Share of adults volunteering in England 2005-2020, by gender

Published by D. Clark, Aug 8, 2024
This statistic presents the proportion of adults who volunteered in the last year in England, between 2005 and 2020, by gender. Over the survey periods shown, the share of female respondents participating in voluntary activities tended to be slightly higher than male respondents. Around 30 percent of male and 34.6 percent of female respondents in 2019/20 said they had volunteered at least once in the previous year.

Share of adults who volunteered in the last 12 months in England from 2005/06 to 2019/20*, by gender

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Release date

September 2020

Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

2005/06 to 2019/20*

Number of respondents

7,502**

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI)

Supplementary notes

* Years run April to March.
** Base of most recent survey; n (2018/19) = 8,161; n (2017/18) = 7,715; n (2016/17) = 9,352; n (2015/16) =10,171; n (2014/15) = 9,817; n (2013/14) =10,355; n (2012/13) = 9,838; n (2011/12) = 9,188; n (2010/11) = 14,102; n (2009/10) = 6,097; n (2008/09) = 14,452; n (2007/08) = 25,720; n (2006/07) = 24,174; n (2005/06) = 28,117.
From the year 2018/19 on, the respondents were able to choose the option 'in another way' for the question 'Which of the following describes how you think of yourself?', with estimates not including this answer due to small sample size.
This statistic using original data from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the Open Government License v3.0

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