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dc.contributor.authorWicker, Pamela
dc.contributor.authorHallmann, Kirstin
dc.contributor.authorBreuer, Christoph
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T16:02:02Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T16:02:02Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.modified2013-06-18T03:40:03Z
dc.identifier.issn2042678X
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/20426781211207665
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/48748
dc.description.abstractPurpose - Sport participation is not exclusively determined by individual socio-demographic factors (micro level) since infrastructure factors such as the availability of sport facilities and sport programmes (macro level) can also play a role in this regard. The purpose of this paper is to provide evidence for these determinants of sport participation using multi-level analyses. Design/methodology/approach - A survey among the resident population in the city of Munich was carried out in 2008 (n=11,715). Furthermore, secondary data on the available sport infrastructure in every urban district of Munich (n=25) were collected. Multi-level analyses were conducted to find the micro and macro level determinants of sport participation. Findings - The results show that aside from micro level factors, the availability of swimming pools and parks is especially important for residents' sport activity. Moreover, sport activity in non-profit sport clubs can be enhanced by both a good supply of sport programmes offered by sport clubs as well as a poor supply of programmes from commercial sport providers and the municipality. Research limitations/implications - Multi-level analyses can be recommended for future research on sport participation. The use of GIS data would be fruitful in this regard. Practical implications - It can be recommended that municipalities invest in the construction of swimming pools and parks. Originality/value - The paper shows that multi-level analyses are a relatively new method of analysis for research on sport participation and that they represent the most suitable approach for analysing multi-level data.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherEmerald Group Publishing
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom51
dc.relation.ispartofpageto68
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalSport, Business, Management
dc.relation.ispartofvolume2
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCommerce, Management, Tourism and Services not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBusiness and Management
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCommercial Services
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode159999
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1503
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1504
dc.titleMicro and macro level determinants of sport participation
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Business School, Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management
gro.date.issued2012
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorWicker, Pamela V.


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