Year: 2009
Module: Volunteering
Variable: OPPVOL

If response to VOLPAST is not 'no'...

And how did you find out about the opportunity to volunteer? (Please tick all that apply)

This is a multiple response table from question 29 in the 2009 YLT survey.

 

Number of respondents
% of respondents
From someone else already involved in volunteering
174
38
From a friend or family member
192
41
Through a church or a religious organisation
133
29
Through school
264
57
Through the Internet
40
9
Via leaflets, newspapers, TV or radio
31
7
I have used the services of the organisation in the past
62
13
Other
22
5

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Results for young men and women
 
%
Males
Females
From someone else already involved in volunteering
38
37
From a friend or family member
44
40
Through a church or a religious organisation
23
32
Through school
52
59
Through the Internet
10
8
Via leaflets, newspapers, TV or radio
8
6
I have used the services of the organisation in the past
14
13
Other
3
6

 

Results for people of different religion

 
%
Catholic
Protestant
No religion
From someone else already involved in volunteering
40
39
28
From a friend or family member
40
45
37
Through a church or a religious organisation
13
55
9
Through school
66
49
51
Through the Internet
6
10
13
Via leaflets, newspapers, TV or radio
7
7
5
I have used the services of the organisation in the past
9
17
18
Other
4
3
8

 

'Other' sources of information included:

  • Asked vets if they needed help
  • Community links
  • Guides
  • Headliners
  • I do it every year (once).
  • I had previously had a dog from that animal sanctuary.
  • I was asked to help
  • Its not real voluntary work, its just helping the people I care about.
  • Local volunteering centre
  • Social worker
  • The organiser
  • There are many different appeals from this charity throughout the year, I have always known about them.
  • Through girls brigade.
  • Through youth club (4 respondents).
  • VSB
  • Went into the shop


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