International comparative study of COVID-19 leisure in the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic

Figures & data

Table 1. Age groups.

		Age groups						Total
		15–24	25–34	35–44	45–54	55–64	65+
Czech	n	414	546	677	611	508	643	3399
	%	12.18	16.06	19.92	17.98	14.95	18.92	100
Slovak	n	226	282	351	316	263	332	1770
	%	12.77	15.93	19.83	17.85	14.86	18.76	100
Total	n	640	828	1028	927	771	975	5169
	%	12.38	16.02	19.89	17.93	14.92	18.86	100

Table 2. Leisure activities structure in the comparison of the Czech Republic a Slovak Republic.

			Country		Total
			Czech	Slovak
Leisure Activities according to CaLA classification	Information, IT, Communication and General Issues	n f z	1770 10.66a% −4.33***	696 4.19% 4.33***	2466 14.85%
	Humanities	n f z	605 3.64% −2.95**	247 1.49% 2.95**	852 5.13%
	Literature and Languages	n f z	1216 7.32% −2,43*	454 2.73% 2,43*	1670 10.06%
	Household, Technology and Hobbies (including Nature, Science and Medicine)	n f z	2275 13.70% −2.49*	820 4.94% 2.49*	3095 18.64%
	Arts	n f z	1007 6.06% 2.69**	278 1.67% −2.69**	1285 7.74%
	Personal Activities, Travelling, Tourism, and Geography	n f z	1963 11.82% 1.78	598 3.60% −1.78	2561 15.42%
	Sports and Games	n f z	2125 12.80% 3.72***	597 3.59% −3.72***	2722 16.39%
	Social Activities	n f z	1019 6.14% 4.18***	253 1.52% −4.18***	1272 7.66%
	Virtual Reality and Social Activities in The Virtual World	n f z	517 3.11% 0.21	167 1.01% −0.21	684 4.12%
	Total	n f	12497 75.25%	4110 24.75%	16607 100.00%

Table 3. Leisure activities according to gender in Czech and Slovak population.

			Gender		Total
			Men	Women
Leisure Activities according to CaLA classification	Information, IT, Communication and General Issues	Czech	n f z	870 6.96% 5.00***	900 7.20% −5.00***	1770 14.16%
		Slovak	n f z	339 8.25% 3.76***	357 8.69% −3.76***	696 16.93%
	Humanities	Czech	n f z	280 2.24% 1.32	325 2.60% −1.32	605 4.84%
		Slovak	n f z	112 2.73% 1.00	135 3.28% −1.00	247 6.01%
	Literature and Languages	Czech	n f z	462 3.70% −4.22***	754 6.03% 4.22***	1216 9.73%
		Slovak	n f z	155 3.77% −3.73***	299 7.27% 3.73***	454 11.05%
	Household, Technology and Hobbies (including Nature, Science and Medicine)	Czech	n f z	984 7.87% −0.47	1291 10.33% 0.47	2275 18.20%
		Slovak	n f z	369 8.98% 1.76	451 10.97% −1.76	820 19.95%
	Arts	Czech	n f z	365 2.92% −4.97***	642 5.14% 4.97***	1007 8.06%
		Slovak	n f z	103 2.51% −1.83	175 4.26% 1.83	278 6.76%
	Personal Activities, Travelling, Tourism, and Geography	Czech	n f z	765 6.12% −4.59***	1198 9.59% 4.59***	1963 15.71%
		Slovak	n f z	212 5.16% −3.66***	386 9.39% 3.66***	598 14.55%
	Sports and Games	Czech	n f z	1096 8.77% 8.04***	1029 8.23% −8.04***	2125 17.00%
		Slovak	n f z	297 7.23% 3.99***	300 7.30% −3.99***	597 14.53%
	Social Activities	Czech	n f z	384 3.07% −4.03***	635 5.08% 4.03***	1019 8.15%
		Slovak	n f z	77 1.87% −3.94***	176 4.28% 3.94***	253 6.16%
	Virtual Reality and Social Activities in The Virtual World	Czech	n f z	254 2.03% 2.55*	263 2.10% −2.55*	517 4.14%
		Slovak	n f z	74 1.80% 0.54	93 2.26% −0.54	167 4.06%
	Total	Czech	n f	5460 43.69%	7037 56.31%	12497 100.00%
		Slovak	n f	1738 42.29%	2372 57.71%	4110 100.00%

Table 4. Leisure activities according to education in Czech and Slovak population.

