Economic Determinants of Participation in Physical Activity and Sport

Brad Humphreys and Jane Ruseski

No 619, IASE Conference Papers from International Association of Sports Economists

Abstract: This paper examines the economic determinants of participation in physical activity by developing and analyzing a consumer choice model of participation and by testing the predictions of this model using data drawn from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS). Both emphasize that individuals face two distinct decisions: (1) should I participate in sport?; and (2) how much time should I spend participating in sport? The evidence highlights the importance of selectivity. The economic factors that affect these two decisions work in opposite directions; factors that increase the likelihood of participation generally decrease the amount of time spent participating.

Keywords: physical activity; time allocation; health production (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I12 I18 I20 L83 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 25 pages
Date: 2006-07
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-hea, nep-ltv, nep-soc and nep-spo
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