@article{IR,
      recid = {1416940},
      author = {Goudreau, Josiah},
      title = {The Impact of Socioeconomic Status on Youth Sport  Participation Levels},
      address = {2022-04-06},
      number = {IR},
      abstract = {<p>According to Cairney et al. (2015), participating in  organized sport and physical activities has the potential  to offer children numerous health and social benefits.  Because of the importance of sport participation, it is  vital to understand what impacts sport participation  levels. The purpose of this case study is to measure the  impact of socioeconomic status on sport participation  levels of children and adolescents. Previous research has  indicated that socioeconomic status (SES) influences sport  participation levels among children and adolescents.  Research indicates that children from families with a  higher SES are more active in sports than children from  families with a lower SES (Rittsteiger et al., 2021). The  case study utilized a survey to measure the impact of SES  on sport participation levels on youth. The survey was  distributed via a youth sports organization director in a  midwestern city in the United States, with 10 surveys being  collected from parents with children. The results indicate  that children with a higher socioeconomic status had higher  rates of sport participation. Strategies should be  developed by the community to promote and facilitate the  sport participation of children and adolescents with a low  socioeconomic status. Due to the limited scope of the  study, more research should be done to understand the  impact of socioeconomic status on youth sport participation  in a broader region.</p>},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1416940},
}