The closer the sportier? Children’s sports activity and their distance to sports facilities

Table 10 Effect of living close to a sports facility on participation in sports outside a club

	Y ₀ (ATE)	ATE		ATET		ATENT		No. of observations	Common Support	Share in common support
	Y ₀ (ATE)	θ	p value%	θ	p value%	Θ	p value%	No. of observations	Common Support	Share in common support
Panel A
Living close (<2.5 km) to…
Gym	0.46	0.08	18	0.08	27	0.06	16	3,404	3,137	92.2
Sports ground	0.52	0.01	78	0.00	99	0.06	24	3,404	3,004	88.2
Panel B
Effect heterogeneity (living close to gym)
3–6 Years old	0.41	0.11	16	0.11	33	0.11	4	1,688	1,473	87.3
7–10 Years old	0.56	−0.01	77	−0.04	39	0.02	65	1,716	911	53.1
Boys	0.56	0.03	50	−0.04	58	0.11	12	1,725	891	51.7
Girls	0.54	−0.04	41	−0.10	23	0.03	55	1,679	907	54.0
East Germany	0.50	0.04	35	0.00	94	0.08	8	1,362	1,020	74.9
West Germany	0.62	−0.10	25	−0.12	36	−0.05	35	2,042	734	35.9
Panel C
Effect heterogeneity (living close to sports ground)
3–6 Years old	0.41	0.08	10	0.09	10	0.03	60	1,688	1,470	87.1
7–10 Years old	0.52	0.02	79	0.01	91	0.05	60	1,716	603	35.1
Boys	0.57	−0.02	63	−0.03	55	0.02	69	1,725	1,499	86.9
Girls	0.51	0.00	93	−0.01	84	0.05	32	1,679	1,450	86.4
East Germany	0.43	0.09	4	0.11	4	0.05	34	1,362	1,328	97.5
West Germany	0.58	−0.06	20	−0.06	28	−0.09	8	2,042	1,616	79.1

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