2011 Volume 11 Issue 1 Pages 11-20
Despite the considerable research on the relations between individual attributes and participations in community-based activities and on social networks, relations between face-to-face interaction and participations in community-based activities have not been identified enough. In this paper, we analyze the influence that face-to-face interaction exerted on participations by employing logit models and using the survey data from a national representative sample. The two following suggestions are obtained from the estimation results. Firstly, the activeness of associations with the relatives or through the sports and hobby affects participation in community-based activities as well as associations with the neighbors. Secondly, the similar variables may affect participations in the NPO activities and volunteering. These results suggest that it is meaningful that policymakers design measures for promoting community-based groups, NPO activities and volunteering in an integrated manner.
