Determinants of leisure-time physical activity: Evidence from Malaysia

Determinants of leisure-time physical activity: Evidence from Malaysia

This paper examines how socio-demographic and health-lifestyle factors determine participation and duration of leisure-time physical activity in Malaysia.Based on the Malaysia Non-Communicable Disease Surveillance-1 data, Heckman's sample selection model is employed to estimate the probability...

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Main Authors:	Cheah, Yong Kang, Tan, Andrew K. G.
Format:	Article
Published:	World Scientific Publishing Co. 2014
Subjects:	GV Recreation Leisure

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