Socio-economic groups 12.6 hours


Higher/lower managerial and professions


Intermediate occupations/ small employers


Lower supervisory & technical/semi-routine


Routine occupations


Never worked/long-term unemployed


Full time students


0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%


Participation in regular formal volunteering is higher among those in higher socio-economic groups. People who are employed in ‘higher/ lower managerial or professional’ occupations are more likely to take part in regular formal volunteering than other groups (with the exception of full-time students).


“What is the essence of life? To serve others and to do good” Aristotle


Types of activities


Participation in different types of formal volunteering activities was measured by asking people if they had given unpaid help to any groups, clubs or organisations in the last 12 months in any of the ways listed on a showcard. England, 2008-09


0% 20% 40% 60% At least once a month


Raising or handling money/ taking part in sponsored events


Leading the group/ member of a committee


Organising or helping to run an activity or event


Visiting people


Befriending or mentoring people


Giving advice/information/ counselling


Secretarial, admin or clerical work


Providing transport/ driving


Representing Campaigning


Other practical help (eg, helping out at school, shopping) Any other help


0% 20% 40% 60% At least once in the last year


74%


of people living in England had given money to charity


www.communities.gov.uk/documents/ statistics/pdf/1547056.pdf


70,000 15.3%


People who regularly took part in formal volunteering (ie, at least once a month) spent an average of 12.6 hours on these activities in those four weeks.


The number of volunteers needed for the 2012 Olympics is 70,000, plus 30,000 for the Paralympics.


www.london2012.com/get-involved/ volunteer/index.php


of undergraduates reported that they volunteered with a charity in their first year of studies. Volunteering rates were highest among students studying medicine/ dentistry and social sciences.


www.volunteering.org. uk/WhatWeDo/sv_old/ Student+Volunteering+Week+2010/ Research+and+Statistics


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