To what extent do youth from rural low-income areas participate in voluntary organizations? And what characteristics of these youth are related to their participation? In an attempt to answer these two questions, the authors studied young people in a rural low-income area of Wisconsin-comparing those from lower socioeconomic levels with those from higher levels. In addition to reporting their findings, the authors present recommendations for educational programs attempting to reach these lower socioeconomic rural youth.
Everson et al. (Fri,) studied this question.