Year: 2009
Module: Volunteering
Variable: STOPVOL

If response to VOLPAST is 'no'....

If you have stopped volunteering in the past 12 months we would be interested in finding out why (Please tick all that apply)

This is a multiple response table from question 37 in the 2009 YLT survey.

 

Number of respondents
% of respondents
Due to the higher levels of home and schoolwork I now have
41
13
Volunteering took too much time
7
2
I was not able to do the things I liked to
5
2
I felt my efforts weren't always appreciated
11
4
I was out of pocket due to my volunteering
5
2
Other
9
3
I have never volunteered
256
82

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Results for young men and women
 
%
Males
Females
Due to the higher levels of home and schoolwork I now have
11
14
Volunteering took too much time
*
*
I was not able to do the things I liked to
*
*
I felt my efforts weren't always appreciated
3
4
I was out of pocket due to my volunteering
*
*
Other
*
*
I have never volunteered
82
81

 

Results for people of different religion

 
%
Catholic
Protestant
No religion
Due to the higher levels of home and schoolwork I now have
11
13
19
Volunteering took too much time
*
*
*
I was not able to do the things I liked to
*
*
*
I felt my efforts weren't always appreciated
*
*
*
I was out of pocket due to my volunteering
*
*
*
Other
*
*
*
I have never volunteered
84
80
76

 

'Other' reasons included:

  • Don't know
  • I didn't enjoy it.
  • I have yet to practically volunteer however I really would like to
  • I haven't got round to do it again but would do it if I could.
  • I havn't been able to find places to volunteer
  • I started a full time job.
  • I was finished
  • I was too lazy
  • Never thought about it.
  • Not enough to do in my area.
  • Only had to volunteer for a year


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