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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2017-2018

Variable Details

VariableVOL402
LabelTypes of volunteering
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 Fundraising 22
2 Organising or helping to run a community 134
3 Being a group leader/member of committee 48
4 Befriending or mentoring 27
5 Visiting people (not including immediate family) 35
6 Coaching 25
7 Counselling giving information or advice 13
8 Secretarial administration or clerical work 13
9 Providing transport/driving 15
10 Promotion of a particular cause or event 25
11 Campaigning 2
12 Practical help such as shopping gardening building or Meals 26
13 Collecting / making things to be sold for charity 10
14 Teaching or training 14
15 Helping in a church or religious organisation 44
16 Working with young people 33
17 Working in a charity shop 7
18 Other - please specify 0
-3 Refused 0
-1 Dont Know 0
Sysmiss 5184
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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