Table 2

The relationship between locus of control and volunteering participation and frequency

Ordinary least squares (OLSs)Fixed effect (FE)
Panel A: Volunteering participation
Locus of Control0.036***0.012***
(0.002)(0.002)
Age−0.001−0.035 **
(0.001)(0.003)
Ln income0.016***0.013***
(0.001)(0.003)
Education
Low education−0.094***−0.063
(0.008)(0.061)
Medium education0.032***0.006
(0.007)(0.035)
High education0.111***0.012
(0.008)(0.030)
Employment
Retired0.058***0.071***
(0.004)(0.007)
Unemployed−0.049 ***0.021**
(0.005)(0.008)
Marital status
Married/spouse−0.0040.292***
(0.006)(0.070)
Never married0.0090.161
(0.006)(0.146)
Widowed−0.001−0.055**
(0.005)(0.018)
Household size−0.005***0.002
(0.002)(0.014)
Chronic diseases0.004***0.005**
(0.001)(0.002)
ADL−0.002−0.002
(0.003)(0.004)
IADL−0.009**−0.016**
(0.004)(0.005)
Body weight
Healthy weight0.018**0.054
(0.008)(0.038)
Overweight0.0110.078*
(0.008)(0.039)
Obese−0.008−0.104**
(0.009)(0.040)
Cognitive functions
Fluency0.004***0.003**
(0.001)(0.001)
Memory0.005***0.002
(0.002)(0.002)
Numeracy0.007***0.004
(0.001)(0.005)
Observations88,98688,986
Individuals49,14549,145
Panel B: Volunteering frequency
Locus of control0.023***0.036***
(0.005)(0.011)
Age−0.004−0.013
(0.006)(0.080)
Ln income0.008**0.014*
(0.003)(0.008)
Education
Low education−0.007−0.951*
(0.033)(0.552)
Medium education0.0050.903*
(0.031)(0.515)
High education0.094***0.015
(0.032)(0.014)
Employment
Retired0.041***0.058***
(0.006)(0.051)
Unemployed−0.031***0.019*
(0.007)(0.010)
Marital status
Married/spouse−0.278**0.142
(0.015)(0.115)
Registered partner−0.035**0.067
(0.016)(0.121)
Widowed−0.0100.224
(0.017)(0.125)
Household size−0.010**−0.021
(0.004)(0.013)
Chronic diseases−0.007**−0.016 ***
(0.004)(0.004)
ADL−0.0060.029**
(0.009)(0.013)
IADL−0.008**−0.015**
(0.004)(0.006)
Body weight
Underweight−0.0120.007
(0.027)(0.039)
Healthy weight0.0140.018
(0.011)(0.021)
Overweight0.0100.075*
(0.010)(0.034)
Cognitive functions  
Fluency−0.003**0.001
(0.001)(0.001)
Memory0.0020.003
(0.001)(0.002)
Numeracy−0.010**0.010
(0.004)(0.006)
Observations15,95415,954
Individuals10,95610,956

Note(s): Control variables also include wave, country and language dummies. Standard errors, clustered at the individual level, appear in parentheses

***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05 and *p < 0.1

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