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KMID : 1001320120390010163
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Social Welfare Policy
2012 Volume.39 No. 1 p.163 ~ p.197
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An Empirical Exploration on Secular Giving: Analysis on Relationships with Religious Giving and Mutual Aid Giving
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Kang Chul-Hee
Kim Kye-Jung
Hur Young-Hye
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Abstract
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This study is targeted to understand citizens’ secular giving in the relationship with religious giving and mutual aid giving. It explores core predictors of secular giving which is measured by absolute amount and effort(share of giving by household income) by focusing on religious giving, mutual aid giving, and their interaction with controlling for significant
variables such as demographic variables and volunteering. For the analysis, this study utilizes the data called ’Giving Korea 2010’ by the Center on Philanthropy of the Beautiful Foundation and employs Tobit regression model to correct sample selection bias. The findings show that (1) religious giving amount(+) and interaction between religious giving amount and mutual aid giving amount(-) have statistically significant effects on citizens’ secular giving amount and (2) religious giving effort(+), mutual aid giving effort(+), and interaction between religious giving effort and mutual aid giving effort(-) have statistically significant effects on citizens’ secular giving effort. The findings show that there are complementary relationship between religious giving and secular giving in terms of amount and effort and there could be complementary relationship between mutual aid giving and secular giving in terms of effort. In addition, it shows that there can be substitutive relationship between these giving and secular giving when religious giving and mutual aid giving are practiced simultaneously Indeed, the findings implies that there should be continuous research on different types
of giving behaviors. This study has made a start in a new area of inquiry attempting to explain diverse giving behaviors of citizens in different cultural backgrounds with broadening and promoting understanding on Koreans’ giving behaviors. Moreover, it raises an implication for policy development to mobilize secular resources.
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KEYWORD
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secular giving, religious giving, mutual aid giving, giving amount, giving effort
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