Levels of participation in collective civic activities, by demographic and health characteristics of respondents
| Type of collective civic participation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local government % (n) | Political party, campaign, trade union % (n) | Resident or community action group % (n) | Campaign/action to improve social/ environment conditions % (n) | |
| Gender | ||||
| Men | 2.5 (28) | 5.5 (62) | 6.1 (69) | 5.4 (61) |
| Women | 2.2 (31) | 3.6 (50) | 5.6 (78) | 5.5 (76) |
| p Value | 0.693 | 0.023 | 0.595 | 0.911 |
| Age | ||||
| 18–59 | 2.5 (40) | 5.3 (86) | 5.3 (87) | 5.7 (93) |
| 60+ | 2.1 (18) | 3.0 (25) | 6.8 (57) | 5.0 (42) |
| p Value | 0.628 | 0.009 | 0.146 | 0.456 |
| Education | ||||
| Low | 2.0 (7) | 1.7 (6)5-150 | 4.3 (15)5-150 | 4.6 (16)5-150 |
| Medium | 2.0 (34) | 4.3 (73) | 4.8 (82) | 4.0 (69) |
| High | 4.1 (17) | 8.1 (33) | 11.4 (47) | 12.2 (50) |
| p Value | 0.075 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Household income | ||||
| <$15 600 | 2.0 (16) | 1.9 (15)5-150 | 5.8 (46) | 3.7 (29)5-150 |
| $15 600–$31 199 | 1.1 (6) | 3.8 (21) | 2.9 (16) | 4.3 (24) |
| $31 200–$46 799 | 2.9 (12) | 6.4 (27) | 8.0 (34) | 6.6 (28) |
| $46 800–$62 399 | 2.9 (7) | 7.0 (17) | 5.4 (13) | 5.0 (12) |
| $62 400+ | 3.4 (10) | 10.0 (29) | 10.3 (30) | 12.5 (36) |
| p Value | 0.130 | 0.000 | 0.030 | 0.000 |
| Physical health (<60) | ||||
| Low | 2.1 (11) | 6.3 (33) | 5.7 (30) | 5.3 (28) |
| High | 2.5 (26) | 4.8 (50) | 4.8 (50) | 5.9 (61) |
| p Value | 0.628 | 0.205 | 0.434 | 0.677 |
| Physical health (⩾60) | ||||
| Low | 2.2 (12) | 2.4 (13) | 6.0 (33) | 4.2 (23) |
| High | 2.2 (5) | 3.9 (9) | 9.2 (21) | 7.9 (18) |
| p Value | 0.997 | 0.232 | 0.112 | 0.036 |
| Mental health (<60) | ||||
| Low | 2.2 (8) | 4.5 (16) | 5.8 (21) | 5.6 (20) |
| High | 2.4 (29) | 5.5 (67) | 4.9 (59) | 5.7 (69) |
| p Value | 0.850 | 0.418 | 0.475 | 0.902 |
| Mental health (⩾60) | ||||
| Low | 2.0 (3) | 2.0 (3) | 5.2 (8) | 6.5 (10) |
| High | 2.3 (14) | 3.1 (19) | 7.4 (46) | 5.0 (31) |
| p Value | 0.832 | 0.464 | 0.337 | 0.453 |
| Social isolation | ||||
| Low | 2.3 (39) | 5.1 (86) | 6.3 (106) | 5.8 (98) |
| High | 2.3 (18) | 3.4 (26) | 4.7 (36) | 4.8 (37) |
| p Value | 0.976 | 0.056 | 0.107 | 0.304 |
| Total | 2.4 (59) | 4.5 (112) | 5.9 (147) | 5.5 (137) |
↵5-150 p<0.006 (with Bonferroni correction of 9).