This statistic presents the proportion of adults who volunteered in England annually between 2005/06 and 2019/20, split by urban and rural location. Generally, the share of people volunteering tended to be slightly higher in rural locations. Of respondents to the 2019/20 survey, approximately 29.5 percent of those living in urban areas had engaged in at least one voluntary activity in the last 12 months, compared to 44.5 percent in rural areas.
Share of adults who volunteered in the last 12 months in England from 2005/06 to 2019/20*, by urban/rural location
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (September 23, 2019). Share of adults who volunteered in the last 12 months in England from 2005/06 to 2019/20*, by urban/rural location [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/420060/volunteering-uk-england-by-location/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of adults who volunteered in the last 12 months in England from 2005/06 to 2019/20*, by urban/rural location." Chart. September 23, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/420060/volunteering-uk-england-by-location/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2019). Share of adults who volunteered in the last 12 months in England from 2005/06 to 2019/20*, by urban/rural location. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/420060/volunteering-uk-england-by-location/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of Adults Who Volunteered in The Last 12 Months in England from 2005/06 to 2019/20*, by Urban/Rural Location." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/420060/volunteering-uk-england-by-location/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Share of adults who volunteered in the last 12 months in England from 2005/06 to 2019/20*, by urban/rural location Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/420060/volunteering-uk-england-by-location/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Share of adults who volunteered in the last 12 months in England from 2005/06 to 2019/20*, by urban/rural location [Graph], Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), September 23, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/420060/volunteering-uk-england-by-location/