Project info
Work package
- Inclusion
Sustainability threat
- External Shocks
Challenge
- Accommodating newcomers
Study info
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Description of Study
This article examines who volunteers for humanitarian organizations as compared to volunteering for other organizations versus people not volunteering, in the Netherlands. Using high-quality survey panel data (N=5,050), we depart from a resource-based approach to study what forms of capital play a role in the likelihood to volunteer for different types of Dutch civic associations. We introduce a new theoretical approach in which resources to volunteer are linked to volunteering for specific types of organizations. We find that aspects of human capital matter more in volunteering for humanitarian associations. Next, social capital is of larger importance in volunteering for leisure organizations, while cultural capital generates mixed results. Some capital forms are thus more strongly related to particular organizations, showing the different nature of the distinguished associations. We recommend to be more sensitive in volunteering for different categorizations in future research. Lastly, we picture the ‘who’ behind volunteering for humanitarian organizations.
Study research question
What are the socio-structural determinants of those who volunteer for humanitarian organizations in 2019, compared to those who volunteer for other civic associations versus people not volunteering?
Collection provenance
- External data
Collection methods
- Questionaire
Personal data
No
External Source
Source description
Social Integration and Leisure module, wave 12 (2019)
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Data types
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Coverage end
Spatial coverage
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Variables
Unit
Unit description
Sample size
Sampling method
Individuals
Individuals living in the Netherlands in the age of 16 and older
5,050
LISS panel with about 90% retention rate
Hypothesis
Theory
we expect a positive relationship of educational level with volunteering for all civic associations, which is strongest for humanitarian organizations
Human capital
We expect that income is positively related to volunteering for all organizations
Human capital
we expect one’s subjective health condition to be positively related to volunteering for all civic associations
Human capital
we expect a positive relationship of informal social interaction with volunteering for all associations, which is strongest for activist organizations.
Social capital
We expect a positive relationship of having children in the household with firstly leisure organizations, followed by activist ones and lastly interest associations.
Social capital
we expect a positive relation between religion and volunteering for all organizations, which is strongest for humanitarian associations.
Cultural capital
we expect a positive relation between highbrow cultural consumption and volunteering for all organizations, which is strongest for humanitarian associations.
Cultural capital
Variable type
Variable name
Variable description
Dependent variable
Volunteering
Categorical variable with six categories
Independent variable
Education
Continuous variable
Independent variable
Income
Continuous variable
Independent variable
Subjective health
Continuous variable
Independent variable
Informal social interaction
Continuous variable
Independent variable
Number of children in the household
Continuous variable
Independent variable
Church attendance
Continuous variable
Independent variable
Prayer
Continuous variable
Independent variable
Highbrow cultural consumption
Continuous variable
Control variable
Male
Dummy variable
Control variable
Age
Scale variable
Control variable
Dutch natives
Dummy variable
Control variable
Married
Dummy variable
Control variable
Divorced or widow(er)
Dummy variable
Control variable
Paid employment
Dummy variable
Discipline-specific operationalizations
Conflict of interest
Data packages
Publications
Socio-structural determinants in volunteering for humanitarian organizations: A resource-based approach
Meijeren, M., Lubbers, M., & Scheepers, P. (2023). Socio-structural determinants in volunteering for humanitarian organizations: A resource-based approach. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 52(4), 1058-1076.
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