Year: 2009
Module: Volunteering
Variable: WHYVOL

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

Why did you become involved in volunteering? (Please tick all that apply)

This is a multiple response table from question 28 in the 2009 YLT survey.

 

	Number of respondents	% of respondents
I wanted to improve things / help people	279	60
I wanted to meet people / make friends	170	37
The cause was really important to me	88	19
My friends / family also volunteered	128	28
I thought it would give me a chance to learn new and/or use existing skills	255	55
I was asked to help	175	38
It helps me get on in my career / build up my CV	327	70
It's part of my religious belief or philosophy of life to help people	92	20
Other	40	9
Don't know/I can't remember	*	<1

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Results for young men and women

	%
	Males	Females
I wanted to improve things / help people	54	63
I wanted to meet people / make friends	33	39
The cause was really important to me	16	21
My friends / family also volunteered	26	28
I thought it would give me a chance to learn new and/or use existing skills	52	57
I was asked to help	44	34
It helps me get on in my career / build up my CV	62	75
It's part of my religious belief or philosophy of life to help people	21	19
Other	8	9
Don't know/I can't remember	0	<1

 

Results for people of different religion

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
I wanted to improve things / help people	62	60	53
I wanted to meet people / make friends	35	38	37
The cause was really important to me	18	22	13
My friends / family also volunteered	29	26	27
I thought it would give me a chance to learn new and/or use existing skills	54	56	53
I was asked to help	37	36	33
It helps me get on in my career / build up my CV	71	70	67
It's part of my religious belief or philosophy of life to help people	17	28	6
Other	5	12	10
Don't know/I can't remember	0	<1	0

 

'Other' reasons included:

• As part of Duke of Edinburgh & Queens Badge in Boys brigade.
• Because I love animals
• Duke of Edinburgh (21 respondents)
• Enjoy work like it (2 respondents)
• Enjoyment, love of the sport.
• For my queen's award through girls brigade.
• I have a passion for it
• I just had the opportunity to go and I really wanted to go.
• It is also something I've always wanted to do.
• It is necessary for my placement in health and social care.
• It makes me happy when I can see people smile.
• Part of my health and social care course
• Pope John Paul II award
• Through school as a part of a subject.
• To been seen as someone who is beneficial to the community.
• To do something good for other people.
• To try something different and interesting.
• Went to Scouts for 10 years, so wanted to volunteer to give back again

 

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