This study examines time-use for outdoor recreation during 1965 to 2007. Using data on over 47,000 individuals from six nationally representative time-use surveys, we first document time-use trends between 1965 and 2007. We then develop a two-part instrumental variable censored regression model (a hurdle model) to predict individual-level time-use. Our results show that per capita time-use in o...

background : several studies have shown that physical activity and exercise in reducing stress, anxiety, depression and bad mood and increase feelings of revitalization of humor or mental health is associated with. social work sport and physical education in the development and strengthening social infrastructure and basic functioning of the whole structure of society and the relationships betw...

Caregiving for long-term conditions is increasingly focused on holistic "person centred" care [9,34], with leisure and recreation providing an important and essential part of maintaining quality of life. This article documents examples of large leisure events and creative projects. These were adapted for, and considered to be suitable and supportive of, the needs of adults with complex and prof...

Understanding the extent to which people substitute activities across time is important for evaluating behavior and welfare impacts in many contexts including assessing the damages caused by oil spills and climate change impacts. We implement a flexible, individualized approach to measuring how people value their leisure time. We incorporate these heterogeneous values into a structural demand m...

For members of the community, participation in leisure, sports and recreation is an important lifestyle choice. Individuals with Down syndrome live in our community and they, too, are equally entitled to active lifestyle choices. Children, adolescents and adults with Down syndrome have a wide range of interests and, although reported trends indicate that their engagement in recreational activit...

BACKGROUND The burden of illness can be described by addressing both incidence and illness severity attributable to water recreation. Monetized as cost, attributable disease burden estimates can be useful for environmental management decisions. OBJECTIVES We characterize the disease burden attributable to water recreation using data from two cohort studies using a cost of illness (COI) approa...