Local Governments Spending on Promoting Physical Activity during 2015–2020: Financial Data and the Opinion of Residents in Poland
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- How do the expenditures of Polish local governments on sports and recreation compare to other voivodeships of Poland and to the European Union?
- How do residents evaluate the above activities during the COVID-19 pandemic?
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Strengths and Limitations
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Country/Time | Pre-Pandemic | Pandemic | 2019–2020 Change (%) | |||||||||||
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2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||||||
EUR | % | EUR | % | EUR | % | EUR | % | EUR | % | EUR | % | EUR | % | |
France | 11,664.0 | 4.7 | 11,431.0 | 4.6 | 11,879.0 | 4.7 | 12,096.0 | 4.7 | 13,069.0 | 4.8 | 12,167.0 | 4.5 | −6.9 | −0.3 |
Spain | 3756.0 | 5.8 | 3765.0 | 5.8 | 4040.0 | 5.9 | 4286.0 | 6.1 | 4620.0 | 6.2 | 4450.0 | 6.2 | −3.7 | 0 |
Netherlands | 3743.0 | 3.9 | 3656.0 | 3.8 | 3666.0 | 3.8 | 3887.0 | 3.8 | 4043.0 | 3.8 | 4143.0 | 3.7 | +2.5 | −0.1 |
Sweden | 2231.8 | 2.0 | 2354.9 | 2.0 | 2352.1 | 2.0 | 2392.6 | 2.0 | 2559.7 | 2.1 | 2705.5 | 2.2 | +5.7 | 0.1 |
Poland | 1524.7 | 2.7 | 1333.2 | 2.4 | 1661.5 | 2.7 | 2102.6 | 3.0 | 2103.5 | 2.8 | 1886.8 | 2.4 | −10.3 | −0.4 |
European Union * | 1266.5 | 3.8 | 1247.4 | 3.8 | 1316.5 | 3.9 | 1408.8 | 4.1 | 1494.7 | 4.2 | 1438.6 | 4.0 | −3.8 | −0.2 |
Belgium | 1311.4 | 4.5 | 1404.0 | 4.7 | 1423.2 | 4.6 | 1658.2 | 5.1 | 1625.3 | 4.9 | 1430.8 | 4.3 | −12.0 | −0.6 |
Italy | 1170.0 | 0.5 | 1089.0 | 0.5 | 1131.0 | 0.5 | 1215.0 | 0.5 | 1336.0 | 0.5 | 1367.0 | 0.5 | +2.3 | 0 |
Finland | 916.0 | 1.9 | 950.0 | 2.0 | 1066.0 | 2.2 | 1211.0 | 2.4 | 1261.0 | 2.4 | 1190.0 | 2.2 | −5.6 | −0.2 |
Denmark | 962.9 | 1.0 | 983.7 | 1.0 | 997.9 | 1.0 | 1031.2 | 1.0 | 1015.7 | 1.0 | 1051.8 | 1.0 | +3.6 | 0 |
Greece | 482.0 | 7.9 | 577.0 | 9.3 | 619.0 | 9.9 | 696.0 | 10.5 | 713.0 | 11.5 | 767.0 | 11.8 | +7.6 | +0.3 |
Czechia | 484.3 | 2.5 | 484.6 | 2.7 | 582.2 | 2.8 | 732.3 | 3.0 | 713.4 | 2.7 | 685.1 | 2.4 | −4.0 | −0.3 |
Portugal | 520.6 | 4.9 | 436.5 | 4.1 | 493.4 | 4.3 | 578.1 | 4.9 | 610.2 | 5.0 | 634.2 | 4.7 | +3.9 | −0.3 |
Romania | 332.5 | 2.1 | 281.8 | 1.8 | 329.3 | 2.0 | 397.7 | 2.4 | 468.7 | 2.5 | 458.4 | 2.2 | −2.2 | −0.3 |
Hungary | 233.6 | 2.7 | 225.3 | 3.3 | 316.5 | 4.0 | 345.8 | 4.0 | 477.5 | 4.8 | 376.7 | 4.3 | −21.1 | −0.5 |
Luxembourg | 218.5 | 9.3 | 237.4 | 9.2 | 265.8 | 9.9 | 285.0 | 9.9 | 296.0 | 9.8 | 276.4 | 8.7 | −6.6 | −1.1 |
Croatia | 209.7 | 3.8 | 182.4 | 3.3 | 145.9 | 2.5 | 160.9 | 2.5 | 179.6 | 2.6 | 180.6 | 2.5 | +0.6 | −0.1 |
Lithuania | 34.6 | 1.2 | 44.4 | 1.5 | 66.8 | 2.0 | 80.0 | 2.2 | 103.1 | 2.5 | 124.8 | 2.6 | +21.0 | +0.1 |
