An examination of the determinants of Irish household sports expenditures and the effects of the economic recession

Eakins, John

doi:10.1080/16184742.2015.1067238

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“…For doing physical activities, it is essential to have an appropriate number of and high quality community sport spaces; it is essential that the sports designed to be pursued there fit the expectations of the given community; it is also essential for the place to be reachable within 10 minutes for a large portion of the population [ 42 ]. This is extremely important because sport as an activity takes up part of people’s limited free time [ 43 ]. Physical activity can develop not only physical but mental health as well, especially in children.…”

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Sustainability-Sport-Physical Activity

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Ráthonyi

Pfau

et al. 2021

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The present study is a synthesizing analysis of international literature on correlations between sustainability, sport, and physical activity. The study of sustainability is considered essential in modern research; its multidisciplinary approach relies on sports science and sports economics as well. There are several aspects of sustainability that are closely associated with health and health preservation; the beneficial effect of exercise on health is also widely known. For the analysis of this complex matter, our current study relied on secondary sources, and besides exploring specialist literature, it also illustrates and analyzes related statistical data. Our results highlight the correlations between living environment and physical activity, the importance of increasing individual commitment towards sustainability and using green spaces for exercising, as well as questions on social and environmental development in relation to physical activity. The study revealed the existence of highly complex links between physical environment, physical activities, and sustainability. The results section of our study provides a brief summary on the possible ways of making people physically active. Increasing physical activity is of paramount importance for achieving the objectives formulated in relation to sustainability.

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Sustainability-Sport-Physical Activity

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Pfau

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“…Norway an estimate of +1.25 was found (Løyland and Ringstad, 2009) and +1.139 for Ireland (Eakins, 2016a). Nevertheless, because these studies focus on the average effect of average income on sports expenditure, little is known about the dynamics of this relationship.…”

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Financial barriers for sports consumption: the dynamics of the income–expenditure relation

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Eakins

Willem

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PurposeFirst, the income elasticities are calculated for different levels of income, for both the decision to spend money on sports and the amount of money that is spent. Second, the study researches whether different operationalisations of income (i.e. family versus personal) result in different elasticity values. Third, the effect of sports-specific and non-sports leisure variables on sports participation is investigated.Design/methodology/approachA representative dataset of 3,775 adults is used containing a wide variety of leisure characteristics, gathered by means of a face-to-face survey. By means of a Tobit regression model both the determining factors of sports expenditure and the income elasticities are analysed.FindingsFor lower income individuals, a rise in income has a relatively bigger influence on the probability to spend money on sports participation, than is the case for higher income individuals. A positive relationship is found with sex (male), education, number of minutes and disciplines of sports and membership of a socio-cultural organisation, while age, watching TV and attending cultural events have a negative effect.Social implicationsThe study provides evidence that income-based segmentation of sports participants could turn out to be an efficient policy tool. By lowering the monetary-burden for lower incomes, it can be expected that participation rates can be raised efficiently.Originality/valueFor the first time the relationship between income and expenditure is explored for different levels of income and for two operationalisations of income. Moreover, the inclusion of non-sports leisure variables allows investigating relationships between sports consumption and other leisure activities.

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“…In analyses of tourist expenditure a range of eects were found, including evidence of an inverted Ushape relationship (García-Sánchez et al, 2013) and that younger compared to older tourists were higher spenders (Cini and Saayman, 2014). In the case of sports expenditure neither Eakins (2016) in the case of Ireland nor Lera-López et al (2011) nd a signicant eect of age on expenditure. When included in the models estimated here age is also found not to have a signicant eect on expenditure.…”

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“…Sainaghi (2012) review the literature on consumer expenditures in hospitality and tourism in general and remark on the low volume of research, not to mention research on angling tournaments. However, a number of studies have examined expenditures on sports, including in Ireland (Eakins, 2016), Spain (Lera-López et al, 2011;Lera-López and Rapún-Gárate, 2005) and the United States (Dardis et al, 1994). Among the ndings are that spending is higher among men, the more highly educated, and those with higher incomes.…”

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“…Expenditure levels vary depending on household composition, especially with the presence of children, and the type of sporting activity. Both Eakins (2016) and Scheerder et al (2011) nd evidence that expenditure is segmented between sporting activities, while Dixon et al (2012) and Saayman and Saayman (2012) additionally nd that within sporting events there is expenditure segmentation between low, medium, and high spenders. These ndings illustrate that an understanding among angling tournament organisers of the preferences of potential participants is likely to be benecial to the success of the event.…”

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O’Reilly

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An examination of the determinants of Irish household sports expenditures and the effects of the economic recession

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Financial barriers for sports consumption: the dynamics of the income–expenditure relation

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