Entry:

##Ladd, Everett Carll, The Ladd Report, New York: The Free Press, 1999.


Abstract:

Despite pessimistic media reports, participation in community affairs has dramatically increased. Increasing volunteerism is having a positive effect on a number of American communities.

GSS Years:

1973-1996

Other Data Sets:

Gallup 1977-1989; ABC/WP; LA Times; PSRA; CBS; Institute for Social Inquiry 1997; Center for Survey Research UVA 1996; NES 1952-1996; Census 1960-1996; Roper 1990, 1997; Harris 1978, 1993, 1994; ISI 1994; Maryland 1995; MOR 1988; Op. Dyn. 1997; WVS 1990-1993; ISSP 1992

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
KID5UP

HAVE CHILDREN OLDER THAN 5

KNWWHT

Variable Label could not be found

MEMSCHL

MEMBERSHIP IN SCHOOL SERVICE

MEMNUM

NUMBER OF MEMBERSHIPS

VOLHLTH

DONE VOLUNTEER WORK IN HEALTH PAST 12 MNTHS

VOLEDUC

DONE VOLUNTEER WORK IN EDUCATION

VOLRELIG

DONE VOLUNTEER WORK IN RELIGIOUS ORG

VOLHUMAN

DONE VOLUNTEER WORK IN HUMAN SERVICES

VOLENVIR

DONE VOLUNTEER WORK IN ENVIRONMENT

VOLPUB

DONE VOLUNTEER WORK IN PUB-SOC BENEFIT

VOLREC

DONE VOLUNTEER WORK IN RECREATION ADULTS

VOLART

"DONE VOLUNTEER WORK IN ARTS

VOLWORK

DONE VOLUNTEER WORK IN WORK-RELATED ORG

VOLPOL

DONE VOLUNTEER WORK IN POLITICAL ORG. ETC

VOLYOUTH

DONE VOLUNTEER WORK IN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

VOLFOUND

DONE VOLUNTEER WORK IN PRIV & COMM. FOUND

VOLINTL

DONE VOLUNTEER WORK IN INTERNATIONAL

VOTEFOR

Variable Label could not be found

VOLOTH

DONE VOLUNTEER WORK IN OTHER (SPECIFY)___

AGE

AGE OF RESPONDENT

SEX

RESPONDENTS SEX

REGION

REGION OF INTERVIEW

EDUC

HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED

INCOME

TOTAL FAMILY INCOME

ATTEND

HOW OFTEN R ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES

RELIG

RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE

GWSCI

Variable Label could not be found

GIVEDUC

CONTRIBUTED MONEY IN EDUCATION

GIVRELIG

CONTRIBUTED MONEY IN RELIGIOUS ORG

GIVHUMAN

CONTRIBUTED MONEY IN HUMAN SERVICES

GIVENVIR

CONTRIBUTED MONEY IN ENVIRONMENT

GIVPUB

CONTRIBUTED MONEY IN PUB-SOC BENEFIT

GIVREC

CONTRIBUTED MONEY IN RECREATION ADULTS

GIVART

"CONTRIBUTED MONEY IN ARTS

GIVWORK

CONTRIBUTED MONEY IN WORK-RELATED ORG

GIVPOL

CONTRIBUTED MONEY IN POLITICAL ORG. ETC

GIVYOUTH

CONTRIBUTED MONEY IN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

GIVFOUND

CONTRIBUTED MONEY IN PRIV & COMM. FOUND

GIVINTL

CONTRIBUTED MONEY IN INTERNATIONAL

GIVINFRM

CONTRIBUTED MONEY IN INFORMAL-ALONE

GIVOTH

CONTRIBUTED MONEY IN OTHER (SPECIFY)

TOTHLTH

HOW MUCH MONEY CONTRIBUTED IN HEALTH

TOTEDUC

HOW MUCH MONEY CONTRIBUTED IN EDUCATION

TOTRELIG

HOW MUCH MONEY CONTRIBUTED IN RELIGIOUS ORG

TOTHUMAN

HOW MUCH MONEY CONTRIBUTED IN HUMAN SERVICES

TOTENVIR

HOW MUCH MONEY CONTRIBUTED IN ENVIRONMENT

TOTPUB

HOW MUCH MONEY CONTRIBUTED IN PUB-SOC BENEFIT

TOTREC

HOW MUCH MONEY CONTRIBUTED IN RECREATION ADULTS

TOTART

"HOW MUCH MONEY CONTRIBUTED IN ARTS

TOTWORK

HOW MUCH MONEY CONTRIBUTED IN WORK-RELATED ORG

TOTPOL

HOW MUCH MONEY CONTRIBUTED IN POLITICAL ORG. ETC

TOTYOUTH

HOW MUCH MONEY CONTRIBUTED IN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

TOTFOUND

HOW MUCH MONEY CONTRIBUTED IN PRIV & COMM. FOUND

TOTINTL

HOW MUCH MONEY CONTRIBUTED IN INTERNATIONAL

TOTINFRM

HOW MUCH MONEY CONTRIBUTED IN INFORMAL-ALONE

TOTOTH

HOW MUCH MONEY CONTRIBUTED IN OTHER (SPECIFY)

VALHLTH

ESTIMATED VALUE CONTRIBUTED IN HEALTH

VALEDUC

ESTIMATED VALUE CONTRIBUTED IN EDUCATION

VALRELIG

ESTIMATED VALUE CONTRIBUTED IN RELIGIOUS ORG

VALHUMAN

ESTIMATED VALUE CONTRIBUTED IN HUMAN SERVICES

VALENVIR

ESTIMATED VALUE CONTRIBUTED IN ENVIRONMENT

VALPUB

ESTIMATED VALUE CONTRIBUTED IN PUB-SOC BENEFIT

VALREC

ESTIMATED VALUE CONTRIBUTED IN RECREATION ADULTS

VALART

"ESTIMATED VALUE CONTRIBUTED IN ARTS

VALWORK

ESTIMATED VALUE CONTRIBUTED IN WORK-RELATED ORG

VOTEFOR

Variable Label could not be found