AKTYWNOŚĆ SPOŁECZNA MIESZKAŃCÓW MAŁYCH MIAST W POLSCE
SOCIAL ACTIVITY OF INHABITANTS OF SMALL TOWNS IN POLAND

Summary/Abstract: The growing social activity of Poland’s inhabitants, manifested among others by the increased membership in different associations, stems from the conviction that they have real opportunities to improve the standard and quality of life in their places of residence. The research to date suggests that the level of this activity varies spatially, depending on the size of settlement units and the socio-economic polarisation of the country (Frykowski, Jażdżewska 2009; Józefowicz, Michniewicz-Ankiersztajn 2020). It also appears that demographic characteristics and social structure may play a role with regard to the level of involvement in local community activities. The aim of this study is to determine the factors that condition social participation of small town residents. The analysis was made at the level of urban and urban-rural communes (where the population of towns does not exceed 20,000). The principal component analysis was used to achieve the desired goal. A set of demographic and socio-economic characteristics available from the Local Data Bank and data on associations registered in the National Court Register were used.

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