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Author: Sasser, Sue Lynn
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1. Sasser, Sue Lynn
The Relationship Between Selected Demographic Variables and Participation in Voluntary Activities by Mature Women
Ph.D. Dissertation, Texas Women's University, 1983.
Also: http://www.worldcat.org/title/relationship-between-selected-demographic-variables-and-participation-in-voluntary-activities-by-mature-women/oclc/11342700
Cohort(s): Mature Women
Publisher: UMI - University Microfilms, Bell and Howell Information and Learning
Keyword(s): Educational Attainment; Health/Health Status/SF-12 Scale; Marital Status; Variables, Independent - Covariate; Volunteer Work

The purpose of the study was to determine the volunteer participation of mature women. The objectives of the study included: to identify the demographic characteristics of mature women in volunteer activities; to determine the amount of time spent in volunteer activities by mature women, and to determine the types of organizations with the greatest number of mature women participants. Data for the study were obtained from the NLS. Independent variables included age, education, health, home ownership, labor force attachment, marital status, number of dependents, race, and total family income. Dependent variables were the number of hours allocated to volunteer activities and the types of organizations in which mature women participated. Statistical procedures included chi- square and stepwise multiple regression. Results of the chi-square analysis revealed that all relationships were significant at .05, with the exception of race and type of volunteer work. According to the results of the multiple regression analysis, education was the strongest of the independent variables in predicting the amount of time volunteered. Marital status was the best predictor of the independent variables on the type of volunteer work in the regression analysis. The mean number of hours volunteered per week was also examined and the significance of the difference of the means was tested by ANOVA and t-test procedures. Marital status was the only variable yielding a significant difference at .05, with never marrieds allocating significantly more hours per week than married, divorced/ separated, or widowed females. Results of the study determined that the nine selected demographic characteristics did not have a substantial impact on the amount of time volunteered nor the type of volunteer work by mature females.
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Sasser, Sue Lynn. The Relationship Between Selected Demographic Variables and Participation in Voluntary Activities by Mature Women. Ph.D. Dissertation, Texas Women's University, 1983..