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Abstract

The present study follows Chilean older persons’ social participation in organizations. The methodology used corresponds to the data delivery period from the National Socioeconomic Characterization Survey (CASEN), where the samples used are 2003 (n = 257,077), 2009 (n = 246,924), 2011 (n = 200,302), 2015 (n = 266,968), and 2017 (n = 216,439). The data were processed using SPSS statistical software (version 27.0) for a descriptive analysis of the data and variable crossing, along with a comparison based on presenting the data in maps via QGis geographical software (3.36.6 version). The main finding of the present study is that while social participation in organizations continues a cross-sectional downward trend across Chilean population age groups, there are still good indicators among elderly people, determining non-participation profiles for public policy implementation. Some determinants for participation in this age group above the rest of the population may be due to improved health conditions, more free time after retirement, and cultural determinants inciting active participation in society.

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Title
Analysis of Senior Citizens’ Participation in Social Organizations
Author
Piña-Morán, Marcelo 1 ; Martínez-Matamala, Carlos 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Iacub, Ricardo 3 ; Olivo-Viana, María G 1 ; Rubio-Aguilar, Verónica 4 ; Torres-Fuentes, Luis M 5 

 Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Económicas, Universidad Católica del Maule, Avda. San Miguel 3605, Talca 3460000, Chile; [email protected] 
 Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Económicas, Universidad Católica del Maule, Carmen 684, Curicó 3340000, Chile; [email protected] 
 Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Víctor Martínez 361, Buenos Aires 1406, Argentina; [email protected] 
 Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Comunicaciones, Universidad Santo Tomás, Ejército 146, Santiago 8320000, Chile; [email protected] 
 Facultad de Ciencias Humanas, Universidad Bernardo O’Higgins, Avda. Viel 1497, Santiago 8370993, Chile; [email protected] 
First page
341
Publication year
2024
Publication date
2024
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
20760760
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3085020048
Copyright
© 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.