BUSINESS GENEROSITY
PURPOSE
To provide estimates, in dollar terms, of the overall level of support given (in the form of money, goods or services) to the community sector by the business sector. This includes information about support for arts and culture activities and sport and recreation activities.
DESCRIPTION
The Business Generosity Survey (BGS) was conducted as a supplementary survey in conjunction with the Economic Activity Survey (EAS) in respect of the 2000-01 financial year. Information was collected, by mail-out questionnaire, from the sample of approximately 9,000 employing businesses selected from the ABS central business register for the EAS.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE
Australia
FREQUENCY OF COLLECTION
Irregular
DATA ITEMS
Data collected in the BGS may be analysed alongside data collected in respect of 2000-01 for the EAS (the component directly collected by ABS), as the surveys were sent to the same sample of businesses. For example, sponsorship dollars may be expressed as a proportion of total business expenses, or disaggregated by business employment size or industry. See Economic Activity Survey (Annual) for further information about data items available from the EAS.
Value of giving
The dollar value of support provided by the businesses to non-related community organisations or individuals.
Type of giving
The value of giving is divided into three types of giving:
Donations
Business to community projects
Sponsorship
Forms of support
The value of giving is divided into three forms of support:
Money
Goods
Services
Activities supported
Activities supported by business giving are:
Arts and culture
Health
Community service and welfare
Sport and recreation
Environmental
Education and training
Other
Barriers to giving
For each type of giving, barriers to giving, or to additional giving, are:
Another part of the organisation was responsible for giving
Business had not considered giving
Insufficient benefits for the business
Business resources were committed elsewhere
Business had not been approached
Other reason
Geographic area
Australia, States and Territories.
HISTORICAL DATA
The survey has only been conducted once.
DISSEMINATION
Publications
Australian Bureau of Statistics 2002, Generosity of Australian Businesses, Cat. No. 8157.0, ABS, Canberra. Price $21.00.
CONTACT
In the first instance, refer to To obtain data or further information in the Introduction to this directory.
Assistant Director
Economy Wide Statistics
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Locked Bag 10
BELCONNEN ACT 2616
Telephone: Canberra 02 6252 5454
Facsimile: 1800 999 310
Email: client.services@abs.gov.au
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