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Older people - the reserve army of volunteers? — an analysis of volunteerism among older Australians
Author(s)	Jeni Warburton, Robyne Le Brocque, Linda Rosenman
Journal title	International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 46, no 3, 1998
Pages	pp 229-245
Keywords	Voluntary work [elderly] ; Retirement ; Early retirement ; Social policy ; Australia.
Annotation	In Australia, as in other Western countries, policy-makers are encouraging older people, particularly the early retired, to do voluntary work. This study examined volunteer behaviour in a sample of older Australians in either their immediate pre- or post-retirement phase. It involved a secondary analysis of data gathered for a study on retirement, and aimed to examine the main social and demographic differences between those who volunteer and those who do not. The key concepts associated with volunteering were found to be the availability of time and social and personal resources. Logistic regression analysis revealed that volunteers are significantly more likely to come from the higher occupational classes, are less likely to be self-employed, and are more likely to view their health positively. Implications of these results for social policy are discussed. (AKM).
Accession Number	CPA-980701408 A
Classmark	GHH: G3: G5M: TM2: 7YA
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