Factors Related to Sports Participation in Brazil: An Analysis Based on the 2015 National Household Survey

Abstract

The academic interest in analyzing the correlates of sports participation in several countries has increased recently. Nevertheless, in developing countries, which do not monitor sportive data, this type of investigation is still scarce. This study aims to analyze socioeconomic, motivational, and supportive factors related to sports participation in Brazil. Data from the 2015 National Household Survey—Supplementary Questionnaire of Sports and Physical Activities are examined. In the survey, 71,142 individuals older than 15 years were interviewed (mean age 43.12 years; 53.83% women and 46.17% men). Logistic regression is used for analyzing the data. Results demonstrate a low participation in sports (23.38%). Sports participation declines with increasing age (2% less per year), increases with higher educational level (graduated 5.9 times more), and males prevail in the sporting context (2.3 times more). The main obstacle to women’s participation is the lack of sports facilities, and for men the lack of time and health problems. Men practice sports mainly due to socialization, fun, and competition, and women due to medical recommendation. Soccer was the most practiced sport (28.1%), predominating among men. Public policies on sports promotion for fun and socialization may increase male participation, and investments in sports facilities may increase female participation.

Sports participation among Brazilian adolescents and children: systematic review

“…In terms of sport, data indicate that soccer is the most widely practiced among young Brazilians (53.1%), followed by volleyball (29.1%) 39 . In the present review, only 04 studies of the 26 presented the prevalence according to the sport 12,20,27,30 , demonstrating that soccer is the most practiced sport, corroborating the findings of Azevedo et al 39 . This higher frequency of participation in soccer presented by some studies in this review is put forward as one of the possible explanations for the higher prevalence of participation in sports observed in males (63.1%) compared to females.…”

The Social and Economic Importance of Sports

“…Sports encouragement measures are seen as positive expenditures to prevent future negative consequences of the population's inactivity, as opposed to post-damage repairing expenses, such as public health research on improving individuals or communities on a socio-economic level. Economic, social, and demographic characteristics were most frequently researched (Hovemann & Wicker, 2009;Kokolakakis et al, 2012;Downward et al, 2014;Hallmann & Breuer, 2014;Laczkó et al, 2020;Magno et al, 2020). The age of individuals negatively affects the regularity, frequency, or intensity of sports participation, in some country-specific cases (e. g. Slovakia) (Laczkó et al, 2020).…”

“…The age of individuals negatively affects the regularity, frequency, or intensity of sports participation, in some country-specific cases (e. g. Slovakia) (Laczkó et al, 2020). Men tend to engage in sports and physical activities more regularly, as show studies for the EU (Hovemann & Wicker, 2009), England and Spain (Kokolakakis et al, 2012), and for Brazil (Magno et al, 2020). Contrary, in the case of Germany (Hallmann & Breuer, 2014), women are the ones who participate more regularly in sports activities.…”

“…Gender as a factor of influence can be impacted by the underlying aspect of country and culture. Men and women also have different reasoning for active sports participation (Magno et al, 2020;Ley, 2020). Thus, a gender-sensitive approach should be considered when making policies encouraging sports activity (Ley, 2020;Laczkó et al, 2020).…”

Alterações no perfil de estado de humor e cortisol salivar em senhores de meia idade praticantes de futebol “sete” (Changes in the mood profile and salivary cortisol en middle-aged soccer “seven” players) (Cambios en el perfil del estado de ánimo y cort

“…Durante o jogo ocorrem breves esforços de intensidade máxima, com características marcadamente anaeróbias tais como: arrancadas, chutes e saltos que podem determinar o resultado da partida (Luo et al, 2018). No Brasil, Magno (2020) demonstrou uma baixa participação de senhores de meia idade em esportes Fecha recepción: 27-04-21. Fecha de aceptación: 29-09-21 José Luiz Lopes Vieira jllopesvieira@gmail.com competitivos (23,38%), esta participação esportiva diminui com o aumento da idade (2% a menos ao ano), os principais obstáculos à participação são a falta de tempo e os problemas de saúde, sendo o futebol o esporte mais praticado (28,1%).…”