Table 5 Association of civic activity and HL-SDH and HP-HL

Support activities for mother and child related to natural childbirth and child rearing

.22

<.001

.11

.001

Disaster support and disaster prevention activities for supporting disaster-stricken areas and victims

.22

<.001

.16

<0.001

Group purchase of pesticide-free vegetables

.22

<.001

.18

<0.001

Activities for promoting folk entertainment, culture, and encouraging tourism

.22

<.001

.18

<0.001

Cooperative activities and consumer movements

.21

<.001

.14

<0.001

Environmental conservation and ecology movements such as recycling and prevention of pollution

.21

<.001

.14

<0.001

Activities to help the elderly and persons with disabilities

.20

<001

.16

<0.001

International cooperational activities for providing support to poor countries

.19

<.001

.12

<0.001

Political activities and support and recommendation of lawmakers

.19

<.001

.11

.002

Activities of administration volunteers of museums and art galleries

.19

<.001

.12

<0.001

Activities related to protection of human rights and elimination of discrimination

.18

<.001

.11

.001

Petitions to the administration

.18

<.001

.09

.009

Intercultural communication activities including international exchange

.18

<.001

.14

<0.001

Collection of waste materials or exchange of unwanted articles

.17

<.001

.13

<0.001

Activities involving mutual discussions about suffering and troubles

.17

<.001

.12

<0.001

Activities related to the development of children and youth

.17

<.001

.12

.001

Activities related to the safety of the community, such as fire prevention, disaster prevention, crime prevention, and traffic safety

.17

<.001

.14

<.001

Activities against the use of nuclear weapons and anti-nuclear power plants

.16

<.001

.10

.007

Activities promoting sports

.16

<.001

.16

<0.001

Activities with good health as the purpose such as meetings to think about health and medical care

.16

<.001

.16

<0.001

Environment beautification activities such as cleaning and weeding of roads and parks

.14

<.001

.13

<0.001

Activities of children and youth sports teams

.13

<.001

.10

.007

PTA gatherings and gatherings of parents of nurseries and kindergartens

.12

<.001

.08

.017

Athletics and various sports and recreational activities

.12

<.001

.13

<0.001

Bon dance and festivals

.11

.002

.11

.001