nep-spo 2010-12-23 papers

on Sports and Economics

Issue of 2010‒12‒23
one paper chosen by
Joao Carlos Correia Leitao
University of Beira Interior and Technical University of Lisbon

Economic determinants of sport participation in Poland By Paweł Strawiński

Economic determinants of sport participation in Poland

By:	Paweł Strawiński (Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw)
Abstract:	The article presents statistical description of economic factors that determine sport participation in Poland. Utilising data from 2008 Sport Participation Survey the biprobit model that takes into account the dependency between individuals and household attitude to sport participation is estimated. Sport participation is found to slightly decline with age of a person, on the other hand, education is found to be positively related to sport participation. The idiosyncratic factor of sport participation in Poland is the influence of children; they seem to encourage their relatives to partake in physical activity. Additionally, both the income level of a household and a personal income of a person have an influence on sport participation.
Keywords:	sport participation, sport expenditure, household, income, education
JEL:	L83 D19 I0
Date:	2010
URL:	http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:war:wpaper:2010-17&r=spo

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