Entry:
Nelson, Edward E.; Baker, Donald R.; and Nelson, Elizabeth Ness "Voluntary Association Membership: A Cohort Analysis," Paper presented to the Pacific Sociological Association, Spokane, April, 1978.
Abstract:
The low elderly involvement in voluntary associations is not due to withdrawal. Throughout their lifetimes, people who are now old showed a lesser tendency to join voluntary associations than those born later. Men are more likely to belong to organizations than women but much of this difference is due to their greater participation in labor unions.
GSS Years:1974
Other Data Sets:
NORC 1960, 1967
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| MEMFRAT |
MEMBERSHIP IN FRATERNAL GROUP |
| MEMSERV |
MEMBERSHIP IN SERVICE GROUP |
| MEMVET |
MEMBERSHIP IN VETERAN GROUP |
| MEMSPORT |
MEMBERSHIP IN SPORTS CLUB |
| MEMCHURH |
MEMBERSHIP IN CHURCH GROUP |
| MEMFARM |
MEMBERSHIP IN FARM ORGANIZATION |
| MEMGREEK |
MEMBERSHIP IN SCHOOL FRATERNITY |
| MEMHOBBY |
MEMBERSHIP IN HOBBY CLUB |
| MEMLIT |
MEMBERSHIP IN LITERARY OR ART GROUP |
| MEMNAT |
MEMBERSHIP IN NATIONALITY GROUP |
| MEMOTHER |
MEMBERSHIP IN ANY OTHER |
| MEMPOLIT |
MEMBERSHIP IN POLITICAL CLUB |
| MEMPROF |
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY |
| MEMSCHL |
MEMBERSHIP IN SCHOOL SERVICE |
| MEMUNION |
MEMBERSHIP IN LABOR UNION |
| MEMYOUTH |
MEMBERSHIP IN YOUTH GROUP |
| AGE |
AGE OF RESPONDENT |
| SEX |
RESPONDENTS SEX |