our survey. |
| Cycling |
62 |
| Football |
56 |
| Baseball/Softball |
37 |
| Trampolining |
37 |
| Soccer |
34 |
| Basketball |
25 |
| Skiing/Snowboarding |
24 |
| Gymnastics |
24 |
| Skateboarding |
23 |
| Ice Skating/Hockey |
17 |
| Inline Skating |
17 |
| Sledding |
11 |
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The results above show that trampoline use is the 3rd most popular sport, and the most enjoyed sport by time. Injuries requiring medical attention occurred only 37 times out of 2,303 responses; showing that in actuality more children were hurt riding a bicycle.
Consumer Product Safety Commission regulations clearly state trampolines should only be used by 1 person at a time. Our survey revealed that the average number of people on a trampoline when an injury occurred was 3. Other facts regarding the injuries are listed below:
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Survey Results |
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Avg. Children on Trampoline
w/Safety Net |
3 |
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Avg. Children on Trampoline
w/out Safety Net |
3 |
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Avg. number of jumpers
when an injury occurred |
3 |
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% of Trampolines w/Safety Pads
Installed |
66% (1,520 trampolines) |
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% of Trampolines w/Safety Nets
Installed |
17% (392 trampolines) |
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% of Injuries w/Safety Nets Installed |
43% (16 trampolines) |
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% of Injuries w/out Safety Nets
Installed |
57% (21 trampolines) |
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% of Injuries when jumping off the
Trampoline |
24% (9 trampolines) |
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% of Injuries from falling off the
Trampoline |
33% (12 trampolines) |
