title: The health implications of civic association in Russia.
abstract: Can civic and political participation influence health outcomes, and if so, does the general aversion to joining community activities have some connection to poor health outcomes in Russia? Using data from surveys of 18,000+ urban Russians conducted from 2003 to 2005 and controlling for a wide range of variables, we find that individuals who join collective civic and political activities report better health than non-joiners and that living in a participatory community may enhance one's health, regardless of one's own participation.
authors.affiliation: University of Notre Dame, Political Science, 217 O'Shaughnessy Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA. javeline@nd.edu
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Javeline
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brooks
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003256:Community Participation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D011057:Politics; D011209:Power, Psychological; D012426:Russia; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D035502:Trust; D014505:Urban Population