Differences in Volunteer Rates from the United States

TABLE 2

Differences in Volunteer Rates from the United States

(USA - 47%)

(Statistic - B in Regression equations)

Simple Difference

Net of Social Structural Variables⁷

Net of Social Structural Variables and Group Membership⁸

Net of Social

Structure, Group Member-

ship and

Religion⁹

Great Britain
-30%
-25%
-17%
-12%

Portugal -28% -18% -11% -04%*

France -23% -19% -11% 00%

Italy -23% -10% -01%* 00%*

N. Ireland -21% -15% -06% -07%

Austria -21% -18% -12% -01%*

Denmark -21% -20% -18% -07%

Ireland -20% -14% -05% -02%*

Belgium -18% -15% -10% 01%*

West Germany
-16%
-11%
-06%
01%*

Iceland -11% -09% -11% -14%

Netherlands -10% -08% -08% -14%

Norway -10% -10% -10% -03%*

Sweden -07% -07% -07% -01%*

Canada -03%* -02%* -01%* 00%*

R 3.58% 5.98% 26.52% 30.94%

Rattribute to country dummy variables

3.58%¹⁰

2.31%¹¹

1.90%

0.53%

`Great Britain`	`-30%`	`-25%`	`-17%`	`-12%`
`Portugal`	`-28%`	`-18%`	`-11%`	`-04%*`
`France`	`-23%`	`-19%`	`-11%`	`00%`
`Italy`	`-23%`	`-10%`	`-01%*`	`00%*`
`N. Ireland`	`-21%`	`-15%`	`-06%`	`-07%`
`Austria`	`-21%`	`-18%`	`-12%`	`-01%*`
`Denmark`	`-21%`	`-20%`	-18%	`-07%`
`Ireland`	`-20%`	`-14%`	`-05%`	`-02%*`
`Belgium`	`-18%`	`-15%`	`-10%`	`01%*`
`West Germany`	`-16%`	`-11%`	`-06%`	`01%*`
`Iceland`	`-11%`	`-09%`	`-11%`	`-14%`
`Netherlands`	`-10%`	`-08%`	`-08%`	`-14%`
`Norway`	`-10%`	`-10%`	`-10%`	`-03%*`
`Sweden`	`-07%`	`-07%`	`-07%`	`-01%*`
`Canada`	`-03%*`	`-02%*`	`-01%*`	`00%*`
`R`	`3.58%`	`5.98%`	`26.52%`	`30.94%`
`Rattribute to country dummy variables`	`3.58%`¹⁰	`2.31%`¹¹	`1.90%`	`0.53%`