Abstract:Purpose: To examine how the effect of adverse weather on participation in leisure-time physical activities (LTPA) varies with income. Design: Cross-sectional study. Subjects: 14,394 individuals from 56 Canadian cities, surveyed in 1992, 1998, and 2005. Measures: The adverseness level of daily weather is measured by the number of hours with precipitation or strong winds (wind speeds in excess of 38 km/hour) between 6 am and 11 pm. Analysis: Probit and multinomial logit models are used to examine the variation i… Show more
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