NI Young Life and Times Survey

If response to VOL12MTHS is volunteering decreased/stopped and VOLPAST is No [Multiple Response Table]

Which, if any, of the factors below would encourage you to begin volunteering or to return to volunteering?

	%
Flexibility so that I can volunteer when it suits my free time	59
A recognition of my efforts by businesses and universities	33
To gain experience in things that would be useful to me	51
To be given incentives to encourage me to keep volunteering (e.g. free t-shirts, trips etc.)	25
To be able to choose the organisation I would like to volunteer for	26
To have plenty of fun	41
Being able to take part in a youth led activity you develop	11
Nothing would encourage me	5

Go to results for men and women, and people of different religions.
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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Flexibility so that I can volunteer when it suits my free time	49	69
A recognition of my efforts by businesses and universities	30	35
To gain experience in things that would be useful to me	48	53
To be given incentives to encourage me to keep volunteering (e.g. free t-shirts, trips etc.)	22	28
To be able to choose the organisation I would like to volunteer for	25	26
To have plenty of fun	39	44
Being able to take part in a youth led activity you develop	7	14
Nothing would encourage me	8	2

Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Flexibility so that I can volunteer when it suits my free time	60	59	59
A recognition of my efforts by businesses and universities	35	28	33
To gain experience in things that would be useful to me	55	55	43
To be given incentives to encourage me to keep volunteering (e.g. free t-shirts, trips etc.)	28	24	24
To be able to choose the organisation I would like to volunteer for	21	29	30
To have plenty of fun	44	41	37
Being able to take part in a youth led activity you develop	14	11	6
Nothing would encourage me	4	5	6