An examination of socioeconomic structures of the athletes having education in wrestling training centers

Aim: The study aims to make a research on the professions and careers, sportive success, net monthly income, wealth status and life satisfaction of the athletes training at the Wrestling Training Centers in terms of their socioeconomic structure. Material and Method: The universe of the study consists of the athletes 912 at least 20 years of age in 2016 and having trained in the wrestling training centers at least 4 years and more between 1991 and 2016. The sample group includes 251 athletes. Scanning model was applied in the study. A survey form was used as the data collecting tool in the study. The survey comprises of some questions examining the demographic and socioeconomic structure of the athletes. The data was evaluated through a statistic program upon transferring the survey form into electronic environment. Frequency Analysis and Chi Square Test Methods were used for data analysis. In the study, socioeconomic level was evaluated according to the percentiles obtained as a result of frequency analysis. The statistical significance level of the study was taken as (p<0.05). Results: In the Chi-Square analysis, it was founded that age and net monthly income, age and success status in wrestling, his/ her own education level and his/her father's education level, environmental surroundings and net monthly income are significantly related to each other. It was seen that age and education level, monthly income and education level, his/her mother's education level and his/her own education level, wrestling style and success in wrestling, starting age to wrestling and success in wrestling, number of training days per week and success in wrestling haven't got significant relations with each other. Within the frequency analyses, it was observed that; as for the rate of education level, 86.1% are graduates and postgraduates; as for the income rate, 12,3% have minimum wage and less, 33.1% have minimum wage and more and 54.6% have net civil servant salary and more; as for environmental surroundings, 56.6% live in metropolises and 34.7% live in cities; as for the rate of vacationing, 28,7% regularly go and 39.4% sometimes go; as for the rate of property, 64.2% have their own house; as for the type of the house, 67.3% live in a flat; as for the heating of the house, 58.6% use natural gas; as for car ownership, 55,4% have their own cars; as for life satisfaction, 76.5% are pleased with their life; as for health service satisfaction, 82.1% find the services satisfactory; as for social relations, 71.7% don't make any discrimination; as for social activities, 79.7% do sports; as for socio-economic level, 72,1% are at middle class and 13,1% are at upper class. Conclusion: The wealth status of the athletes having trained in the Wrestling Training Centers in social life, their professions and careers, net monthly incomes, education level, life satisfaction, sportive success were found to be above Turkey's average when considered under the scope of their socio-economic structure. Keywords: Wrestling, Wrestling Training Center, Socioeconomic Structure, Education, Sports.