Information of Focus Group StudiesVolunteersService Recipients21/12/200131/01/2002Date of fieldworkSample sizeOrganizationVolunteersTarget populationrepresentativesFocus group discussions withResearch methodexperienced moderators
Information of Focus Group Studies Volunteers Service Recipients Date of fieldwork 21/12/2001 31/01/2002 Sample size Target population Volunteers Organization representatives Research method Focus group discussions with experienced moderators
Participation: Actualand Intended
Participation: Actual and Intended
Experience of Participating inVolunteering(Base=1,555)ExperienceinExperience inExperience inEITHEROrganizedOrganizedMutualAidVolunteeringoronlyVolunteering onlyMutualAid22%55%62%Yes44%No78%38%
Experience of Participating in Volunteering (Base=1,555) Experience in Organized Volunteering only Experience in Mutual Aid only Experience in EITHER Organized Volunteering or Mutual Aid Yes 22% 55% 62% No 78% 44% 38%
Last Participation in Volunteering6%7%<=1 month27%Organized 11%<=2 months (but >)Volunteeringmonth)(Base=348)<=3 months (but> 25%12%months)<=6 months (but>37%14%10%months)<=l year (but > 6months)42%<=2 years (but > 137%year)<=3 years (but > 2MutualAidyears)(Base= 859)> 3 years (pleasespecify)1%Forgotten1%2%4%7%4%4%
Last Participation in Volunteering 27% 5% 14% 10% 7% 12% 11% 7% 6% <=1 month <=2 months (but >1 month) <=3 months (but > 2 months) <=6 months (but > 3 months) <=1 year (but > 6 months) <=2 years (but > 1 year) <=3 years (but > 2 years) > 3 years (please specify) Forgotten 4% 4% 7% 37% 42% 1% 1% 2% 4% Organized Volunteering (Base = 348) Mutual Aid (Base = 859)
No. of times Participatedin Volunteering[Excluding those who are certain that they have not participated in volunteering over the past 12 monthsMutualAidOrganizedVolunteering(Base=829)(Base=256)13%6%1time28%2times16%3times11%18%7%4times10%5times7%7%4%3%6times2%1%7times1%3%8times1%0%9times4%11%10times22%25%11 times oraboveMean11.918.52.413.44StandardError
No. of times Participated in Volunteering [Excluding those who are certain that they have not participated in volunteering over the past 12 months ] Organized Volunteering (Base = 256) Mutual Aid (Base = 829) 1 time 13% 6% 2 times 28% 16% 3 times 11% 18% 4 times 7% 10% 5 times 7% 7% 6 times 4% 3% 7 times 2% 1% 8 times 1% 3% 9 times 1% 0% 10 times 4% 11% 11 times or above 22% 25% Mean 11.9 18.5 Standard Error 2.41 3.44