using data on volunteering helen timbrell university of dundee march 1 2005
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Using Data on Volunteering Helen Timbrell University of Dundee March 1 2005 ESRC Case Studentship PTA-033-2003-00020. How does the nature, meaning and impact of volunteering vary between urban and rural locations?. My research. Case study sites Rural deprived 2. Rural affluent - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Using Data on Volunteering Helen Timbrell
University of DundeeMarch 1 2005
ESRC Case Studentship PTA-033-2003-00020
My researchHow does the nature, meaning and impact of volunteering vary between urban and rural locations?
Case study sites1. Rural deprived 2. Rural affluent3. Urban deprived 4. Urban affluent
QuestionnairesRandom sample of 20% of ward area
Interviews Current volunteers, volunteer coordinators, key local figures
• Extent of volunteering
• Types of volunteering
• Relationship between volunteering and social capital
• Policy impacts
• Sense of place
• Sense of self
Using SHS Data:Annual Reports
Q. Whether given up time to help as an organiser/volunteer in the past 12 months
77
1392512441687667143332964968Base
100100100100100100100Total
766370767580No
24373024252023Yes
ScotlandRemote Rural
Accessible Rural
Remote Small Towns
Accessible Small Towns
Other Urban Areas
Large Urban Areas
Source: SHS Annual Report 2003, p131
• Types of volunteering• Hours spent volunteering• Neighbourhood satisfaction
• Gender, Age, SEC etc.
• Limited info on urban/rural classification
Using SHS Data: SHS Lite (i)
• Can use urban/rural classification on additional variables
Table 1. Number of hours spent volunteering in the previous 4 weeks
Percentage of those who have given time to an organisation/volunteer in
the past 12 months
Remote ruraln=569
Accessible ruraln=1101
0 – 4 hrs
58.7 62.7
5 – 8 hrs
14.2 14.7
9 – 12 hrs
10.0 8.8
13 – 16 hrs
4.0 4.0
17 – 28 hrs
6.9 5.0
29+ hrs
6.2 4.8
Total 100.0 100.0
• Can recode variables to facilitate comparison to my results
Using SHS Data: SHS Lite (ii)
Accessible ruraln=3392
Have given time as an organiser/volunteer in past
12 months
Yes No
Good 96.9 95.3
Poor 2.9 4.3
No Opinion 0.2 0.3
Total 100.0 100.0
Remote ruraln=1517
Have given time as an organiser/volunteer in
past 12 months
Yes No
Good 97.2 95.5
Poor 2.7 4.1
No Opinion 0.2 0.4
Total 100.0 100.0
Tables 2 and 3: How rate area as a place to live by whether given up time as an organiser/volunteer in past 12 months
• Can cross tab variables relevant to my research
• Can select cases only relevant to my own research
Ease of use
To a nervous quantitative researcher…
• Initially overwhelming BUT: Excellent User Guide
Crucial Variable list
• SPSS background useful but probably not essential
• Good range of variables covered
• Risk of wallowing in range of information available
• Remember: own data is primary focus