Study Heukamp & Arino (2011): study ZZ World samples 1981

Public

18+ aged general public, 64 countries, 1981-2004

Sample

Respondents

N = 114281

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

Membership

Our Classification

Remarks

In wave three, the question about membership was asked differently than in the other waves. It was asked if one "belonged to" any of these organizations. The answer to this question from the third wave is seperated.

Distribution

First, second and fourth wave: M= 0.33, SD= 0.82
Third wave: M= 0.15, SD= 0.59

Operationalization

Selfreport on single question:
Now I am going to read off a list of voluntary organizations; for each one, could you tell me whether you are an active member, an inactive member or not a member of that type of organization?

Observed Relation with Happiness