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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2017-2018

Variable Details

VariableVOL403
LabelTypes of volunteering
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 Fundraising 4
2 Organising or helping to run a community 8
3 Being a group leader/member of committee 79
4 Befriending or mentoring 16
5 Visiting people (not including immediate family) 22
6 Coaching 24
7 Counselling giving information or advice 15
8 Secretarial administration or clerical work 17
9 Providing transport/driving 24
10 Promotion of a particular cause or event 21
11 Campaigning 7
12 Practical help such as shopping gardening building or Meals 14
13 Collecting / making things to be sold for charity 12
14 Teaching or training 15
15 Helping in a church or religious organisation 29
16 Working with young people 29
17 Working in a charity shop 5
18 Other - please specify 1
-3 Refused 0
-1 Dont Know 0
Sysmiss 5335
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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