National Survey of Volunteering and Charitable Giving, 2006-2007

UKDA study number:5793

Principal Investigators

Communities and Local Government
National Centre for Social Research
Institute for Volunteering Research

Sponsor

Cabinet Office. Office of the Third Sector

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UK Data Archive, University of Essex, Colchester.

March 2008

 

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Communities and Local Government, National Centre for Social Research and Institute for Volunteering Research, National Survey of Volunteering and Charitable Giving, 2006-2007 [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], March 2008. SN: 5793.

 

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5793 . National Survey of Volunteering and Charitable Giving, 2006-2007
(Helping Out)

 

Depositor:

Communities and Local Government

Principal Investigators:

Communities and Local Government
National Centre for Social Research
Institute for Volunteering Research

Sponsor:

Cabinet Office. Office of the Third Sector

Abstract:

The National Survey of Volunteering and Charitable Giving was commissioned by the Office of the Third Sector in the Cabinet Office. The research was carried out by the National Centre for Social Research in partnership with the Institute for Volunteering Research (IVR) in 2006-2007, as a follow-up to the Citizenship Survey, 2005 (deposited at the UKDA under SN 5367).

The survey interviewed just over 2,700 adults in households in England. The aim was to explore how and why people give unpaid help to organisations, and what they think of their experiences; what stops people from volunteering or giving money to charity; and how and why people give money to charity. It builds upon IVR’s National Survey of Volunteering, last carried out in 1997 (deposited at the UKDA under SN 3931), and provides some insights into how things have changed since then.

Further information about the survey, including links to publications, can be found on the Cabinet Office National Survey of Volunteering and Charitable Giving web pages.

Main Topics:

The Helping Out survey asked about:

Coverage:

Time Period Covered: The survey asked respondents about the previous week and previous month. Some questions also asked about the previous five years.
Dates of Fieldwork: October 2006 - February 2007
Country: England
Spatial Units: Government Office Regions (GORs)
Observation Units: Individuals
Kind of Data: Numeric data; Individual (micro) level

Universe Sampled:

Location of Units of Observation: National
Population: Adults aged 16 and over living in England. The sample was drawn from those respondents to the Citizenship Survey, 2005 living in England who agreed at the time to be re-contacted for future research.

Methodology:

Time Dimensions: Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Sampling Procedures: Multi-stage stratified random sample
Number of Units: Achieved 2,705 cases.
Method of Data Collection: Face-to-face interview
Data Sources: The dataset contains some variables (e.g. age, sex, ethnicity and other additional variables) from the Citizenship Survey, 2005 dataset.
Weighting: Weighting used. See documentation for details.

Language(s) of Written Materials:

Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English

Access:

Access Conditions: The depositor has specified that registration is required and standard conditions of use apply. The depositor may be informed about usage. See terms and conditions for further information.
Availability: ESDS Access and Preservation, UK Data Archive
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Date of First Release:

4 March 2008

Copyright:

Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen’s Printer for Scotland


File last updated:

17 March 2008