Scottish Household Survey Annual Report 2007 Web Tables - Volunteering
The rate of volunteering has been higher in Scotland than the rest of the UK and other European Countries. Despite this, demand for volunteers exceeds supply. Additionally some people, in particular those from disadvantaged groups, are under-represented in volunteering. The Scottish Government's Volunteering Strategy includes an aim to work with other organisations to embed a culture of volunteering in Scotland. A key element of the strategy is ongoing monitoring to ensure key issues around volunteering are identified and addressed by appropriate organisations.
As part of the monitoring activity, the Scottish Household Survey includes a range of questions on volunteering, which were revised at the start of 2007. This included a number of detailed revisions to individual questions and, primarily, referring to providing unpaid help rather than volunteering. The questions gather information on the prevalence and frequency of volunteering, the type of organisations and activities for which individuals give up time, and the reasons for, and for not, volunteering.
At present, there are no web tables available for Volunteering.
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