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The annual costs of participation in the Sport-études programs in Quebec

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Abstract

In Canada, organized sports practice for youth is influenced by households’ socioeconomic status. However, few studies have examined the socioeconomic accessibility to competitive youth sport. The purpose of this study was to identify the annual costs of participation in the Sport-études programs in Quebec and to situate them with reference to disposable income and leisure spending of Quebec households. Employing a telephone survey, information was collected from 77% of the 580 available programs (N = 448). Programs costing between $2000 and $4999 represented 51.6% of all programs, and programs costing $5000 or more represented 38.9% of all programs. When examined with reference to household disposable income and leisure spending, the cost of participation in Sport-études programs likely exerts financial pressure on some households and renders the programs inaccessible for others.

Au Canada, le statut socioéconomique des ménages influence la pratique sportive juvénile organisée. Cependant, l’accessibilité socioéconomique à la pratique sportive juvénile compétitive a fait l’objet de peu d’études. Cette étude visait à recenser les frais annuels de participation dans les programmes Sport-études au Québec, et de les situer à l’aide des revenus disponibles et des dépenses de loisir des ménages québécois. Un sondage téléphonique a permis de collecter les informations de 77 % des 580 programmes disponibles (N = 448). Les programmes coûtants entre 2 000 $ et 4 999 $ représentent 51,6 % des programmes recensés. Pour leur part, les programmes de 5 000 $ et plus représentent 38,9 % des programmes. En situant ces montants à l’aide des revenus disponibles et des dépenses de loisir des familles, les frais de participation aux programmes Sport-études semblent exercer une pression financière pour certains ménages et les rendre inaccessibles pour d’autres.

Acknowledgements

This study was funded by the Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur. The authors thank the Direction du sport, du loisir et de l’activité physique (DSLAP) for its close collaboration, as well as that of the Quebec sports federations, the associated schools, and the Sport-études program representatives.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflicts of interest were reported by any of the authors.

Notes

1. The currency used throughout the article will be Canadian Dollars (CAD), unless indicated otherwise.

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