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Race and Place: Exploring the Intersection of Inequity and Volunteerism Among Older Black and White Adults.
- Source :
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work; Jul2016, Vol. 59 Issue 5, p381-400, 20p
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Although the historical impact of racial segregation and ongoing health and economic inequities between older Black and White adults is well documented, little is known about the relationships among race, individual- and neighborhood-resources, and formal volunteering in later life. This study explores this intersection. Individual-level data from 268 respondents aged 55+ were collected in the St. Louis metropolitan area through paper-based mail surveys. Objective neighborhood data were obtained at the zip code level from secondary sources and matched with respondents. Using exploratory factor analysis, we constructed a 14-item environmental scale with 3 neighborhood dimensions (economic, social, and built environment). Older Black adults had lower levels of education; had fewer financial assets; lived in neighborhoods with less economic resources and lower built environment scores; and fewer formally volunteered when compared to older White adults. Individual resources (financial assets, health) and neighborhood resources (social and built environment) were positively associated with formal volunteering among older Black adults. Only individual resources (age, marital status, financial assets, health) were associated with formal volunteering among older White adults. A coherent set of policies that bolsters individual and environmental capacities may increase the rate of volunteerism among older black adults. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- AGE distribution
BLACK people
CONCEPTUAL structures
STATISTICAL correlation
FACTOR analysis
HEALTH status indicators
MAPS
MARITAL status
MATHEMATICAL models
RESEARCH methodology
POPULATION geography
POSTAL service
PSYCHOLOGICAL tests
QUESTIONNAIRES
RACE
RESEARCH funding
STATISTICAL sampling
SCALE analysis (Psychology)
STATISTICS
VOLUNTEERS
WHITE people
LOGISTIC regression analysis
THEORY
STATISTICAL power analysis
SOCIOECONOMIC factors
WELL-being
EDUCATIONAL attainment
HUMAN research subjects
CROSS-sectional method
PATIENT selection
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
INDEPENDENT variables
ODDS ratio
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01634372
- Volume :
- 59
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 119279706
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2016.1224787