Demographic determinants of sports performance in collegiate athletes: A quantitative analysis

This study investigates sports performance and its association with demographic characteristics like gender, religion, education, and locality among collegiate athletes in Kerala. The sample was comprised of 211 athletes (male=82; female=129) from selected colleges affiliated with four major universities in Kerala. A specially constructed demographic questionnaire was used for data collection. Descriptive statistics and Chi-square were used to analyze the data. The bar charts were used to provide a graphical representation of the results and to understand the distribution visually. The findings indicate that the demographic characteristics related to education status and athletes' living locality show a significant relation with sports performance. Other demographic characteristics like gender and religion have no significant correlation with his/her sports performance. This study definitively answers the question regarding sports performance and its association with demographic characteristics in Kerala athletics.