Variable	Measurement	Era	Code	N	Source
Memberships of political parties/groups	Public opinion. “Please look carefully at the following list of voluntary organisations and activities and say…a) which, if any, do you belong to? b) which, if any, are you currently doing unpaid voluntary work for?” Values represent score on: E “Political parties or groups”.	1990-91	MemberParty_1990	32	WVS2 item 23
	Public opinion. “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?” Values represent score on 32) “Political party”.	1995-98	MemberParty_1995	48	WVS3 item 32
		1990-98	MemberParty_1990s	62	Mean 1990-95
Memberships of trade unions	Public opinion: single question	1975	MemberUnion_1975	23	VanDam 1988: 20-21
Memberships of leisure associations	Public opinion. “Please look carefully at the following list of voluntary organisations and activities and say…a) which, if any, do you belong to? b) which, if any, are you currently doing unpaid voluntary work for?” Values represent scores on C) “Education, arts, music or cultural activities” and  K) “Sports or recreation”.	190-91	MemberLeisureClub_1990	42	WVS2 items 21+29
	Public opinion. “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?” Values represent scores on 29) “Sport or recreation organization” and 30) “Art, music or educational organization”.	1995-98	MemberLeisureClub_1996	48	WVS3, items 29+30
		1990-98	MemberLeisureClub_1990s	63	Mean 1990-95
Memberships of voluntary organisations	Public opinion. “Please look carefully at the following list of voluntary organisations and activities and say which, if any, do you belong to?  Values represent scores on A) Social welfare services for elderly, handicapped or deprived people B) Religious or church organisations C) Education, arts, music or cultural activities D) Trade unions E) Political parties or groups F) Local community action on issues like poverty, employment, housing, racial equality  G) Third world development or human rights  H) Conservation, the environment, ecology I) Professional associations J) Youth work (e.g. scouts, guides, youth clubs, etc.) K) Sports or recreation  L) Women’s groups  M) Peace movement N) Animal rights  O) Voluntary organisations concerned with health  P) Other groups or Don’t know	1990-91	MemberCivilOrganization_1990	34	WVS2 items 19-36
	Public opinion. “Now I am going to read off a list of voluntary organizations; for each one, could you tell me whether you are an active, an inactive  or not a member of that type of organization?” Values represent scores on Church or religious organization, Sport or recreation organization, Art, music or educational organization, Labor union, Political party, Environmental organization, Professional association, Charitable organization, Any other voluntary organization. Values represent scores on inactive membership only.	1995-98	MemberCivilOrganization_1995	48	WVS3 items 28-36
		1990-98	MemberCivilOrganization_1990s	62	Mean 1990-95
Active memberships in voluntary organizations	Public opinion. “Please look carefully at the following list of voluntary organisations and activities and say which, if any, are you currently doing unpaid voluntary work for?” Values represent scores on A) Social welfare services for elderly, handicapped or deprived people B) Religious or church organisations C) Education, arts, music or cultural activities D) Trade unions E) Political parties or groups F) Local community action on issues like poverty, employment, housing, racial equality  G) Third world development or human rights  H) Conservation, the environment, ecology I) Professional associations J) Youth work (e.g. scouts, guides, youth clubs, etc.) K) Sports or recreation  L) Women’s groups  M) Peace movement N) Animal rights  O) Voluntary organisations concerned with health  P) Other groups or Don’t know	1990-93	VolunteerActive_1990	32	WVS2 items 37-54
	Public opinion. “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?” Values represent scores on Church or religious organization, Sport or recreation organization, Art, music or educational organization, Labor union, Political party, Environmental organization, Professional association, Charitable organization, Any other voluntary organization. Values represent scores on active membership only.	1995-98	VolunteerActive_1995	48	WVS3 items 28-36
		1990-98	VolunteerActive_1990s	62	Mean 1990-95
	% positive response to survey question “In the last month did you volunteer time to an organization?”	2010	VolunteerActive2_2010	150	CAF 2010
Involvement in voluntary organizations (either active or inactive)	Public opinion; 16 items index. See items of PART190 and PART290	1990-91	Volunteer_1990	41	WVS2 items 19-34+37-52
	Public opinion. “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?” Values represent scores on Church or religious organization, Sport or recreation organization, Art, music or educational organization, Labor union, Political party, Environmental organization, Professional association, Charitable organization, Any other voluntary organization. Values represent scores on both ‘active’ and ‘inactive’ membership.	1995-98	Volunteer_1996	48	WVS3 items 28-36
		1990-98	Volunteer_1990s	64	Mean 1990-95
ISD index of clubs and associations	Index of survey data on: 1) membership of associations, 2) active participation in associations, 3) time spent socializing with friends	1988-1992	SocialParticipation_1990	105	ISD database
		2008-2010	SocialParticipation_2010	160

Related topics: Civic activism, Helpfulness, Religion (church participation)
Related themes: Social climate, Social cohesion, Life style

The dataset States of Nations is about characteristics of countries in periods (macro variables). It is part of the World Database of Happiness Developed for the identification of societal conditions for happiness, the source can also be used for other purposes.