Table 7.8: Types of organisations or groups which adults have volunteered for in last 12 months by urban/rural classification
Column percentage, 2006 data
Adult population who have volunteered in the last 12 months
| Large urban areas | Other urban | Accessible small towns | Remote small towns | Accessible rural | Remote rural | Scotland |
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Voluntary organisation/charity/community group | 31 | 37 | 34 | * | 42 | 55 | 38 |
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Church, religious or faith based group | 25 | 21 | 24 | * | 29 | 18 | 23 |
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Sports club | 13 | 14 | 20 | * | 12 | 16 | 14 |
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Caring organisation | 13 | 10 | 9 | * | 8 | 11 | 10 |
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Youth group | 10 | 9 | 11 | * | 14 | 8 | 10 |
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Childrens group | 8 | 10 | 3 | * | 4 | 11 | 8 |
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School board or PTA | 5 | 7 | 10 | * | 9 | 6 | 7 |
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Public service | 7 | 6 | 5 | * | 8 | 6 | 6 |
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Arts or cultural group | 4 | 5 | 5 | * | 4 | 10 | 5 |
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Community Council, SIP or Community Planning Partnership | 4 | 4 | 4 | * | 8 | 9 | 5 |
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Professional society or organisation | 4 | 2 | 2 | * | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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Tenants group, housing association or residents association | 4 | 3 | 2 | * | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Social club | 3 | 3 | 0 | * | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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Trade Union | 2 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Other | 15 | 16 | 15 | * | 17 | 10 | 15 |
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Base | 502 | 424 | 160 | 94 | 227 | 264 | 1,671 |
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* Percentages not shown as sample size is less than 100
Columns may add to more than 100% since multiple responses allowed.
Note: the volunteering questions changed in 2006 so data shown for 2006 only. The volunteering questions were asked of half the sample.