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Income and Area Effects on Voluntary Association Membership in Canada

Abstract

Applying multi-level modelling techniques to 2003 Canadian General Social Survey and 2001 Census Profile data , this study investigates the influence of individual income, contextual poverty and income inequality on voluntary association membership in Canada. Both individual and contextual effects on membership are uncovered, in addition to a significant cross-level interaction between individual income and area level income inequality. As …

Authors

Duncan LJ

Journal

Canadian Journal of Sociology, Vol. 35, No. 4, pp. 573–594

Publisher

University of Alberta Libraries

DOI

10.29173/cjs4562

ISSN

0318-6431