Involvement in civil society groups: Is it good for your health?

ABSTRACT:

Study objective

To determine the involvement in civil society groups (CSGs) and the impact of this on health.

Design

Case study, cross sectional, self completion questionnaire, and semi-structured interviews.

Setting

Residents in two suburbs in Adelaide, South Australia.

Participants

Every household (1038) received a questionnaire asking the adult with the next birthday to complete it. A total of 530 questionnaires were returned. Sixteen questionnaire respondents were also interviewed.

Main results

279 (53%) questionnaire respondents had been involved in a CSG in the past 12 months, 190 (36%) in locally based CSGs, and 188 (35%) in CSGs outside the area. Eleven of the 16 interviewees had been involved in a CSG. A path analysis examined the relation betwe

SUBMITTER: Ziersch AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1732805 | biostudies-literature | 2004 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature