In 2021/22 the main reason people in England volunteered was that they wanted to improve things or help people, with 48 percent of volunteers advising this was their reason for doing so.
Main reasons people gave for volunteering in England in 2021/22
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (February 28, 2023). Main reasons people gave for volunteering in England in 2021/22 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/292905/reasons-for-volunteering-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Main reasons people gave for volunteering in England in 2021/22." Chart. February 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/292905/reasons-for-volunteering-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2023). Main reasons people gave for volunteering in England in 2021/22. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/292905/reasons-for-volunteering-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Main Reasons People Gave for Volunteering in England in 2021/22." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/292905/reasons-for-volunteering-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Main reasons people gave for volunteering in England in 2021/22 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/292905/reasons-for-volunteering-england/ (last visited December 09, 2023)
Main reasons people gave for volunteering in England in 2021/22 [Graph], Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), February 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/292905/reasons-for-volunteering-england/