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Voluntary Work

CONTACT
Assistant Director
Family and Community Statistics Section
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Telephone (02) 6252 7030
Facsimile (02) 6252 8007


DESCRIPTION

This survey provides information on the participation of persons involved in unpaid voluntary work through an organisation or group. Information collected on volunteering includes the type of organisation with which the voluntary work is associated, type of activities carried out, time spent volunteering, the characteristics of the volunteer, the perceived benefits of volunteering and the reason for volunteering.

The Voluntary Work Survey excludes care and support provided to family members, these dimensions of care are available from the Disability Survey and Time Use Survey.


SCOPE

Persons in scope of the Labour Force Survey who had undertaken voluntary work in the 12 months prior to the survey. Excludes persons in non-private dwellings.


DISSEMINATION

Publications

Voluntary Work, Australia, Preliminary (cat. no. 4440.0)
Voluntary Work, Australia (cat. no. 4441.0).


Data Service

Customised unpublished data are available in a variety of formats.


Data Details

Data are available at person level only.

Standard demographic, family and labour force information as for the Labour Force Survey.


Additional Demographic and Family Information

Main language spoken at home

Volunteers
Number of volunteers
Type of voluntary work
Hours of activity
Reason for volunteering
Training
Expenses incurred
Length of service
Benefits

For each organisation for which a volunteer worked
Field of voluntary work
Length of time volunteering
Groups assisted (for welfare/community or health)
Hours of voluntary work
Activities


GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE

Australia, States and Territories.


FREQUENCY OF COLLECTION

Conducted in 1995. A second survey is scheduled for 2000.


METHOD OF COLLECTION

Monthly Population Survey.


HISTORICAL DATA

None. It is expected that the survey planned for 2000 will be shorter than the survey conducted in 1995, however the output for key data items will be comparable.