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Are sports club members big spenders?

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  • Pamela Wicker
  • Christoph Breuer
  • Tim Pawlowski

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This paper analyses the sport expenditures of people who are members of non-profit sports clubs (N = 10,013) in Germany. Adult members, active in 21 sports, were asked about their sport expenditure relating to several defined categories. The results show that members spend an average of €1610 per year on their chosen sport. Sport specific analyses reveal big differences in expenditure between sports, ranging from badminton (€338) to equestrian (€7902). According to sport-specific regression analyses, personal income, level of performance, and weekly time of participation are the main predictors of sport-specific expenditures. Compared to other studies, these results show that the financial status of members of non-profit sports clubs is very strong.

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  • Pamela Wicker & Christoph Breuer & Tim Pawlowski, 2010. "Are sports club members big spenders?," Sport Management Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 13(3), pages 214-224, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rsmrxx:v:13:y:2010:i:3:p:214-224
    DOI: 10.1016/j.smr.2009.07.001
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