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Geographical Gap Analysis of Sport Activity Among the Italian Regions

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The main aim of this chapter is to provide a measure of the differences in sport activities among Italian regions. The sportiness rate of a country or of the different territories within a country is a very interesting research topic because it is directly linked to other variables that have valuable content and offer a strong economic impact. First and foremost, it is a new expression of citizenship rights. Therefore, in spite of the apparent marginalization of this topic in relation to other welfare matters of greater relevance, the sportiness rate is unquestionably linked to healthcare spending, life expectancy, and social participation. The sportiness rate is directly related to the widespread participation of population in sport activities, which constitutes an element of fundamental importance both for public planning of activities and for budget purposes, themselves the base for private investments. The resulting index, albeit an initial approximation, is a good descriptor of the differences existing among Italian regions. An analysis of sport-related economic policies shows how investments in sport activities function as a social bridge and, thus, are powerful tools to promote social cohesion across the territory.

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    Istat (2015), Bes 2015 – The Equitable and Sustainable Well-being in Italy, pp. 29–30.

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    Istat, (2015), Bes 2015 – The Equitable and Sustainable Well-being in Italy, pp. 50–51.

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Appendix

Appendix

Nome Regione

Year

Weight

Var1

Var2

Var3

Var4

Var5

Var6

Var7

Var8

Var9

Var10

Piemonte

2014

1

23.3

11.5

32.7

24.3

137

311.6

261

553.3

115

639

Valle d’Aosta

2014

1

30.2

14.5

25.2

30.2

3

17.4

9

13.5

4

9.3

Liguria

2014

1

23.8

6.6

31.6

22.9

50

89.8

103

181

20

420.3

Lombardia

2014

1

28.5

9.4

32.6

25.7

371

772.5

801

1578.2

210

1118.2

Trentino-Alto Adige

2014

1

34.6

17.7

30.1

37.5

36

43.2

120

245.1

16

38.8

Veneto

2014

1

24.8

10.8

36.4

25.5

152

246.6

342

746.4

114

631.3

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

2014

1

24.8

12.5

34.6

29.2

16

41.9

102

211.9

13

113.7

Emilia-Romagna

2014

1

26.1

8.7

33.0

23.9

173

321.2

327

723.5

85

805.6

Toscana

2014

1

26.2

6.7

32.7

27.1

139

617.1

224

388.8

76

350.4

Umbria

2014

1

23.8

8

26.8

27.2

20

81

62

138.7

11

75.5

Marche

2014

1

24.1

8.5

31.5

26.5

63

117.8

117

262.4

38

60.9

Lazio

2014

1

27.9

8.2

21.4

27.8

199

293.2

289

431.4

140

553.2

Abruzzo

2014

1

21.6

6.1

27.4

26

28

93.4

115

217.3

21

136.6

Molise

2014

1

19

7.1

28.8

23.8

3

3.1

24

25.1

5

6.1

Campania

2014

1

12.7

5.2

26.9

25.4

61

117.5

322

599.2

46

456.1

Puglia

2014

1

18

8.6

16.7

20

46

71.5

197

388.1

37

212.4

Basilicata

2014

1

16.5

5.2

26.9

21

8

42.1

30

42.3

4

13.9

Calabria

2014

1

15.5

7.8

22.3

23.5

8

48.6

86

124.7

10

131

Sicilia

2014

1

15.9

7.5

15.4

21.3

31

52.5

213

408.3

27

257.4

Sardegna

2014

1

22.8

8

32

30.9

24

27.8

79

120.4

11

69.4

Italia

2014

1

23

8.6

28.2

25.2

1568

3409.6

3823

7399.3

1003

6099

  1. Indicators used for the synthetic index:
  2. Var1 persons of age 3 and older who practice sports with continuity (for 100 persons of age 3 and older in the same area), Var2 persons of age 3 and older who practice sports intermittently (for 100 persons of age 3 and older in the same area), Var3 persons of age 3 and older who only practice some physical activity (for 100 persons of age 3 and older in the same area), Var4 persons of age 6 and older who have attended live sport events in person by region (for 100 persons in the same area), Var5 number of local units of active enterprises of institutions and sporting organizations, Var6 number of managers of local units of active enterprises (average annual values) of institutions and sporting organizations, Var7 number of local units of active enterprises in sport clubs, Var8 number of managers of local units of active enterprises (average annual values) in sport clubs, Var9 number of local units of active enterprises in the management of multifunction sport facilities , Var10 number of managers of local units of active enterprises (average annual values) in the management of multifunction sport facilities

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Marino, D., Tebala, D. (2017). Geographical Gap Analysis of Sport Activity Among the Italian Regions. In: Peris-Ortiz, M., Álvarez-García, J., Del Río-Rama, M. (eds) Sports Management as an Emerging Economic Activity. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63907-9_14

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