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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2017-2018

Variable Details

VariableVOL405
LabelTypes of volunteering
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 Fundraising 1
2 Organising or helping to run a community 0
3 Being a group leader/member of committee 1
4 Befriending or mentoring 2
5 Visiting people (not including immediate family) 15
6 Coaching 5
7 Counselling giving information or advice 7
8 Secretarial administration or clerical work 14
9 Providing transport/driving 13
10 Promotion of a particular cause or event 30
11 Campaigning 6
12 Practical help such as shopping gardening building or Meals 4
13 Collecting / making things to be sold for charity 13
14 Teaching or training 8
15 Helping in a church or religious organisation 20
16 Working with young people 24
17 Working in a charity shop 1
18 Other - please specify 0
-3 Refused 0
-1 Dont Know 0
Sysmiss 5513
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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