The purpose of this study was to clarify the difference in condition factors between applicants to adoption and to resumption in adults. This study was conducted as a secondary analysis of the survey data on resident awareness conducted by the secretariat of the board of education of A city of H prefecture. The survey was conducted with a random sampling of 3000 men and women over 20 years of age in A city, H prefecture, between about two weeks in February 2014. The number of valid responses was 754 (25.1%). Of the 754 subjects, the analysis group consisted of 97 adoption groups and 128 resumption groups. As the explanatory variables were set as basic attributes and conditions for sports participation, the response variables were applicants to adoption and to resumption on sports participation were analyzed through Hayashi's quantification theoryⅡ. As a result, it became clear that “eras”, “ physical fitness”, “exercise / sports events”, “convenience of sports facilities” and “specialized guidance on sports and health” influence the hope of adoption and resumption of sports participation. In particular, it was found that “convenience of sports facilities” has strong characteristics on the hope to adoption, and “specialized guidance on sports and health” has strong characteristics on the hope to resumption.
