Addressing Inactivity Among Low-Income Communities

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[Graphic courtesy of SFIA]
[Graphic courtesy of SFIA]

According to the 2018 Sports & Fitness Industry Association Topline Participation Report, during the period of 2012 to 2017, rates of inactivity among the poorest households (measured as those whose income is less than $25,000) has increased, while the opposite can be said of more affluent houses. As the SFIA puts it: "The affluent are getting more active while the less affluent are becoming more inactive."

Indeed, those households with the lowest income report inactivity rates of 42 percent, more than double the rate of households that earn $75,000 a year or more.

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