The Economic Impact of Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers on the U.S. Economy Using State-Level Data

This study utilizes state-level data to investigate the effect of fitness and recreational sports centers on the United States economy. Personal per capita income and the employment rate serve as the dependent variables. The explanatory variables consist of three fitness and recreational sports center sector proxies: the number of establishments, employees, and total annual payroll. The study will use a pooled regression model that includes fixed effects to examine the impact of the three explanatory variables on each dependent variable. The analysis showed positive and significant effects on the personal per capita income for each of the three explanatory variables. At the same time, the results were insignificant and unreliable when analyzing the employment rate.