Abstract

Neighbours have been found to influence each other’s behaviour (contagion effect). However, little is known about the influence on sport club membership. This while increasing interest has risen for the social role of sport clubs. Sport clubs could bring people from different backgrounds together. A mixed composition is a key element in this social role. Individual characteristics are strong predictors of sport club membership. Western high educated men are more likely to be members. In contrast to people with a non-Western migration background. The neighbourhood is a more fixed meeting place, which provides unique opportunities for people from different backgrounds to interact. This study aims to gain more insight into the influence of neighbours on sport club membership. This research looks especially at the composition of neighbour’s migration background, since they tend to be more or less likely to be members and therefore could encourage of inhibit each other. A population database including the only registry data of all Dutch inhabitants was merged with data of 11 sport unions. The results show a cross-level effect of neighbours on sport club membership. We find a contagion effect of neighbours’ migration background; having a larger proportion of neighbours with a migration background from a non-Western country reduces the odds, as expected. However, this contagion effect was not found for people with a Moroccan or Turkish background.

摘要

已发现邻居会影响彼此的行为（传染效应）。然而，人们对体育俱乐部会员资格的影响知之甚少。与此同时，体育俱乐部的社会作用也越来越受到关注。体育俱乐部可以将不同背景的人聚集在一起。混合组合是这种社会角色的关键因素。个人特征是体育俱乐部会员资格的有力预测因素。西方受过高等教育的男性更有可能成为会员。与具有非西方移民背景的人形成对比。社区是一个更固定的聚会场所，为来自不同背景的人们提供了独特的互动机会。本研究旨在更深入地了解邻居对体育俱乐部会员资格的影响。这项研究特别关注邻居移民背景的构成，因为他们往往或多或少地可能成为成员，因此可能相互鼓励或抑制。一个包含所有荷兰居民的唯一登记数据的人口数据库与 11 个体育联盟的数据合并。结果显示邻居对体育俱乐部会员资格的跨级别影响。我们发现了邻居移民背景的传染效应；正如预期的那样，拥有更多来自非西方国家的移民背景的邻居会降低几率。但是，对于具有摩洛哥或土耳其背景的人，没有发现这种传染效应。一个包含所有荷兰居民的唯一登记数据的人口数据库与 11 个体育联盟的数据合并。结果显示邻居对体育俱乐部会员资格的跨级别影响。我们发现了邻居移民背景的传染效应；正如预期的那样，拥有更多来自非西方国家的移民背景的邻居会降低几率。但是，对于具有摩洛哥或土耳其背景的人，没有发现这种传染效应。一个包含所有荷兰居民的唯一登记数据的人口数据库与 11 个体育联盟的数据合并。结果显示邻居对体育俱乐部会员资格的跨级别影响。我们发现了邻居移民背景的传染效应；正如预期的那样，拥有更多来自非西方国家的移民背景的邻居会降低几率。但是，对于具有摩洛哥或土耳其背景的人，没有发现这种传染效应。