9. | Have you been involved with (all) these groups, clubs or organisations in the last 12 months? | |
| Children’s education/schools | 19.1 |
| Youth/children’s activities (outside school) | 3.9 |
| Education for adults | 1.3 |
| Sports/exercise (taking part, coaching or going to watch) | 5.9 |
| Religion | 30.3 |
| Politics | 2.6 |
| Health, Disability and Social welfare | 7.3 |
| The elderly | 0 |
| Safety, First Aid | 3.3 |
| The environment, animals | 2.6 |
| Justice and Human Rights | 0 |
| Local community or neighbourhood groups | 13.8 |
| Citizen’s Groups | 0.7 |
| Hobbies/Recreation/Arts/Social clubs | 5.9 |
| Trade union activity | 2.6 |
| None of these | 0 |
12. | Which, if any of these, might make you likely to get involved in future? | |
| If someone asked me directly to get involved | 12.8 |
| If my friends or family got involved with me | 24.1 |
| If someone who was already involved was there to help get me started | 18.8 |
| If more information about the things I could do was available | 9.1 |
| If I knew I could get my expenses paid | 1.3 |
| If someone could provide transport when I needed it | 4 |
| If I could do it from home | 6.8 |
| If I knew it would help me improve my skills or get qualifications | 10.9 |
| If I knew it would benefit me in my career or improve my job prospects | 11.9 |
| Other | 0.3 |
13. | In the last 12 months, have you done any of these things, unpaid, for someone who is not a relative? This might be for a friend, neighbour or someone else. | |
| Keeping in touch with someone who has difficulty getting out and about (visiting in person, telephoning or e-mailing) | 1 |
| Doing shopping, collecting pension or paying bills for someone | 10.9 |
| Cooking, cleaning, laundry, gardening or other routine household jobs for someone | 18.7 |
| Decorating, or doing any kind of home or car repairs for someone | 8.2 |
| Baby sitting or caring for children | 9.5 |
| Sitting with or providing personal care (e.g. washing, dressing) for someone who is sick or frail | 2.3 |
| Looking after a property or a pet for someone who is away | 21.0 |
| Giving advice to someone | 5.3 |
| Writing letters or filling in forms for someone | 3.9 |
| Representing someone (for example in talking to a council official) | 3.0 |
| Transporting or escorting someone (for example to a hospital, on an outing or a school-run) | 7.6 |
| Anything else (specify)……………………………………………………. | 3.3 |
| No help given in last 12 months | 5.3 |
| DK | 0 |
15. | Have you yourself, in the last 12 months, benefited from unpaid help in any of these ways? Please exclude help from members of your family (that’s any relatives). | |
| Keeping in touch with your (visiting in person, telephoning or e-mailing) | 1.2 |
| Doing shopping, collecting pension or paying bills for you | 7.2 |
| Cooking, cleaning, laundry, gardening or doing other routine household jobs for you | 17.8 |
| Decorating, or doing any kind of home or car repairs for you | 10.6 |
| Baby sitting or caring for your children | 7.5 |
| Sitting with or providing personal care (e.g. washing, dressing) for you | 2.2 |
| Looking after a property or a pet for you whilst you are away | 21.5 |
| Giving advice to you | 4.4 |
| Writing letters or filling in forms for you | 3.1 |
| Representing you (for example in talking to a council official) | 0.9 |
| Transporting or escorting you (for example to a hospital or on an outing) | 6.2 |
| Anything else (specify) | 6.5 |
| DK | 0 |
| No help received in last 12 months | 10.9 |