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Table 2 Estimates of `all PA activities combined¿ regression model

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

Independent variables

No. of occasions of PA (in general)

Coef. a

ME /Elas¿ty b

Prices

  

Classes fees (occasion price)

0.056***

0.424

Classes fees (monthly price)

0.007***

0.250

Facility charge (occasion price)

-4.755**

-0.045

Facility charge (monthly price)

-0.022*

-0.024

Family/child care fees (occasion price)

-0.129*

-0.040

Sports holiday (monthly price)

0.000*

0.031

Travel (monthly price)

0.004*

0.049

Parking fees (occasion price)

-0.799**

-0.045

Accommodation charges (occasion price)

0.016**

0.033

Travel time price

-0.003***

-1.150

Control variables

  

Perceived benefits

  

To get outdoors

  

Did not feel that PA can help them get outdoors (omitted category)

  

Felt that PA can help them get outdoors

0.293***

5.207

To have fun

  

Did not feel that PA can help them have fun (omitted category)

  

Felt that PA can help them have fun

0.206**

3.783

To control or lose weight

  

Did not feel that PA can help them control/lose weight (omitted category)

  

Felt that PA can help them control/lose weight

0.136**

2.600

Annual income £ (Joint income-partners/single)

  

<10,400 (omitted category)

  

10,400 to less than 18,200

-0.067

-1.305

18,200 to less than 28,600

0.126*

2.581

28,600 to less than 46,800

0.030

0.598

46,800 and above

0.064

1.288

Educational qualification

  

National vocational qualification 4 or 5/degree or equivalent (omitted category)

  

Higher education below degree

0.124

2.563

National vocational qualification 3/general certificate of education advanced level equivalent

0.030

0.583

National vocational qualification 2/general certificate of education ordinary level equivalent

0.013

0.256

National vocational qualification 1/certificate of secondary education level equivalent

-0.294*

-5.093

Foreign/other

-0.034

-0.669

No qualification

0.015

0.304

Employment status & working hours

  

Fulltime (omitted category)

  

Part-time

0.141**

2.900

Unemployed

0.145**

2.912

Health status

  

Very good (omitted category)

  

Good

-0.009

-0.168

Fair

0.017

0.346

Bad

0.305**

6.996

Marital status & cohabitation

  

Married & living with partner (omitted category)

  

Living with someone as part a couple

-0.035

-0.680

Living alone

0.165**

3.341

Region of residence

  

North east (omitted category)

  

North west

0.215**

4.600

Yorkshire and the Humber

0.148

3.120

East midlands

0.149

3.116

West midlands

0.212*

4.557

East of England

0.102

2.090

London

0.193

4.109

South east coast

0.230*

4.957

South central

0.298**

6.688

South west

0.223*

4.803

No. of observations

1393

 

Constant

2.163***

 

Linktest

p = 0.808

 

Mcfadden Pseudo R squared

0.006

 
  1. aCoefficient; bMarginal Effects/Price Elasticity of Demand; Significance level of 1%(***), 5%(**), 10%(*).