Entry:
Palisi, Bartolomeo and Korn, Bonni, "Research Notes: National Trends in Voluntary Association Memberships: 1974-1984," Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 18 (Summer, 1989), 179-190.
Abstract:
Drops in voluntary memberships in the early 1980's coincided with national elections, including drops in purely social organization memberships. Higher SES increases membership with education having the strongest influence. Higher occupational prestige increases membership in instrumental, but not social, organizations.
GSS Years:1974-1975, 1977-1980, 1983-1984
Other Data Sets:
Palisi and Canning, California State University Alumni Survey 1972, 1984
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| MEMNUM |
NUMBER OF MEMBERSHIPS |
| MEMFRAT |
MEMBERSHIP IN FRATERNAL GROUP |
| MEMSERV |
MEMBERSHIP IN SERVICE GROUP |
| MEMVET |
MEMBERSHIP IN VETERAN GROUP |
| MEMPOLIT |
MEMBERSHIP IN POLITICAL CLUB |
| MEMUNION |
MEMBERSHIP IN LABOR UNION |
| MEMSPORT |
MEMBERSHIP IN SPORTS CLUB |
| MEMYOUTH |
MEMBERSHIP IN YOUTH GROUP |
| MEMSCHL |
MEMBERSHIP IN SCHOOL SERVICE |
| MEMHOBBY |
MEMBERSHIP IN HOBBY CLUB |
| MEMGREEK |
MEMBERSHIP IN SCHOOL FRATERNITY |
| MEMNAT |
MEMBERSHIP IN NATIONALITY GROUP |
| MEMFARM |
MEMBERSHIP IN FARM ORGANIZATION |
| MEMLIT |
MEMBERSHIP IN LITERARY OR ART GROUP |
| MEMPROF |
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY |
| MEMCHURH |
MEMBERSHIP IN CHURCH GROUP |
| MEMOTHER |
MEMBERSHIP IN ANY OTHER |
| DEGREE |
RS HIGHEST DEGREE |
| PRESTIGE |
RS OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCORE (1970) |
| INCOME |
TOTAL FAMILY INCOME |
| RACE |
RACE OF RESPONDENT |
| XNORCSIZ |
EXPANDED N.O.R.C. SIZE CODE |
| AGE |
AGE OF RESPONDENT |
| MARITAL |
MARITAL STATUS |
| SEX |
RESPONDENTS SEX |