Table 3 Estimates of activity specific models regression models
From: Economic analysis of participation in physical activity in England: implications for health policy
Independent variables | Swimming | Workout | Walking | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coef a . | ME /Elas¿ty b | Coef a . | ME /Elas¿ty b | Coef a . | ME /Elas¿ty b | |
Prices | ||||||
Membership fees (monthly price) | 0.002*** | 0.334 | ||||
Joining fees (monthly price) | -0.007* | -0.052 | -0.016** | -0.083 | ||
Entrance charges (monthly price) | 1.724** | 2.840 | ||||
Entrance charges (occasion price) | -1.714** | -2.864 | -0.180*** | -0.285 | ||
Purchase/hiring of equipment (monthly price) | 0.022* | 0.024 | 0.004** | 0.081 | ||
Accommodation charges (monthly price) | 0.001*** | 0.021 | ||||
Food/drinks (occasion price) | 0.047** | 0.062 | ||||
Classes fees (occasion price) | -0.044** | -0.059 | ||||
Repairs of equipment/apparel (monthly price) | -0.088** | -0.080 | ||||
Nutritional supplements (occasion price) | 0.203* | 0.035 | ||||
Family member/child care (monthly price) | 0.203* | 0.024 | ||||
Classes fees (monthly price) | 0.008* | 0.305 | ||||
Walking parks (occasion price) | -0.759** | -0.190 | ||||
Travel time price | -0.005*** | -0.543 | -0.003** | -0.361 | ||
Control variables | ||||||
Age (in years) | ||||||
17-24 (omitted category) | ||||||
25-34 | -0.206* | -1.751 | ||||
35-44 | -0.181* | -1.581 | ||||
45-54 | -0.159 | -1.385 | ||||
55-64 | -0.075 | -0.673 | ||||
65-74 | -0.079 | -0.698 | ||||
75+ | 0.316** | 3.365 | ||||
Annual income (£) | ||||||
>10,400 (omitted category) | ||||||
10,400 to less than 18,200 | -0.260** | -1.054 | ||||
18,200 to less than 28,600 | 0.038 | 0.172 | ||||
28,600 to less than 46,800 | -0.008 | -0.037 | ||||
46,800 and above | 0.012 | 0.052 | ||||
Educational qualification | ||||||
National vocational qualification 4 or 5/degree or equivalent (omitted category) | ||||||
Higher education below degree | 0.060 | 1.165 | ||||
National vocational qualification 3/general certificate of education advanced level equivalent | 0.034 | 0.661 | ||||
National vocational qualification 2/general certificate of education ordinary level equivalent | 0.082 | 1.614 | ||||
National vocational qualification 1/certificate of secondary education level equivalent | -0.537*** | -8.047 | ||||
Foreign/other | -0.589 | -8.581 | ||||
No qualification | 0.050 | 0.976 | ||||
Employment status & working hours | ||||||
Fulltime (omitted category) | ||||||
Part-time | -0.059 | -0.526 | ||||
Unemployed | -0.139* | -1.236 | ||||
Drinking status | ||||||
Almost every day (omitted category) | ||||||
Five or six days a week | -0.081 | -0.347 | -0.462* | -7.274 | ||
Three or four days a week | -0.194 | -0.819 | 0.039 | 0.760 | ||
Once or twice a week | -0.066 | -0.289 | -0.113 | -2.113 | ||
Once or twice a month | -0.199 | -0.824 | 0.064 | 1.249 | ||
Once every couple of months | -0.381* | -1.433 | -0.207 | -3.612 | ||
Once or twice a year | -0.033 | -0.146 | -0.138 | -2.474 | ||
Not at all in the last 12 months/non-drinker | -0.023 | -0.101 | -0.273 | -4.668 | ||
Number of children in household | ||||||
0 (omitted category) | ||||||
1 | -0.171* | -0.718 | ||||
2 | -0.466*** | -1.793 | ||||
3 and above | -0.080 | -0.344 | ||||
Urbanisation | ||||||
Urban (omitted category) | ||||||
Town | -0.212* | -0.866 | ||||
Village/hamlet | -0.167 | -0.697 | ||||
Marital status & cohabitation | ||||||
Married & living with partner (omitted category) | ||||||
Living with someone as part a couple | -0.213* | -0.871 | ||||
Living alone | 0.196 | 0.900 | ||||
Access to vehicle | ||||||
Yes (omitted category) | ||||||
No | 0.182** | 1.785 | 0.332** | 7.278 | ||
No. of observations | 362 | 534 | 231 | |||
Constant | 1.804*** | 2.437*** | 2.969*** | |||
Linktest | p = 0.404 | p = 0.966 | p = 0.784 | |||
Pseudo R squared | 0.071 | 0.022 | 0.015 | |||