Social differentiation of active sport participation in the Czech Republic

Active sport participation (as a part of leisure time) is social differentiated activity. High level of active sport participation in higher strata of society is supported by theoretical thoughts and empirical findings. This contribution shows that in spite of the growth of the net level of sport participation in the Czech Republic between years 1984, 1991 and 2007, deep differentiation between different strata persists. Detailed analysis of the current situation considers importance of horizontal and vertical social characteristics of respondents in relation to their sport participation. Age and gender are significant determinants of sport participation, as well as education of respondents and the educational environment of the family of origin (education of father)