Differences in Leisure Time Physical Activity Predictors in Europe
Differences in Leisure Time Physical Activity Predictors in Europe
Author(s): Tjaša Bartoli , Renata Slabe-ErkerSubject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Polskie Towarzystwo Socjologiczne
Keywords: leisure time physical activity; transition; policy measures; quality of life; predictors
Summary/Abstract: This paper contributes to the literature by showing that discrepancies in leisure time Physical activity between transition and non-transition countries are mainly due to lower activity by persons, who are in relationship, are older, reside in rural areas and/or have a lower income. Unlike existing studies our results of logit models show that, controlling for all other variables, females are equally likely (in transition economies) or more likely (in non-transition economies) to be regularly active in their leisure time than males. We believe that the reason for differences in results is omitted variable bias, since papers that find women to be less active do not control for person’s income
Journal: Polish Sociological Review
- Issue Year: 190/2015
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 239-254
- Page Count: 15