TY - JOUR
T1 - Family structure and socioeconomic patterns of sport demand
T2 - a nonlinear analysis
AU - Irandoust, Manuchehr
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - The aim of this study is to examine the effect of sociodemographic and economic factors on the level of sport participation in Sweden. Using a randomly drawn sample of the sport participation, we apply a proportional odds model to capture the natural ordering of dependent variables and any inherent nonlinearities. The findings show that individual demand for sport depends on gender, age, educational attainment, income, marital status, household characteristics, employment status, and willingness to pay. Understanding the determinants of sport participation could assist to identify target areas for health economics policy and the achievement of such objectives.
AB - The aim of this study is to examine the effect of sociodemographic and economic factors on the level of sport participation in Sweden. Using a randomly drawn sample of the sport participation, we apply a proportional odds model to capture the natural ordering of dependent variables and any inherent nonlinearities. The findings show that individual demand for sport depends on gender, age, educational attainment, income, marital status, household characteristics, employment status, and willingness to pay. Understanding the determinants of sport participation could assist to identify target areas for health economics policy and the achievement of such objectives.
KW - Demand
KW - Nonlinear
KW - Proportional odds model
KW - Sports and exercise
KW - Willingness to pay
U2 - 10.25115/EEA.V38I2.3083
DO - 10.25115/EEA.V38I2.3083
M3 - Article
SN - 1133-3197
VL - 38
JO - Estudios de Economia Aplicada
JF - Estudios de Economia Aplicada
IS - 2
ER -