Kinesiology, Vol. 34. No. 1., 2002.
Original scientific paper
Sport participation in the Republic of Slovenia and its relation to selected socio-demographic variables
Bojan Leskošek
; Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Mojca Doupona
; Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Renata Mošnik
; Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Bojan Jošt
; Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Abstract
The level of participation in sport and its relation to some socio-demographic variables was inves- tigated on a sample of 1768 adults from the Republic of Slovenia. The following socio-demographic variables were investigated: gender, age, level of education, occupation and family status. In order to determine the association between the participation level and the socio-demographic variables, contin- gency tables were produced (with x2 and Cramer’s V) and direct discriminant analysis was performed. Participation in sport was high and comparable to that found in the United States and Finland. However, some social groups with low levels of participation were identified, especially the elderly, less educated and married individuals with children. Although females exhibit lower participation rates then males, the differences were smaller than in the majority of other countries. Also, employment status does not seem to have an important influence on participation in sport.
Keywords
socio-demographic variables; sport participation rates; social stratification; Slovenia; sport
Hrčak ID:
225361
URI
Publication date:
28.6.2002.
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