Fair Play?: Sport and Social Disadvantage in IrelandUsing data from more than 3000 adults, examines the impact of social disadvantage on participation in sport. Finds those with low incomes or law educational attainment less likely to play sport. Points up the need to change sports policy. |
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areas benefits Binary Logistic Regressions classified as disadvantaged Department of Arts disadvantage and participation disadvantage and sport drop extra-curricular sport factors Fahey Figure funding for sport higher income impact of disadvantage impact of income impact of social income and educational income and low income quartile increase participation individual sports interested non-players involvement in sport Junior Certificate Leaving Cert Leaving Certificate Ln income low educational attainment low income LSPs multivariate analysis odds ratios organisations p-Values participation in sport physical activity play less sport players playing of sport policy interventions Postgraduate primary schools public funding relationship between social sample schoolchildren second-level schools sedentary significant social capital social disadvantage social exclusion sport in Ireland sport played sporting opportunities sporting participation sports clubs sports facilities Sports Partnerships sports policy survey survival analysis switching sports Table targeting team sports third-level qualification variables volunteering Wald Test young adults