Table 1 Descriptive statistics.

From: Factors influencing older adults’ participation in community volunteering service in China: a logistic regression and fsQCA perspective

Variables

Abbreviation

Mean

SD

Min

Max

Dependent variables

Community volunteering (rate of participation)

RCP

0.250

0.433

0

1

Community volunteering (frequency of participation)

FCP

1.403

3.265

0

22

Independent variables

Human capital

Subjective economic status

SE

2.070

0.535

1

3

Number of properties owned by older adults

PO

1.075

0.399

0

4

Subjective health status

SH

1.846

0.461

1

3

Number of cases of common diseases

ND

−1.241

1.120

−9

0

Level of education

LE

    

Illiterate

 

0.253

0.435

0

1

Middle school and below

 

0.630

0.483

0

1

High school and above

 

0.118

0.322

0

1

Social capital

Social contact

SC

2.390

0.845

0

5

Community facilities

CF

1.691

1.501

0

5

Cultural capital

Community satisfaction

CS

3.827

0.591

1

5

Participation in recreational activities

PR

0.539

0.674

0

3

Active aging

AA

2.984

0.963

1

5

Media capital

Traditional media use

TR

1.413

0.544

0

3

New media use

NE

0.590

0.889

0

3

Controlled variables

Gender (female = 0)

 

0.521

0.500

0

1

Age

Age group 60–69

 

0.458

0.498

0

1

Age group 70—79

 

0.413

0.492

0

1

Age group 80 + 

 

0.128

0.335

0

1

Whether having the spouse (no = 0)

 

0.833

0.373

0

1

Whether living with children (no = 0)

 

0.415

0.493

0

1

Political affiliation (without party affiliation = 0)

 

0.042

0.201

0

1

Religious belief (no = 0)

 

0.050

0.218

0

1

Retirement (no = 0)

 

0.429

0.495

0

1

Types of residential areas (rural = 0)

 

0.479

0.500

0

1

  1. 1Number of Cases of Common Diseases: The above nine categories of common health conditions include-high blood pressure, heart conditions (such as coronary heart disease/congestive heart failure, etc.), diabetes mellitus or elevated blood glucose (including abnormal glucose tolerance and elevated fasting blood glucose), cerebrovascular disorders (including stroke), renal disorders (excluding tumors or cancers), liver disorders (other than fatty liver, tumors or cancers), tuberculosis, cervical/lumbar spondylosis, and people living with arthritis (including rheumatoid) or rheumatism. 2Community facilities Whether the community of the older adults is equipped with the older adults’ activity room/fitness room/chess (mahjong) room/library/outdoor activity space. 3The abbreviations are used in the subsequent configurational figures, with each abbreviation corresponding to its respective antecedent variable name.
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