Predictors of Voluntaristic Intent Among the Aged: An Area Study

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This study investigates the correlative connection between stated interest in community volunteer work and a number of social and demographic variables descriptive of a sample of aged individuals in a white, ethnic working-class neighborhood of Buffalo. Cross-tabulation of the questionnaire responses and subsequent multiple regression analysis identified a cluster of six attributes which can best predict such voluntaristic intent. They are: age, education, belief in self's capacity to serve others, interest in senior citizen activity, scope of social interests, and home ownership. Because the study is limited to general attitudes, it cannot predict actual participation in volunteer programs or activities.

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