The Effects of Race, Gender, and Marital Status on Giving and Volunteering in Indiana

The Hong Kong Law Enforcement Torch Run: An Exploration of Officers' Participation Motives

“…Although this finding is contrary to previous studies of philanthropic behavior, for example Kottasz (2004) and Mesch (2006), it can be argued that for an event like the Torch Run, the perception of the philanthropic behavior is quite different from other types of giving behaviors such as donation of funds. First and foremost, the perception of the participants might be focused on joining the event which is much like a carnival and on testing their own physical prowess to complete the race.…”

U.S. Volunteering in the Aftermath of the Great Recession: Were African Americans a Significant Factor?

“…This study also did not find race to be significant; the results did show that single females were 18% more likely to be a volunteer and to volunteer 146 h per year more than single men, ceteris paribus. In addition, the probability of being a volunteer increased with education and income levels [14].…”

Who Decides in Giving to Education? A Study of Charitable Giving by Married Couples

“…The extant research has looked at the individual characteristics of donors as well as those in households -examining how gender, education, income, age, race, and marital status affect charitable giving behavior (e.g., Belfi eld and Beney, 2000 ;Conley, 2000 ;Andreoni et al ., 2003 ;Bryant et al ., 2003 ;Rooney et al , 2005 ;Mesch et al ., 2006 ). Very little research exists, however, as to the charitable giving decision-making process itself. "…”