Table 2.
Estimates of ‘all PA activities combined’ regression model
| 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 | |
aCoefficient; bMarginal Effects/Price Elasticity of Demand; Significance level of 1%(***), 5%(**), 10%(*).