Slovakia | 102.8 | 1.7 | 97.6 | 1.8 | 105.0 | 1.8 | 127.6 | 2.0 | 136.9 | 1.9 | 124.0 | 1.7 | −9.4 | −0.2 |
Slovenia | 104.5 | 3.0 | 93.8 | 2.8 | 111.7 | 3.2 | 135.1 | 3.5 | 126.7 | 3.1 | 120.0 | 2.9 | −5.3 | −0.2 |
Ireland | 89.9 | 1.7 | 92.2 | 1.6 | 75.6 | 1.2 | 120.2 | 1.6 | 122.3 | 1.4 | 116.1 | 1.3 | −5.1 | −0.1 |
Estonia | 58.5 | 3.1 | 72.4 | 3.7 | 98.6 | 4.3 | 101.2 | 4.1 | 120.0 | 4.3 | 115.6 | 4.0 | −3.7 | −0.3 |
Bulgaria | 172.1 | 3.6 | 71.1 | 2.1 | 79.8 | 2.2 | 74.1 | 1.8 | 71.1 | 1.6 | 69.1 | 1.5 | −2.8 | −0.1 |
Latvia | 41.0 | 1.7 | 46.6 | 1.8 | 60.7 | 2.0 | 64.2 | 1.9 | 63.8 | 1.9 | 48.8 | 1.5 | −23.5 | −0.4 |
Cyprus | 30.4 | 10.6 | 27.4 | 10.5 | 29.9 | 10.6 | 33.4 | 10.5 | 36.8 | 10.6 | 37.0 | 10.6 | +0.5 | 0 |
Malta | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Germany | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Austria | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Region/Time | Number of Residents | Pre-Pandemic | Pandemic | 2019–2020 Change (%) | per Capita | ||
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2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2020 | |||
Poland | 38,265,013 | 27.29 | 37.88 | 40.40 | 42.53 | +5.27 | 1.11 |
Lower Silesia | 2,891,321 | 5.16 | 6.48 | 4.83 | 8.50 | +75.91 | 2.94 |
Kujawsko-Pomorskie | 2,061,942 | 1.15 | 1.11 | 1.55 | 1.61 | +4.23 | 0.78 |
Lubelskie | 2,095,258 | 1.00 | 1.03 | 1.07 | 1.15 | +7.47 | 0.55 |
Lubuskie | 1,007,145 | 1.62 | 1.67 | 3.67 | 2.05 | −44.27 | 2.03 |
Lodzkie | 2,437,970 | 1.76 | 2.65 | 2.28 | 1.94 | −14.67 | 0.80 |
Malopolskie | 3,410,441 | 2.04 | 4.31 | 4.50 | 4.68 | +3.84 | 1.37 |
Mazowieckie | 5,425,028 | 1.12 | 3.94 | 4.20 | 4.01 | −4.61 | 0.74 |
Opolskie | 976,774 | 1.07 | 1.36 | 1.33 | 1.32 | −0.22 | 1.35 |
Podkarpackie | 2,121,229 | 0.66 | 0.69 | 0.73 | 0.73 | −0.54 | 0.34 |
Podlaskie | 1,173,286 | 0.77 | 0.63 | 0.80 | 1.49 | +86.68 | 1.27 |
Pomorskie | 2,346,671 | 1.12 | 1.22 | 1.19 | 1.08 | −9.25 | 0.46 |
Upper Silesia | 4,492,330 | 5.37 | 6.87 | 7.76 | 8.30 | +6.90 | 1.85 |
Swietokrzyskie | 1,224,626 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.59 | 0.45 | −23.91 | 0.37 |
Warminsko-Mazurskie | 1,416,495 | 0.66 | 0.64 | 0.87 | 0.85 | −1.64 | 0.60 |
Wielkopolskie | 3,496,450 | 2.30 | 3.72 | 3.85 | 3.19 | −17.00 | 0.91 |
Zachodniopomorskie | 1,688,047 | 0.98 | 1.06 | 1.18 | 1.17 | −0.10 | 0.70 |
Region | My Local Government Is Completely up to the Task of Promoting Physical Activity among Residents. | Physical Activity Activities Carried out by My Local Government Are Well Advertised, and Information about Them Is Readily Available. | The COVID-19 Pandemic Has Affected the Number of Physical Activity Services Provided by the Local Government. | COVID-19 Has Affected the Quality of Services Provided by the Local Government in the Field of Physical Activity. | During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Special Undertakings Were Introduced to Promote Physical Activity among Residents. | Average Score | 2019–2020 Change (%) | Χ2 | V | p-Value |
