Year: 2009
Module: Volunteering
Variable: VOLINFO

If you wanted to find out about volunteering opportunities, how would you like to receive such information? (Please tick all that apply)

This is a multiple response table from question 22 in the 2009 YLT survey.

 

	Number of respondents	% of respondents
Through your school	592	70
Through a special telephone line	24	3
At a centre where I could find out about volunteering	229	27
In articles and adverts in the media (newspapers, TV, radio)	358	42
Through information in job centres	102	12
In the Internet (e.g. Facebook and Bebo)	372	44
By text messages, or emails	251	30
Through word-of-mouth	351	41
Other	41	5
None of these	7	<1
Don't know	19	2

Go to results for young men and women, and people of different religions.
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Results for young men and women

	%
	Males	Females
Through your school	68	72
Through a special telephone line	3	3
At a centre where I could find out about volunteering	26	28
In articles and adverts in the media (newspapers, TV, radio)	39	45
Through information in job centres	13	12
In the Internet (e.g. Facebook and Bebo)	39	47
By text messages, or emails	20	35
Through word-of-mouth	35	46
Other	4	5
None of these	2	<1
Don't know	3	2

 

Results for people of different religion

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Through your school	74	69	62
Through a special telephone line	4	1	4
At a centre where I could find out about volunteering	29	25	27
In articles and adverts in the media (newspapers, TV, radio)	39	44	48
Through information in job centres	9	13	16
In the Internet (e.g. Facebook and Bebo)	41	44	52
By text messages, or emails	29	30	32
Through word-of-mouth	43	40	40
Other	5	4	7
None of these	<1	1	1
Don't know	1	3	2

 

'Other' responses included:

• By asking at the place I want to volunteer at

• By post or text messages

• Career convention

• Through church

• Through youth groups

• Through Friends

• Local Council

• Through outreach work

• Sporting organisation

• Through family

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