Table 7.10: Total number of hours spent volunteering in the last 4 weeks by sex
Column percentages, 2006 data
Adult population who have volunteered in the last 12 months
| Male | Female | All |
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Less than an hour | 2 | 2 | 2 |
|---|
Up to 5 hours | 46 | 48 | 48 |
|---|
6 to 10 hours | 17 | 20 | 18 |
|---|
11 to 15 hours | 9 | 8 | 8 |
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16 to 20 hours | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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21 to 35 hours | 6 | 5 | 6 |
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36 hours or more | 8 | 6 | 7 |
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Don't know | 5 | 4 | 4 |
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Total | 100 | 100 | 100 |
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Base | 671 | 987 | 1,658 |
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Note: the volunteering questions changed in 2006 so data shown for 2006 only. The volunteering questions were asked of half the sample.