This statistic presents the proportion of adults who volunteered in the last year in England, between 2012 and 2020 by religion. Over each of the survey periods, the share of respondents claiming to be Christian or of another religion tended to have a slightly higher proportion participating in voluntary work than those with no religion. In 2018/19 there were 35.7 percent Christian respondents who had volunteered at least once in the year prior.
Share of adults who volunteered in the last 12 months in England from 2012/13 to 2019/20, by religion
* Years run April to March. ** Base of most recent survey; n (2018/19) = 8,161; n (2017/18) = 7,715; n (2016/17) = 9,352; n (2015/16) =10,171; n (2014/15) = 9,817; n (2013/14) =10,355; n (2012/13) = 9,838; n (2011/12) = 9,188; n (2010/11) = 14,102; n (2009/10) = 6,097; n (2008/09) = 14,452; n (2007/08) = 25,720; n (2006/07) = 24,174; n (2005/06) = 28,117.
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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 2012/13 to 2019/20, by religion [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 01, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/420107/volunteering-uk-england-by-religion/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of adults who volunteered in the last 12 months in England from 2012/13 to 2019/20, by religion." Chart. September 23, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 01, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/420107/volunteering-uk-england-by-religion/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2020). Share of adults who volunteered in the last 12 months in England from 2012/13 to 2019/20, by religion. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 01, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/420107/volunteering-uk-england-by-religion/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of Adults Who Volunteered in The Last 12 Months in England from 2012/13 to 2019/20, by Religion." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/420107/volunteering-uk-england-by-religion/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Share of adults who volunteered in the last 12 months in England from 2012/13 to 2019/20, by religion Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/420107/volunteering-uk-england-by-religion/ (last visited July 01, 2022)
