Prioritizing the Sport Interests and Comparison of the Demographic Factors for Household Sport Expenditures: Evidence from Iran

The purpose of the present research was to prioritize the sports interests and comparison of demographic factors effects on household sports expenditures with an emphasis on Deprived, Semi well-fixed and well-fixed regions in Shiraz city, Iran. This study is an applied and descriptive survey study....

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Published in:Journal of economic & management perspectives 2017-03, Vol.11 (1), p.173-180
Main Authors: Shiri, Sareh G, Mirzazadeh, Zahra S, Abdi, Kambiz, Alipanahiyan, Nushafarin, Alamdarlu, Nasrolla N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Consumption
Demographics
Economic growth
Education
Exercise
Expenditures
Families & family life
Football
Households
Industrial development
Physical fitness
Social classes
Society
Socioeconomic factors
Sports management
Studies
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Summary:The purpose of the present research was to prioritize the sports interests and comparison of demographic factors effects on household sports expenditures with an emphasis on Deprived, Semi well-fixed and well-fixed regions in Shiraz city, Iran. This study is an applied and descriptive survey study. The population included all the households of Shiraz to a total of 441,784 households within 10 regions in 2014. The sample consisted of 400 households who had chosen by the Morgan Table in the multistage cluster and randomly. The instrument was a researcher- developed questionnaire in three parts that the validity and reliability was confirmed. Data analyzing was done by descriptive and inferential statistics (Chi square and Fridman test). The results indicated that hiking, swimming and mountaineering in the well-fixed region, hiking, fitness, swimming in the semi well-fixed region and hiking, football and wrestling in the deprived region allocated the highest priorities. The effects of some components of demographic factors such as the education level, employment status and income level have been different on household sports expenditures. So that, those with a diploma in education, families with two children and between 500 thousand to 1 million Tomans income were allocated additional costs for sports during the year.
ISSN:2523-5338
2523-5338