			Education					Total
				Primary or lower secondary school (ISCED level 1, 2)	Upper secondary school (without direct access to tertiary education – ISCED 3)	Upper secondary school (with direct access to tertiary education – ISCED 3)	Tertiary education (ISCED 4-8)
Leisure Activities according to CaLA classification	Information, IT, Communica-tion and General Issues	Czech	n f z	118 0.94% −0.67	198 1.58% −2.09*	674 5.39% 1.48	780 6.24% 0.32	1770 14.16%
		Slovak	n f z	156 3.80% −0.30	66 1.61% −2.51*	224 5.45% −0.11	250 6.08% 2.14*	696 16.93%
	Humanities	Czech	n f z	53 0.42% 1.69	62 0.50% −1.87	224 1.79% 0.27	266 2.13% 0.12	605 4.84%
		Slovak	n f z	51 1.24% −0.85	37 0.90% 1.30	87 2.12% 0.99	72 1.75% −1.15	247 6.01%
	Literature and Languages	Czech	n f z	103 0.82% 2.05*	155 1.24% 0.03	439 3.51% −0.31	519 4.15% −0.77	1216 9.73%
		Slovak	n f z	99 2.41% −0.56	52 1.27% −0.61	144 3.50% −0.31	159 3.87% 1.24	454 11.05%
	Household, Technology and Hobbies (including Nature, Science and Medicine)	Czech	n f z	126 1.01% −3.10**	464 3.71% 12.14***	832 6.66% 0.06	853 6.83% −6.62***	2275 18.20%
		Slovak	n f z	110 2.68% −7.19***	164 3.99% 7.46***	309 7.52% 3.64***	237 5.77% −2.43*	820 19.95%
	Arts	Czech	n f z	73 0.58% 0.27	50 0.40% −7.70***	361 2.89% −0.46	523 4.19% 5.48***	1007 8.06%
		Slovak	n f z	94 2.29% 4.51***	20 0.49% −2.70**	79 1.92% −1.46	85 2.07% −0.69	278 6.76%
	Personal Activities, Travelling, Tourism, and Geography	Czech	n f z	109 0.87% −2.81**	255 2.04% 0.39	715 5.72% −0.09	884 7.07% 1.28	1963 15.71%
		Slovak	n f z	133 3.24% −0.38	61 1.48% −1.72	195 4.74% 0.14	209 5.09% 1.41	598 14.55%
	Sports and Games	Czech	n f z	192 1.54% 3.94***	262 2.10% −0.60	723 5.79% −2.62**	948 7.59% 0.91	2125 17.00%
		Slovak	n f z	147 3.58% 1.12	68 1.65% −0.76	176 4.28% −1.63	206 5.01% 1.16	597 14.53%
	Social Activities	Czech	n f z	53 0.42% −2.40*	117 0.94% −1.24	364 2.91% −0.55	485 3.88% 2.60**	1019 8.15%
		Slovak	n f z	83 2.02% 3.90***	26 0.63% −1.03	66 1.61% −2.20*	78 1.90% −0.57	253 6.16%
	Virtual Reality and Social Activities in The Virtual World	Czech	n f z	53 0.42% 2.91**	27 0.22% −5.23***	231 1.85% 3.94***	206 1.65% −1.82	517 4.14%
		Slovak	n f z	66 1.61% 5.24***	13 0.32% −1.83	50 1.22% −0.68	38 0.92% −2.73**	167 4.06%
	Total	Czech	n f	880 7.04%	1590 12.72%	4563 36.51%	5464 43.72%	12497 100.00%
		Slovak	n f	939 22.85%	507 12.34%	1330 32.36%	1334 32.46%	4110 100.00%

Data availability statement

Research data are available from the authors upon request.