In 2021/22, 61 percent of people aged between 65 and 74 volunteered at least once in England, compared with 52 percent of over 75s.
Share of the population who participate in voluntary activities in England from 2013/14 to 2021/22, by age group
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (February 28, 2023). Share of the population who participate in voluntary activities in England from 2013/14 to 2021/22, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/292909/volunteering-in-england-by-age/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of the population who participate in voluntary activities in England from 2013/14 to 2021/22, by age group." Chart. February 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/292909/volunteering-in-england-by-age/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2023). Share of the population who participate in voluntary activities in England from 2013/14 to 2021/22, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/292909/volunteering-in-england-by-age/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of The Population Who Participate in Voluntary Activities in England from 2013/14 to 2021/22, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/292909/volunteering-in-england-by-age/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Share of the population who participate in voluntary activities in England from 2013/14 to 2021/22, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/292909/volunteering-in-england-by-age/ (last visited June 16, 2024)
Share of the population who participate in voluntary activities in England from 2013/14 to 2021/22, by age group [Graph], Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), February 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/292909/volunteering-in-england-by-age/