Cabinet office publishes volunteering statistics

 

Official statistics published for the first time by the Cabinet Office show that the proportion of people volunteering at least once a year has now increased from 65% in 2010-11 to 71% in 2012, with an even bigger increase in the proportion of people volunteering regularly.

The results of the Community Life survey show that the proportion of people volunteering at least once a year rose by six percentage points, to 71 per cent, between 2011 and 2012, reversing six years of gradual decline. The proportion of people volunteering once a month also increased, from 41 per cent in 2011 to 49 per cent last year.

The survey is based on 2,262 interviews with adults in England, carried out between August and October. It replaces the larger Citizenship Survey, which previously collected data on social action including volunteering, charitable giving, community engagement and wellbeing from about 9,000 people over the course of a year.

For further information on the survey results visit http://communitylife.cabinetoffice.gov.uk.