Among the reasons for the importance of sports on holiday

Authors : Murat SENTUNA, Velittin BALCI, Cenk TEMEL

Pages : 1-6

Doi:10.15314/tjse.04631

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Publication Date : 2015-03-21

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :The purpose of the study, among the causes of the Turkish people go on holiday is to determine the importance of sports and analyzed according to gender, age, income and education levels the causes of sport participation on holiday. 2.104 people participated in this research insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1.274 male60.6% and 830 female 34.4% between the ages of 16-60);. In this study, as a means of data collection “The Opinion Survey About Reasons For Doing Sports On Holiday” was used. Of the participants in the study, noted that a total of 1.527 people insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(936 male 61.2%, 591 female 38.8%); on holiday do sports and 282 participants, into their severity rating ranking, took sports item. In analyzing the data mean, standard deviation, percent, frequency distributions, participants during the holidays as a reason to play sports in the analysis of their answers to the propositions presented, by gender, independent-samples t test and age, education and income levels of the one-way anova analysis were used. Results showed that there are differences according to participants` gender, age, and income and education level. Suggestions presented to the participants “to attend any sporting event as a spectator” 73 people insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(25.9%); never, “as a participant to participate in any sporting activity” 75 people insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(26.6%); rarely and “to participate in extreme sports” of 112 people insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(39.7); always responded. Between men and women, “to find different sports facilities” and “learn a new sport” is a significant difference between the suggestions insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.046 and 0.004<0.05); were found. Between 16-25 years and 46-55 years of age insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.046<0.05);, between 500-1000 TL and 1001-2000 TL insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.049<0.05); and 2001 TL and above insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.019<0.05); income, between post-graduate education and high school insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.02<0.05); and college graduates insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.003<0.05);significant differences were found.As a result of these findings, among people who want to do sport on holiday sex, age, income and education levels may be concluded that differ.
Keywords : Sports on holiday, sport tourism, tourism