Table 7.9: Types of activities carried out while volunteering by sex
Column percentage, 2006 data
Adult population who have volunteered in the last 12 months
| Male | Female | All |
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Raising money | 27 | 36 | 32 |
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Generally helping out | 27 | 29 | 28 |
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Doing whatever is required | 22 | 26 | 24 |
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Helping to organize or run events or activities | 25 | 22 | 23 |
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Committee work | 26 | 20 | 23 |
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Providing advice or assistance to others | 16 | 14 | 15 |
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Education or training or coaching | 16 | 10 | 12 |
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Office work or administration | 10 | 12 | 11 |
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Providing direct services ( e.g. meals on wheels, doing odd jobs) | 8 | 12 | 10 |
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Visiting, buddying or befriending people | 4 | 9 | 7 |
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Providing transport or driving | 4 | 5 | 5 |
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Campaigning | 4 | 3 | 4 |
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Representing others | 6 | 2 | 4 |
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Counselling | 3 | 4 | 3 |
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IT Support | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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Advocacy | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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Other | 8 | 6 | 7 |
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None | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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Base | 671 | 987 | 1,658 |
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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.