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Lower Silesia | 4.56 | 4.02 | 4.44 | 4.12 | 4.16 | 4.26 | +75.91 | 10.785 | 0.651 | 0.0001 |
Kujawsko-Pomorskie | 4.32 | 3.98 | 4.20 | 4.02 | 4.04 | 4.11 | +4.23 | 11.543 | 0.589 | 0.0001 |
Lubelskie | 4.12 | 3.64 | 4.08 | 4.24 | 4.00 | 4.02 | +7.47 | 9.784 | 0.678 | 0.0001 |
Lubuskie | 3.82 | 2.30 | 2.36 | 2.13 | 3.03 | 2.73 | −44.27 | 10.643 | 0.623 | 0.0001 |
Lodzkie | 3.92 | 2.46 | 2.56 | 2.61 | 2.98 | 2.91 | −14.67 | 11.543 | 0.533 | 0.0001 |
Malopolskie | 4.04 | 3.68 | 3.98 | 3.08 | 3.56 | 3.67 | +3.84 | 12.543 | 0.486 | 0.0001 |
Mazowieckie | 4.06 | 2.34 | 2.42 | 2.38 | 1.98 | 2.64 | −4.61 | 12.786 | 0.631 | 0.0001 |
Opolskie | 3.88 | 1.98 | 1.98 | 1.78 | 1.78 | 2.28 | −0.22 | 10.843 | 0.601 | 0.0001 |
Podkarpackie | 3.88 | 2.02 | 1.98 | 1.60 | 1.98 | 2.37 | −0.54 | 11.864 | 0.503 | 0.0001 |
Podlaskie | 3.34 | 4.86 | 4.56 | 4.52 | 4.68 | 4.32 | +86.68 | 9.786 | 0.498 | 0.0001 |
Pomorskie | 3.24 | 2.62 | 2.88 | 3.04 | 2.80 | 2.95 | −9.25 | 31.328 | - | - |
Upper Silesia | 3.82 | 3.44 | 3.08 | 3.04 | 4.08 | 3.35 | +6.90 | 9.435 | 0.456 | 0.0001 |
Swietokrzyskie | 3.22 | 1.98 | 1.78 | 1.64 | 2.34 | 2.16 | −23.91 | 10.764 | 0.698 | 0.0001 |
Warminsko-Mazurskie | 3.46 | 2.68 | 1.86 | 1.80 | 2.06 | 2.45 | −1.64 | 10.463 | 0.563 | 0.0001 |
Wielkopolskie | 4.02 | 2.22 | 1.56 | 1.52 | 2.14 | 2.33 | −17.00 | 13.531 | 0.456 | 0.0001 |
Zachodniopomorskie | 3.06 | 2.84 | 2.96 | 3.08 | 3.02 | 2.99 | −0.10 | 29.874 | - | - |
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Sobczyk, K.; Grajek, M.; Rozmiarek, M.; Sas-Nowosielski, K. Local Governments Spending on Promoting Physical Activity during 2015–2020: Financial Data and the Opinion of Residents in Poland. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 12798. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912798
Sobczyk K, Grajek M, Rozmiarek M, Sas-Nowosielski K. Local Governments Spending on Promoting Physical Activity during 2015–2020: Financial Data and the Opinion of Residents in Poland. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(19):12798. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912798
Chicago/Turabian StyleSobczyk, Karolina, Mateusz Grajek, Mateusz Rozmiarek, and Krzysztof Sas-Nowosielski. 2022. "Local Governments Spending on Promoting Physical Activity during 2015–2020: Financial Data and the Opinion of Residents in Poland" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 19: 12798. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912798