Volunteer Participation and Time Commitment by Older Americans

Bibliographic Data

ID6061581
AuthorsSoo Yeon Kim (0000-0002-5765-9709, Purdue University West Lafayette, corresponding author), Gong‐soog Hong (Purdue University West Lafayette)
Year1998
Volume27
Issue2
Pages146-166
Publication date1998-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFamily and Consumer Sciences Research Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1077-727X • E-ISSN: 1552-3934
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1177/1077727x980272003
OpenAlexW2150095698
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited30

Using the 1989 Current Population Survey, this study profiles elderly volunteers ages 55 and older, identifies volunteer organizations served by the elderly, and examinesfactors associated with volunteer participation and time volunteered by the elderly. Results of tobit model with sample selection indicate that thefollowingfactors are positively related to participation in volunteer work: being afemale, being married, living in the Midwest, having a high income, having an advanced education, owning a home, and seeking employment (for retired group). Living in a large city and having a large household size are negatively related to volunteer participation. Factors affecting time volunteered by the retired are college education, home ownership, and presence of children younger than age 18. Implicationsfor volunteer organizations are presented

Demographic economics · Economics · Political science · Population · Public relations · Sociology · Survey of Income and Program Participation · Tobit model · Volunteer · Volunteer work · Demography · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Medicine · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges · Gerontology

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