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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Community Life Survey Experimental Online Data, 2015-2016

Variable Details

VariableVolBen1a
LabelWhy started volunteering: I wanted to improve things/help people
Question text People do unpaid work or give help to all kinds of groups for all kinds of reasons. Thinking about all the groups, clubs or organisations you have helped over the last 12 months, did you start helping them for any of the following reasons? Pick the reasons that were most important to you. You can choose up to five reasons. 1. I wanted to improve things/help people
Responses
0 No 611
1 Yes 650
-9 Refused 6
-8 Don't Know 3
-1 Item not applicable 1986
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationCommunity Life Survey Experimental Online Data, 2015-2016
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults (aged 16 years and over) resident in England, during 2015-2016.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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