INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS
PURPOSE
To collect information about donations by individual persons to various organisations, including arts and cultural organisations and sporting clubs.
DESCRIPTION
The Individual Donations collection was conducted as part of the Population Survey Monitor (PSM) collection for November 1997. The questions referred mainly to donations made during the three months prior to interview and were asked of approximately 3,000 interviewees Australia-wide. The PSM covered all usual residents aged 18 years and over in private dwellings in both urban and rural areas of all States and Territories of Australia. However, persons living in remote and sparsely settled areas were excluded from the collection. All persons living in non-private dwellings were also excluded.
Note that some data about individual donations were collected more recently (the four quarters of 2000). However, this information did not include a breakdown by the types of organisation to which donations were made. Hence it is of little relevance to culture and leisure statistics.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE
Australia
FREQUENCY OF COLLECTION
Quarterly, but ceasing with the collection for November 1997.
DATA ITEMS
Number of persons
The total number of persons aged 18 years and over in Australia.
Form of monetary donation
Records the forms by which monetary donations can be made. The forms of donation are:
Cheque
Credit card
Cash
Other
No donation made
Personal donation status (three months)
Records, for each form of monetary donation, whether a person made such a donation during the last three months. The options are:
Yes
No
Don't know
Other adult donation status (three months)
Records whether any other adult member of the household made any form of monetary donation during the last three months. The options are:
Yes
No
Don't know
Personal donation status (twelve months)
Records, for persons who did not make any form of monetary donation during the last three months, whether they made any form of monetary donation during the last twelve months. The options are:
Yes
No
Don't know
Types of organisation receiving donations
Records the types of organisation to which a person donated during the last three months. The types of organisation are:
Arts and cultural organisations
Universities
Research organisations
Schools
Hospitals
Other health organisations
Community and welfare services
International aid
Religious
Environmental and animal welfare groups
Interest groups
Sporting clubs
Other
Don't know
Schools
The organisation category of Schools is divided into the sub-categories:
Government schools
Private schools
Amount donated
Records, for each type of organisation, the amount of money (if known) which a person donated during the last three months.
Goods donation status (delivery)
Records whether, during the last three months, a person made a donation of goods which they personally delivered to the organisation. The options are:
Yes
No
Don't know
Goods donation status (collection)
Records whether, during the last three months, a person telephoned an organisation to arrange for them to collect goods which the person wished to donate. The options are:
Yes
No
Don't know
Goods donation status (twelve months)
Records, for persons who did not donate any goods during the last three months, whether they donated any goods during the last twelve months. The options are:
Yes
No
Don't know
Number of organisations to which goods donated
The number of organisations (if known) to which a person donated goods during the last three months.
Type of goods donated
The types of goods donated to organisations during the last three months. The types of goods are:
Clothing
Furniture
Books
Toys
Electrical goods
Blankets
Food
Other
Quantity of goods donated
Records the quantity of each type of good which a person donated to each type of organisation during the last three months.
Membership of organisations
Records the types of organisation of which a person is a member. The options for type of organisation are:
Service clubs
Church
Trade unions
Professional organisations
Sporting clubs
Recreation or hobby clubs
Social clubs
Education
Arts and cultural organisations
Environmental and animal welfare groups
Interest groups
Community groups
Health groups
Other
Number of organisations
The number of organisations of which a person is a member.
Active member status
Indicates whether a person is an active member of an organisation of which they are a member. An active member is one who is on the committee or regularly performs tasks for or on behalf of the organisation.
Geographic area
Data are available for Australia and States and Territories.
Demographic characteristics
Demographic characteristics for which information is available include:
Age
Sex
Socioeconomic characteristics
Socioeconomic characteristics for which information is available include:
Labour force status (employed, unemployed or not in the labour force)
Educational attainment
Other topics of interest
In some quarters in which data about individual donations were collected, data were also collected about the following topics:
Art and craft purchases (February 1997 to November 1997)
Attendance at arts festivals (September 1996)
Attitudes towards the arts (November 1997)
Children’s participation in sport and physical activities (September 1996 to May 1997)
Household use of information technology (September 1996 and November 1996)
Participation in gambling (September 1996 to May 1997)
Spectator sports (September 1996 to May 1997)
HISTORICAL DATA
The collection was previously conducted for the quarters September 1996, November 1996, February 1997, May 1997 and August 1997.
DISSEMINATION
Publications
Australian Bureau of Statistics 1998, Population Survey Monitor, Australia, November 1997, Cat. no. 4103.0, ABS, Canberra. Price $16.00. Also available for September 1996, November 1996, February 1997, May 1997 and August 1997.
CONTACT
In the first instance, refer to To obtain data or further information in the Introduction to this directory.
Manager
National Centre for Culture and Recreation Statistics
Australian Bureau of Statistics
GPO Box 2272
ADELAIDE SA 5001
Telephone: Adelaide 08 8237 7326
Facsimile: Adelaide 08 8237 7366
Email: nccrs@abs.gov.au
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