Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2000

Variable Details

VariableVOLACT1
LabelVolunteer wrk:R did politclAB2.22aS2.14a
Question text Have you done any voluntary activity in the past 12 months in any of the following areas? Voluntary activity is unpaid work, not just belonging to an organisation or group. It should be of service or benefit to other people or the community and not only to one's family or personal friends. During the last 12 months did you do volunteer work in any of the following areas? Political activities (helping political parties, political movements, election campaigns, etc).
Responses
1 No,not last year 1263
2 Yes,once or twice 27
3 Yes,3-5 times 7
4 Yes,6+ times 9
9 Not answered 200
-1 No self-completn 157
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2000
Interviewer InstructionsIf the same voluntary activity falls under two or more of the categories listed above, please report it only once under the first relevant category. For example, if you were involved in political campaigning for a candidate endorsed by a church or religious group, you would report it under a. Political activities not under c. Religious and church-related activities.
UniversePersons aged 18 years and over resident in Scotland, including north of the Great Glen.;Scottish Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually