Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aims of this survey series are to ascertain : the proportion of the population who are involved in voluntary activity in the UK; the type of people most likely to volunteer; the types of activities in which volunteers are engaged; the motivations for volunteering; the benefits and drawbacks of voluntary work. The 1997 survey was carried out by BMRB International on behalf of the National Centre for Volunteering (formerly the Volunteer Centre). The need to compare trends in voluntary activity over time required that the survey was to a large extent a repeat of the previous surveys conducted by SCPR in 1981 and 1991, although some new topics were covered. A research project was carried out by the National Centre for Social Research in partnership with the Institute for Volunteering Research in 2006/7, as a follow-up to the Citizenship Survey, 2005. The resulting study, the National Survey of Volunteering and Charitable Giving, 2006-2007, is held at the UKDA under SN 5793. Main Topics: The survey covered the following subjects : working status; voluntary activity connected with work; marital status, disabilities and caring responsibilities; formal volunteering; organisation or group helped most, and most in past year (current and previous volunteers); barriers to volunteering and attitudes of irregular or former volunteers; informal volunteering; attitudes towards voluntary workers, and our society's attitudes towards them; receipt of voluntary help; donations. Users should note, a few variables on the questionnaire are not included in the dataset if they were used to create derived variables. There are many derived variables included (particularly in Section 4 of the questionnaire). Comparison of the topline and the questionnaire of the technical report is recommended for Section 4. Multi-stage stratified random sample CAPI was used. Face-to-face interview 1997 ACHIEVEMENT ADVICE AGE ASSOCIATIONS ATTITUDES BRITISH POLITICAL P... BUILDING MAINTENANCE CARE OF DEPENDANTS CARE OF THE DISABLED CARE OF THE ELDERLY CHARITABLE ORGANIZA... CHILD MINDING CHILDREN CHRONIC ILLNESS CLUBS COMMITTEES COMMUNITY ACTION COMMUNITY BEHAVIOUR COMMUNITY SERVICE P... COMMUNITY WORK COMMUTING CONSERVATIVE PARTY ... CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY COOKING COUNSELLING CRIMINAL RECORD DECISION MAKING DISABILITIES DOMESTIC RESPONSIBI... DRIVING ECONOMIC ACTIVITY EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIA... EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND ELDERLY EMPLOYEES EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT HISTORY EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMES ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONSE... ETHNIC GROUPS FAITH BASED CHARITA... FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBERS FEES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FRIENDS FUND RAISING GARDENING GIFTS GROUPS HOURS OF WORK HOUSEHOLD PETS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEWORK INCOME INDUSTRIES INSURANCE INTERVIEWING FOR JOB JOB DESCRIPTION JOB HUNTING LABOUR PARTY GREAT ... LIBERAL DEMOCRATS G... LOTTERIES MANAGERS MARITAL STATUS MASS MEDIA MEALS ON WHEELS MEMBERSHIP MOTOR VEHICLES NEIGHBOURHOODS NEIGHBOURS NEWSPAPERS OCCUPATIONS OLD AGE ORGANIZATIONS OVERTIME PARENT TEACHER ASSO... PHILANTHROPY PLACE OF RESIDENCE POLITICAL ALLEGIANCE PRESCHOOL CHILDREN PRIVATE SECTOR PROFESSIONAL ASSOCI... PUBLIC SECTOR QUALIFICATIONS QUALITY RECIDIVISM RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY RETIREMENT SATISFACTION SELF EMPLOYED SHOPPING SICK PERSONS SOCIAL PARTICIPATION SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY SOCIAL SUPPORT SOCIAL SYSTEMS SOCIAL WELFARE ORGA... SPORTS CLUBS SPOUSE S ECONOMIC A... SPOUSE S OCCUPATION SPOUSES STATE RESPONSIBILITY STUDENTS SUPERVISORS Social welfare poli... TIME TRADE UNION MEMBERSHIP TRADE UNION OFFICIALS TRADE UNIONS TRAINING TRANSPORT TRAVELLING TIME UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT UNWAGED WORKERS VISITS PERSONAL VOLUNTARY ORGANIZAT... VOLUNTARY WELFARE O... VOLUNTARY WORK YOUTH YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aims of this survey series are to ascertain : the proportion of the population who are involved in voluntary activity in the UK; the type of people most likely to volunteer; the types of activities in which volunteers are engaged; the motivations for volunteering; the benefits and drawbacks of voluntary work. The 1991 survey was, to a large extent, a repeat of a 1981 survey (not held at the Data Archive), which was carried out by SCPR for the Volunteer Centre. The need to repeat the 1981 survey was stimulated largely by changes in the role of the voluntary sector in the 1980s and by an apparent increase in the discrepancy between the demand for, and supply of, volunteers since the earlier survey. The 1991 survey looked at both formal organised volunteering and informal neighbourhood activity. Main Topics: The proportion of people involved in voluntary activity; the type of people involved; the types of activities; motivations for volunteering ; benefits and drawbacks; formal, organised volunteering and informal neighbourhood activity. Simple random sample For details see Technical Report. Face-to-face interview 1991 ADVICE AGE ASSOCIATIONS ATTITUDES CARE OF DEPENDANTS CARE OF THE DISABLED CHILDREN CLUBS COMMITTEES COMMUNITY ACTION COMMUNITY BEHAVIOUR COMMUNITY WORK COMMUTING DISABILITIES DOMESTIC RESPONSIBI... DRIVING ECONOMIC ACTIVITY EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND ELDERLY EMPLOYEES EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT HISTORY EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMES ENVIRONMENT ETHNIC GROUPS FAITH BASED CHARITA... FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBERS FEES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FRIENDS FUND RAISING GROUPS HOME OWNERSHIP HOURS OF WORK HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING TENURE INCOME INDUSTRIES INSURANCE INTERVIEWING FOR JOB JOB DESCRIPTION JOB HUNTING LANDLORDS MANAGERS MARITAL STATUS MASS MEDIA MEMBERSHIP MOTOR VEHICLES NEIGHBOURS NEWSPAPER READERSHIP NEWSPAPERS OCCUPATIONS ORGANIZATIONS OVERTIME PARENTS PLACE OF RESIDENCE PRESCHOOL CHILDREN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCI... QUALIFICATIONS RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY RETIREMENT SATISFACTION SELF EMPLOYED SELF ESTEEM SHIFT WORK SICK PERSONS SOCIAL HOUSING SOCIAL SUPPORT SPOUSES STUDENTS SUPERVISORS Social welfare poli... TERMINATION OF SERVICE TRADE UNION MEMBERSHIP TRAINING TRAINING COURSES TRAVELLING TIME UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT UNWAGED WORKERS VOLUNTARY WELFARE O... VOLUNTARY WORK