“Sport is NOT a luxury.” The perceived impact of the cost-of-living crisis on sport and physical activity opportunities for children and adolescents in Northern Ireland (NI): A cross-sectional survey.

Maria O'Kane; Roisin McCafferty; Alison M Gallagher; Marie H Murphy; Ciara Fitzpatrick; Angela Carlin

“Sport is NOT a luxury.” The perceived impact of the cost-of-living crisis on sport and physical activity opportunities for children and adolescents in Northern Ireland (NI): A cross-sectional survey.

Maria O'Kane, Roisin McCafferty, Alison M Gallagher, Marie H Murphy, Ciara Fitzpatrick, Angela Carlin

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Original language	English
Journal	BMC Public Health
Publication status	Accepted/In press - 3 Mar 2025

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The datasets used and/or analysed during the current study are available from the corresponding
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Keywords

cost-of-living
sport
physical activity
children
adolescents
health

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