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Volunteering and Subjective Well-BeingArjen de WitRené BekkersDanique Karamat AliDave Verkaik
Center for Philanthropic Studies
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
A World to Win Conference
March 22, 2017
Rotterdam
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2ITSSOIN• Impact of the Third Sector on Social Innovation • ITSSOIN is a research project funded under the
European Commission’s 7th Framework Programme responding to a call to investigate “The impact of the third sector on socio-economic development in Europe”. • The project is a research collaboration between 11
European institutions led by the University of Heidelberg and runs from 2014-2017.• Visit https://itssoin.eu to get all the reports
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3The VU Amsterdam Team
René Bekkers – Arjen de Wit – Dave Verkaik – Danique Karamat Ali
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4ITSSOIN Papers• D2.3. Bekkers, R. & Verkaik, D. (2015). Empirical
Analyses of Citizen Perceptions of the Third Sector in Europe. • D3.1. Bekkers, R. & De Wit, A. (2014). Participation
in volunteering: What helps and hinders. • D3.2. Bekkers, R., & Verkaik, D.J. (2015). How to
Estimate What Participation in Third Sector Activities Does for Participants.• D3.3. De Wit, A., Bekkers, R., Karamat Ali, D. &
Verkaik, D. (2015). Welfare Impacts of Participation.
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5Today’s talk• D2.3. Bekkers, R. & Verkaik, D. (2015). Empirical
Analyses of Citizen Perceptions of the Third Sector in Europe. • D3.1. Bekkers, R. & De Wit, A. (2014). Participation
in volunteering: What helps and hinders. • D3.2. Bekkers, R., & Verkaik, D.J. (2015). How to
Estimate What Participation in Third Sector Activities Does for Participants.• D3.3. De Wit, A., Bekkers, R., Karamat Ali, D. &
Verkaik, D. (2015). Welfare Impacts of Participation.
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6What is the impact of volunteering?
Does volunteer increase your well-being? Does volunteering make you healthier?
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7What is the impact of volunteering?
Does volunteer increase your well-being? Does volunteering make you healthier?
For example through… increasing social networks strengthening personality producing a ‘warm glow’
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8Our starting point• The literature on volunteering clearly shows a higher
level of well-being among volunteers.• The exciting possibility emerges that volunteering may
promote the well-being of participants.• BUT…the higher level of well-being among volunteers
may also be the result of a higher willingness to volunteer among citizens who have a higher level of well-being.• In this case, pre-existing levels of well-being determine
volunteer choices, but are not affected by them.
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9So… how to estimate the
impact of volunteering?
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10So… how to estimate the
impact of volunteering?
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11Research Design• In the absence of experimental data that randomize
people into volunteering, we analyze changes over time.• We first graph the development in the lives of
citizens as they move into and out of volunteering.• However, these changes could still reflect
influences of omitted variables.• Therefore, we apply fixed effects regression models
to eliminate influences of stable characteristics of citizens. This is a conservative test.
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12Six Longitudinal Panel Data Surveys
1. German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP)2. British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) /
Understanding Society3. Swiss Household Panel (SHP)4. Giving in the Netherlands Panel Survey (GINPS)5. Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe
(SHARE) 6. Longitudinal Ageing Study Amsterdam (LASA)
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13Six Longitudinal Panel Data Surveys
Survey Years Responses Respondents
German Socio Economic Panel (GSOEP) 1984-2011 451,053 56,360
British Household Panel Survey / Understanding Society (BHPS)
1996-2012 111,062 20,798
Swiss Household Panel (SHP) 1999-2013 126,638 16,628
Giving in the Netherlands Panel Survey (GINPS)
2002-2014 8,930 2,795
Survey of Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe (SHARE)
2004-2011 138,971 55,657
Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam (LASA)
1993-2006 9,069 2,732
ALL 1984-2014 845,733 154,970
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14MeasuresWell-being Health
GSOEP General life satisfaction (0-10)
Satisfaction with health (0-10)
BHPS Satisfaction with life (1-7) Subjective health (1-7)
SHP Satisfaction with life (0-10) Subjective health (1-10)
GINPS n/a Subjective health (1-5)
SHARE Satisfaction with life (0-10) Subjective health (1-5)
LASA CES-D depressive symptoms (reversed, 0-60)
Subjective health (1-5)
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15Results at a glanceWell-being Health
GSOEP + +BHPS + +SHP 0 +GINPS +SHARE + +LASA + 0
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• In our analyses we use six large datasets covering fifteen countries in Europe. • In total, we analyzed 845.733 survey responses
from 154.970 different respondents. • In all datasets, only respondents aged 18 and over
who participated in more than one wave were selected.• We rescaled all outcomes on a scale from 0 to 1.
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17Volunteers show higher well-being
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18Well-being over time
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19Well-being over time
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20First difference models (18+)
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21First difference models (55+)
21
In Europe
In the Netherlands
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22Well-being benefits increase with age
Not volunteering Volunteering0.67
0.68
0.69
0.7
0.71
0.72
0.73
0.74
0.75
20 40 60 80
Life
satis
facti
on
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23Well-being ‘effects’ in three models
GSOEP BHPS SHP GINPS SHARE LASA0
0.01
0.02
0.03
0.04
0.05
0.06
0.07
OLSFDFE
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24Volunteers feel healthier
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25Older volunteers feel healthier
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26Older volunteers feel healthier
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27First difference models (55+)
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28First difference models (18+)
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29Health benefits increase with age
Not volunteering Volunteering0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
20 40 60 80
Subj
ectiv
e he
alth
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30Health ‘effects’ in three models
GSOEP BHPS SHP GINPS SHARE LASA0
0.02
0.04
0.06
0.08
0.1
0.12
OLSFDFE
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31Same results, different conclusions
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32Same results, different conclusions
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33Same results, different conclusions
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34Next steps• A mega-analysis pooling all datasets.• Estimating quantile regression models.• Conducing a variety of robustness checks.• Examining mediators• Social networks, psychological strength
• Examining moderators• Refining volunteering: intensity, frequency, sector, task• Subgroups: gender, age, education, religion, baseline
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35Thank you
René Bekkers – Arjen de Wit – Dave Verkaik – Danique Karamat Ali