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SD Indicator 37: Active community participation

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37. Active community participation* Informal and formal volunteering at least once a month in the last 12 months, 2001 to 2005

Active community participation since:

1990

2001

In 2005, 29 per cent of people volunteered formally at least monthly (giving unpaid help through groups, clubs, organisations, to benefit other people or the environment), an increase of 2 percentage points from 2001. In Scotland (not shown) 23 per cent of people formally gave up time to help as an organiser or volunteer in the past year. Thirty-seven per cent of people volunteered informally (giving unpaid help as an individual to people who are not relatives), an increase of 3 percentage points from 2001. Overall 50 per cent of people were regular formal or informal volunteers in 2005. Sixty-eight per cent of people had volunteered informally at least once per year (not shown) changing little since 2001. NEXT INDICATOR | PREVIOUS INDICATOR

Updated: 27 July 2007

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