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The Utilization and Spending Activities of Sports Facilities Users in Sarawak

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Sports and recreation have assimilated into the dynamic local culture of Sarawak's beautiful and diversified surroundings.This study examines sports facility users' utilization and spending activities in Sarawak.The sampling technique for this study is purposive sampling.A questionnaire was distributed to 248 sports facility users in Sarawak.This questionnaire consists of two parts; Part A focuses on demographic profile, and Part B questions are adopted from "Kajian Impak Industri Sukan Terhadap Negara".The descriptive statistics were used to examine the preferred sports among Sarawakian.The spending patterns of sports users on sports facilities between genders were examined using an independent sample ttest.The data from the analysis shows that the most preferred sport among Sarawakian was futsal.In addition, the data shows there was a significant difference between the means of males and females on facility expenses t(246) = 0.800, p=0.006.

Source: International Journal of Academic Research in Economics and Management Sciences

DOI: 10.6007/ijarems/v14-i4/26643

Authors: Nuraina Bazilah Bujang, Siti Aishah Wahab, Mazlan Che Soh, Nurul Ain Muhammad Rafiai, Hasnul Faizal Hushin Amri, Nurul Shahida Hamdan

Language: English

Topic: Physical Education and Sports Studies

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4415210888

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