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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2017-2018

Variable Details

VariableVOL401
LabelTypes of volunteering
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 Fundraising 275
2 Organising or helping to run a community 86
3 Being a group leader/member of committee 78
4 Befriending or mentoring 22
5 Visiting people (not including immediate family) 29
6 Coaching 35
7 Counselling giving information or advice 4
8 Secretarial administration or clerical work 13
9 Providing transport/driving 9
10 Promotion of a particular cause or event 16
11 Campaigning 0
12 Practical help such as shopping gardening building or Meals 47
13 Collecting / making things to be sold for charity 4
14 Teaching or training 15
15 Helping in a church or religious organisation 84
16 Working with young people 25
17 Working in a charity shop 16
18 Other - please specify 2
-3 Refused 0
-1 Dont Know 0
Sysmiss 4917
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2017-2018
UniversePrivate households in Northern Ireland.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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