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CHANGING LEISURE PATTERNS

factors affecting growth of leisure

reduction in length of working time

increase in wages

increase in disposable income

growth of leisure activities

increase in self-employment

development in technology

economic development and participation in leisure

strong link bet incomes and leisure activity

LICs have less disposable income some less participation in sports

as life expectancy increases, leisure activities in retirement become more

important in HICs

gender:

men have more leisure time than women

household and parenting responsibilities of women

Avg. daily TV per person

US 274 (1st)

Poland- 264 (2nd)

China-155 14th)

Sweden- 154 15th)

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 CATEGORIZATION OF TOURIST ACTIVITIES AND SPORTING ACTIVITIES

Categorization of tourist activities

Niche tourism

ecotourism

heritage

medical

adventure

religious/ cultural

Mass tourism

vary in terms of costs, duration and destination

ex: skiing holidays (expensive— equipment and food imported, avg. of

1 week) vs beach holidays (cheaper— less specialist equipment, large-
scale tourism, 714 days)

Categorization of sporting activities

sports are categorized according to cost, popularity and site

ex of popular sports: swimming, fishing, jogging

ex of expensive sports: skiing, yachting

ex of cheap sports: running, football

LINK BET. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PARTICIPATION IN LEISURE

ACTIVITIES

Development and range of leisure activities

level of development of country affects range of leisure activities within it

HICs have more leisure facilities and all ages catered for

LICs, survival is more important so leisure facilities are more limited

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 changes in leisure time and activities

as a country develops, the activities that people participate in change

incomes improve, more leisure time and able to afford a variety of

leisure activities

leisure in the BRICs

Brazil, Russia, India, China

growth in leisure industry due to:

inc. in disposable income

growth in middle class and aging population

FACTORS AFFECTING PARTICIPATION IN SPORTS AND TOURISM

factors that influence a person's decision to participate

physical, demographic and socio-economic factors

age, sex, economic circumstances

ethnicity, health, stage in life cycle

amount of free time, disposable income

Affluence

most participation is from affluent people

most participants in golf are from HICs and NICs

Gender

low participation rate of Muslim women in athletics and swimming

men have a higher participation than women

Personality

one's personality affects whether they participate or not including the type
they prefer

ex: adventure vs cultural tourism

Place of residence

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 people live near coast- surfing

people living in mountainous area- skiing

access to river- fishing

many people prefer a diff type of environment for holiday

stage in family life cycle

family life cycle: it is the responsibilities that a person may have towards
their family

some of stages:

young, single people living at home

young couple without children

a couple with children being supported at home

stages affect amount of time and disposable income available for leisure
or sports participation

younger tend to participate in more sports

older tend to participate less in leisure mostly walking

sport and active recreating by age in UK

1624 years old most likely to play football outdoors

2544 years old— health and fitness

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