This statistic presents the proportion of adults who volunteered in England from 2005 to 2020. In 2019/20 around 32.4 percent of respondents participated in some form of voluntary work. In each annual survey before the 2016/17 survey, around a quarter of respondents had volunteered over the previous year. In 2016/17, this increased to 32.9 percent and decreased again in 2017/18 to 29.2 percent.
Share of adults who volunteered in the last 12 months in England from 2005/06 to 2018/20
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (September 23, 2020). Share of adults who volunteered in the last 12 months in England from 2005/06 to 2018/20 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/419987/volunteers-engagement-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of adults who volunteered in the last 12 months in England from 2005/06 to 2018/20." Chart. September 23, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/419987/volunteers-engagement-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2020). Share of adults who volunteered in the last 12 months in England from 2005/06 to 2018/20. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/419987/volunteers-engagement-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of Adults Who Volunteered in The Last 12 Months in England from 2005/06 to 2018/20." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/419987/volunteers-engagement-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Share of adults who volunteered in the last 12 months in England from 2005/06 to 2018/20 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/419987/volunteers-engagement-uk-england/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Share of adults who volunteered in the last 12 months in England from 2005/06 to 2018/20 [Graph], Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), September 23, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/419987/volunteers-engagement-uk-england/