The Utilization and Spending Activities of Sports Facilities Users in Sarawak

Abstract

Sports and recreation have assimilated into the dynamic local culture of Sarawak's beautiful and diversified surroundings. This study examines sports facility users' utilization and spending activities in Sarawak. The sampling technique for this study is purposive sampling. A questionnaire was distributed to 248 sports facility users in Sarawak. This questionnaire consists of two parts; Part A focuses on demographic profile, and Part B questions are adopted from “Kajian Impak Industri Sukan Terhadap Negara”. The descriptive statistics were used to examine the preferred sports among Sarawakian. The spending patterns of sports users on sports facilities between genders were examined using an independent sample t-test. The data from the analysis shows that the most preferred sport among Sarawakian was futsal. In addition, the data shows there was a significant difference between the means of males and females on facility expenses t(246) = 0.800, p=0.006.