Project info
Work package
- Care
Sustainability threat
- Feedback Cycles
Challenge
- Creating caring communities
Study info
Description of Study
The healthcare sector is under demographic and financial pressure. As a result, citizens increasingly come together to organize (in)formal care among themselves. However, the emergence of such care collectives varies strongly across regions. In this study, we argue that social cohesion may explain why care collectives emerge in some areas, but not in others. In addition, we consider whether this relation depends on the necessity for a care collective and the presence of other collectives in the same municipality. We test our hypotheses using geographical data on Dutch care collectives.
Study research question
To what extent, and under which conditions, does the social cohesion of a neighbourhood facilitate the emergence of a care collective?
Collection provenance
- External data
Collection methods
- Archival
Personal data
Yes
External Source
Source description
CBS microdata - WoON survey
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NLZVE - inventory of care collectives
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NLZVE - survey among care collectives
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MAEX - inventory of care collectives
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File formats
- .xlsx
- R file
- .csv
Data types
- Structured
Languages
- Dutch
Coverage start
Coverage end
01/01/1996
24/04/2021
Spatial coverage
The Netherlands
Collection period start
01/01/2012
Collection period end
24/04/2020
Variables
Unit
Unit description
Sample size
Sampling method
Communities
zipcode (4-digit)
1300
Population
Communities
zipcode (4-digit)
250
All care collectives that filled out the survey and were founded after 2005 were selected
Hypothesis
Theory
There is a positive association between feelings of attachment and belonging in a neighbourhood and the probability that a citizen care collective emerges in that neighbourhood.
Social identity theory
There is a positive association between the prevalence of informal social relations in a neighborhood and the probability that a citizen care collective emerges in that neighborhood.
Trust and social embeddedness; (indirect) reciprocity
There is a positive association between the number of people per capita receiving informal care in a neighbourhood and the probability that a citizen care collective is established in that neighbourhood.
Classical micro-economics
The association between social cohesion in a neighborhood and the emergence of a care collective in that neighborhood is more positive if the number of people per capita receiving informal care in a neighborhood is higher.
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There is a positive association between the existence of another care collective in a municipality that a neighborhood is a part of and the probability that a citizen care collective is established in that neighborhood.
Collective action
The association between social cohesion in a neighborhood and the emergence of a care collective in that neighborhood is more positive if another care collective exists in the municipality of the neighborhood.
Collective action
Variable type
Variable name
Variable description
Dependent variable
care_collective
Binary indicator of presence care collective in zipcode
Independent variable
neighborhood_attachment
Scale based on 2 items on neighborhood attachment
Independent variable
neighborhood_contact
Scale based on 3 items on neighborhood contact
Other
n_elderly
Moderator
Other
collective_municipality
Moderator
Discipline-specific operationalizations
Conflict of interest
Data packages
Social cohesion and care collectives - RESTRICTED
Data package DOI
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Description
Closed access RAW data files, R scripts to clean those files and R scripts for analyses and figures.
Accessibility
Closed Access
Repository
CBS archive
User license
Retention period
10
Social cohesion and care collectives - OPEN
Data package DOI
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Description
Open access package with sections of the R scipts that did not interact with microdata, R scripts for analyses and figures and the data that was not obtained from CBS microdata (everything except the social cohesion variables).
Accessibility
Open Access
Repository
Yoda
User license
Retention period
10
Publications
Documents
Filename
Description
Date
Ethics
Ethical assessment
No
Ethical committee