Table 1 Multivariate OLS regression models predicting willingness to participate in institutional and noninstitutional forms of climate action (n = 582)
From: Working-class youth participation in climate action: networks, civic experience, and equity
Willingness to attend a local climate change meeting | Willingness to attend a climate rally | Willingness to invite someone to a climate meeting | |
|---|---|---|---|
Social networks | |||
Friends | 0.016* (0.007) | 0.024*** (0.008) | 0.019** (0.007) |
Family | 0.009 (0.006) | 0.009 (0.006) | 0.015* (0.006) |
Civic engagement | |||
Signed petition | 0.066** (0.024) | 0.047* (0.023) | 0.071** (0.024) |
Contact state/elected official | 0.094** (0.030) | 0.121*** (0.029) | 0.105*** (0.031) |
Climate/environmental march | 0.098*** (0.024) | 0.108*** (0.024) | 0.083*** (0.026) |
Social media mobilization | 0.066** (0.025) | 0.078*** (0.024) | 0.067** (0.025) |
Ideology/belief system | |||
Equity in resource distribution | 0.040*** (0.011) | 0.052*** (0.011) | 0.042*** (0.010) |
Efficacy | 0.010 (0.012) | 0.018a (0.010) | 0.020a (0.012) |
Demographic controls | |||
Gender (Woman = 1) | 0.015 (0.029) | 0.056* (0.027) | 0.004 (0.026) |
Age | 0.008* (0.004) | 0.008*** (0.003) | 0.008** (0.003) |
Income | 0.006 (0.010) | −0.013 (0.010) | −0.008 (0.010) |
Nonwhite/White (Nonwhite = 1) | 0.052t (0.031) | 0.030 (0.031) | 0.088** (0.030) |
Constant | −0.172 (0.109) | −0.314*** (0.089) | −0.297*** (0.090) |
R-squared | 0.26 | 0.35 | 0.29 |
