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Investigating the economic and demographic determinants of sporting participation in England
Author(s) -
Farrell Lisa,
Shields Michael A.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of the royal statistical society: series a (statistics in society)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.103
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1467-985X
pISSN - 0964-1998
DOI - 10.1111/1467-985x.00626
Subject(s) - unobservable , multivariate probit model , probit model , demographic economics , multivariate analysis , socioeconomic status , household income , economics , geography , socioeconomics , sociology , demography , population , econometrics , medicine , archaeology
We provide a detailed statistical investigation into the economic and demographic factors that determine sporting participation in England. Using data from the 1997 health survey of England we fit random‐effects probit models that take into account unobservable household preferences for sporting activities, as well as the economic and demographic characteristics of respondents. Our main results from the multivariate analysis are that sporting participation is positively related to household income, the educated participate in sports to a greater extent than the uneducated, there is no evidence of regional differentials in sporting participation and household preferences play an important role in the decision to participate in sports.