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

Table 4 Effect of living close to a sports facility on participation in a sports 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 a…
Gym	0.41	0.13	0	0.12	1	0.14	2	3,404	3,137	92.2
Sports ground	0.40	0.09	2	0.10	2	0.04	32	3,404	3,004	88.2
Panel B
Effect heterogeneity (living close to a gym)
3–6 years old	0.25	0.16	2	0.22	0	0.04	41	1,688	1,473	87.3
7–10 years old	0.48	0.08	3	0.08	5	0.07	13	1,716	911	53.1
Boys	0.45	0.03	72	0.05	42	0.00	100	1,725	891	51.7
Girls	0.30	0.17	0	0.19	0	0.16	1	1,679	907	54.0
East Germany	0.30	0.06	6	0.07	17	0.06	17	1,362	1,020	74.9
West Germany	0.48	0.16	0	0.18	0	0.12	3	2,042	734	35.9
Panel C
Effect heterogeneity (living close to a sports ground)
3–6 years old	0.24	0.16	1	0.17	0	0.09	10	1,688	1,470	87.1
7–10 years old	0.49	0.04	45	0.05	40	0.02	87	1,716	603	35.1
Boys	0.47	0.05	41	0.06	38	0.01	93	1,725	1,499	86.9
Girls	0.33	0.14	1	0.15	1	0.08	5	1,679	1,450	86.4
East Germany	0.27	0.08	6	0.09	5	0.01	79	1,362	1,328	97.5
West Germany	0.41	0.21	0	0.22	0	0.15	0	2,042	1,616	79.1

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