The demand for sports and exercise: Results from an illustrative survey

European Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 277-287

  Anokye, Nana Kwame ^a   Pokhrel, Subhash ^a   Buxton, Martin ^a   Fox Rushby, Julia ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Demand; Price; Public health; Sports and exercise; Time price

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENDER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; MALE; MONEY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SPORT; TIME; TRAVEL;

ADULT; COMMERCE; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DATA COLLECTION; DECISION MAKING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; SPORTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861194567     PISSN: 16187598     EISSN: 16187601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-011-0304-4     Document Type: Article

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