Pasts that last: The moderating role of education and former occupation for men's volunteering after retirement

TY - JOUR

T1 - Pasts that last: The moderating role of education and former occupation for men's volunteering after retirement

AU - van den Bogaard, L.

AU - Henkens, K.

AU - Kalmijn, M.

N1 - Reporting year: 2014

PY - 2014

Y1 - 2014

N2 - This study uses nationally representative cross-sectional data to investigate the relationship between retirement and volunteering among men aged 50–70 in the Netherlands, and how this relationship is influenced by educational and occupational background.Based on a life-course perspective, it is hypothesized that education, socio-economic status related to the occupation and non-manual occupations will moderate the relation between retirement and volunteering activities for several reasons. Results from tobit regressions indicate that retirees, the highly educated, people with high occupational status and former non-manual workers are more involved in volunteering. While no interaction between retirement and educational level is found, the characteristics of the occupation (socio-economic status and non-manual versus manual work) are indeed found to interact with retirement, leading to higher volunteering rates for male retirees from occupations with high status, and retirees from non-manual occupations. Implications,strengths and limitations of the study are discussed.

AB - This study uses nationally representative cross-sectional data to investigate the relationship between retirement and volunteering among men aged 50–70 in the Netherlands, and how this relationship is influenced by educational and occupational background.Based on a life-course perspective, it is hypothesized that education, socio-economic status related to the occupation and non-manual occupations will moderate the relation between retirement and volunteering activities for several reasons. Results from tobit regressions indicate that retirees, the highly educated, people with high occupational status and former non-manual workers are more involved in volunteering. While no interaction between retirement and educational level is found, the characteristics of the occupation (socio-economic status and non-manual versus manual work) are indeed found to interact with retirement, leading to higher volunteering rates for male retirees from occupations with high status, and retirees from non-manual occupations. Implications,strengths and limitations of the study are discussed.

KW - SSCI

KW - retirement

KW - volunteering

KW - education

KW - occupation

KW - after retirement

KW - men

U2 - 10.1016/j.rssm.2014.02.004

DO - 10.1016/j.rssm.2014.02.004

M3 - Article

SN - 0276-5624

VL - 36

SP - 87

EP - 100

JO - Research in Social Stratification and Mobility

JF - Research in Social Stratification and Mobility

IS - June

ER -