일상생활에서의 승용차 이용시간과 스포츠 참여행태의 연관성 탐구

Abstract

Inordinate dependence of travel on driving has been known to reduce one’s overall physical activity levels in everyday life. However, few studies have demonstrated its actual association with both sports activity participation and its time. Therefore, this study was to empirically identify whether daily driving time was significantly related to participation time in sports, and if so, what types of sports activities were more closely related to it. While using the raw data on the 2014 Lifetime Survey for adults between the ages of 20 and 60, we employed such methodologies as t-tests to identify the average difference in sport activity time between groups, binomial logistic models to estimate the probability of sport activity participation, and multiple linear regression models to estimate the total sport activity time as well as the time spent on each sub-sport type). Our analysis results have four empirical findings. First, increase in driving time of adults has a significant important role in increasing both the participation probability and its time of sports activities as – but only for workers, and the effect is marginal. Second, sports types – such as walking and personal exercise, which may be easily engaged in within the vicinity of one’s residence or in daily life – are negatively affected by driving time. Third, we found a positive connection of driving time to such sport types with relatively long-distance access as mountain climbing, fishing, ball sports, and leisure activities among workers. Fourth, our analysis results demonstrate that driving time for non-workers are negatively related to the time engaged in sport activities such as strolling and personal exercise, while the other sport activities are not significant. Some findings of our study seem to be contrary to the assertation, especially for workers, that physical activity in daily life might be improved by the use of active modes, rather than private cars, for travel.