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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of money prices related to PA (2010 £ sterling)

From: Economic analysis of participation in physical activity in England: implications for health policy

Price

Mean(SD) of full sample

No. of positive values (no. of zeros)

Mean(SD) of partial samplea

Membership fees

   

Price per occasion

0.01(0.23)

16(1377)

1.05(1.88)

Monthly price

23.96(112.85)

449(944)

74.35(189.25)

Joining fees

   

Price per occasion

0.003(0.09)

54(1339)

0.07(0.44)

Monthly price

1.20(24.72)

111(1282)

15.04(86.73)

Entrance charges

   

Price per occasion

0.54(4.69)

210(1183)

3.61(11.64)

Monthly price

1.21(11.77)

153(1240)

10.99(34.06)

Classes fees

   

Price per occasion

0.39(1.65)

219(1174)

2.45(3.52)

Monthly price

1.75(13.50)

144(1249)

16.94(38.91)

Court/pitch charges

   

Price per occasion

0.17(1.21)

66(1327)

3.54(4.37)

Monthly price

0.97(24.47)

67(1326)

20.24(110.61)

Equipment hire/purchase

   

Price per occasion

0.32(4.92)

44(1349)

10.20(26.10)

Monthly price

2.18(17.08)

163(1230)

18.62(46.88)

Apparel hire/purchase

   

Price per occasion

0.0001(0.01)

3(1390)

0.07(0.12)

Monthly price

1.74(9.29)

163(1230)

14.91(23.32)

*Repair of equipment/apparel

   

Price per occasion

0.02(0.67)

25(1368)

1.02(5)

Monthly price

0.79(16.32)

104(1289)

10.62(59.10)

Food/drinks purchase

   

Price per occasion

0.26(1.39)

228(1165)

1.57(3.13)

Monthly price

0.48(6.62)

162(1231)

4.16(19.07)

Nutritional supplements purchase

   

Price per occasion

0.01(0.13)

92(1301)

0.14(0.47)

Monthly price

0.43(3.53)

135(1258)

4.43(10.58)

Family/child care fees

   

Price per occasion

0.02(0.36)

72(1321)

0.31(1.58)

Monthly price

0.02(0.47)

72(1321)

0.37(2.05)

*Transport fare

   

Price per occasion

0.14(2.80)

78(1315)

2.54(11.67)

Season ticket

0.08(1.62)

39(1354)

2.78(9.43)

Extra expenses

   

Price per occasion

0.09(3.14)

44(1349)

2.77(17.62)

Monthly price

5.02(123.80)

16(1377)

437.13(1104.9)

Parking fees

   

Price per occasion

0.003(0.07)

8(1385)

0.50(0.75)

Monthly price

0.01(0.24)

31(1362)

0.48(1.55)

Facility charges

   

Price per occasion

0.0005(0.01)

71(1322)

0.01(0.05)

Monthly price

0.06(2.04)

35(1358)

2.22(12.84)

Competition fees

   

Price per occasion

0.01(0.41)

5(1388)

3.81(6.38)

Monthly price

1.51(48.57)

21(1372)

99.88(392.29)

Accommodation charges

   

Price per occasion

0.10(3.20)

11(1382)

12.99(35.18)

Monthly price

2.15(39.22)

42(1351)

71.45(217.12)

Sports holiday

   

Price per occasion

0.01(0.34)

5(1388)

2.53(5.57)

Monthly price

10.03(253.53)

20(1373)

698.47(2050.11)

Other travel expenses

   

Price per occasion

0.21(6.34)

12(1381)

24.13(66.71)

Monthly price

0.62(12.74)

23(1370)

37.56(93.88)

  1. aThis refers to observations with positive values for the respective prices.
  2. *These prices were not entered in the main model as they were found not to be significant.