{"id":2808,"date":"2019-03-25T10:36:19","date_gmt":"2019-03-25T10:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.networkportfolio.co.uk\/ncinsurance.co.uk\/thirdsectorprotect\/?p=2808"},"modified":"2019-09-09T10:40:16","modified_gmt":"2019-09-09T09:40:16","slug":"volunteering-statistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/networkportfolio.co.uk\/ncinsurance.co.uk\/thirdsectorprotect\/blog\/volunteering-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteering statistics: The most likely volunteers in the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport recently conducted a survey to reveal the volunteer rates in the UK and how they compared to previous years. The\u00a0volunteering statistics revealed some interesting information about who\u2019s donating their time, who isn\u2019t and the current trends in volunteering.<\/span><\/p>\n

Volunteering Statistics, Rates & Trends<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

Levels are stable<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

The UK volunteering statistics found that there haven\u2019t been any significant changes in the percentage of people volunteering.<\/span><\/p>\n

38% of people surveyed said they had volunteered at least once between 2017-2018 which is a 1% increase from the previous year. Whilst this is a positive result, the percentage of those formally volunteering once a month has decreased from 27% in 2013-2014 down to 22% in 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Volunteer<\/span><\/p>\n

65-74-year old’s are the most frequent volunteers<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

29% of 65-74-year old’s volunteer once a month, with 42% volunteering once a year. Unfortunately, the previous rise of young volunteers aged between 16-24 have slowed to match the rest of the population.<\/span><\/p>\n

The least likely group to volunteer were 25-34-year old’s.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

This coincides with the time the age groups have spare, also revealed by the study, which showed that those who didn\u2019t work were more likely to volunteer regularly.<\/span><\/p>\n

Women vs. men<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Women were found to be more likely to have taken part in regular volunteering than men, with 41% having volunteered monthly at some stage, compared to 36% of men.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Volunteering<\/p>\n

Volunteering is rife in affluent, rural areas<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Volunteering statistics revealed that those living in deprived, urban areas were less likely to formally volunteer. Between the years of 2017-2018, 15% of those living in the most deprived areas of England volunteered regularly, whilst in the least deprived areas, this increased to 29%. When comparing rural to urban areas overall, we see that 29% regularly volunteer in rural areas, compared to 21% in urban areas.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Volunteering<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018Doing good\u2019 is a volunteer\u2019s most likely motivation<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

The top three motivations listed in order are:<\/span><\/p>\n