y pi s - high level results
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Young People In Scotland Survey High level summary of survey evidence
March 2015
Kathleen Doyle and Gemma Jackson
Volunteer Scotland, Policy and Research
[email protected] [email protected]
www.volunteerscotland.org.uk @VolScot
Key points to cover…….
Results: Current Volunteering
levels of volunteering frequency routes into volunteering
Results: Future Volunteering
perceptions spare time activities encouragement to volunteer areas of interest
LEVELS OF VOLUNTEERING
“Thinking back over the last 12 months, have you given up any of your time to help out with things like clubs,
campaigns or organisations without being paid?”
Levels of Volunteering
45% of young people have formally volunteered, with the majority volunteering in their spare time
9% of young people volunteer in both their spare time and in school time
Yes, in my own spare time
Yes, in school time No, but would consider doing so
No, and would not consider doing so
Other0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
34%
20%18%
14%
23%
45%
32%
23% Yes
Yes
No
Other
Levels of Volunteering
More girls volunteer in their spare time than boys and girls are more likely to consider volunteering in the future
19% of boys expressed no interest in volunteering compared to only 9% of girls
16-18 year olds are twice as likely to volunteer in school time than younger age groups
11-15 year olds are more likely to consider volunteering in the future than 16-18 year olds
FREQUENCY OF VOLUNTEERING
“How often have you volunteered in the last 12 months?”
Frequency of Volunteering
59% of young volunteers are volunteering on a regular basis (at least once a month)
38% of young volunteers are volunteering on an occasional basis
No more than once a year
A few times a year
Five or six times a year
At least once a month
About once a week
A few times a week
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%
11%
19%
7%
13%
27%
19%
Frequency of Volunteering
Girls are more likely to volunteer regularly (66%) than boys (52%)
Boys are more likely to volunteer occasionally (46%) than girls (31%)
Frequency of volunteering increases with age, with 72% of 16-18 year olds volunteering regularly, compared to 49% of 11-13 year olds
Occasional volunteering is highest amongst 11-13 year olds (47%) and 14-15 year olds (40%)
ROUTES INTO VOLUNTEERING
“Did any of these people help you to begin volunteering? They might have done this by telling you
about things that you could do to help, showing you how to get started, or just by encouraging you”.
Routes into Volunteering
Parents/guardians are most likely to help young people into volunteering, followed by teachers and then friends
Only 6% of young people start volunteering on their own
Neighbour
Someone at local job centre
Someone else
Did it on my own
Community organisation
Scheme Rep (DofE)
Other family member
Someone at a club/group
Friend
Teacher
Parent/guardian
0% 5% 10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
0%
1%
2%
6%
10%
11%
18%
24%
30%
32%
41%
Routes into Volunteering
Girls are more likely to be influenced by their friends into volunteering (35%) than boys (25%)
The influence of family and friends is highest amongst 11-13 year olds and decreases with age
The influence of teachers increases with age, peaking at 45% for 16-18 year olds, compared to around 25% for the younger age groups
PERCEPTIONS OF VOLUNTEERING
“When you think about volunteering, which of these words and phrases comes to mind?”
Positive Negative
Young people have a very positive perception of volunteering
A high proportion of young people identify with the traditional ‘altruistic’ concept of volunteering (e.g. helping other people and being a good citizen)
Few young people have a negative perception of volunteering This has improved from 2009, when 19% of 11-16 year olds thought it was boring and 18% ‘goody-goody’ (Being Young in Scotland, YouthLink Scotland, 2009)
Perceptions of Volunteering
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10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
78%
58% 56%50%
43%32%
15%
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Goody-goody
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10% 9% 8%4%
Perceptions of Volunteering
Girls are more likely to identify with the altruistic notions of volunteering, whilst boys have more negative perceptions
Girls are more likely to see volunteering as an opportunity to make friends (38%) than boys (26%)
16-18 year olds are more likely to identify with the altruistic notions of volunteering than younger age groups
Volunteering as a way to develop skills/gain experience increases with age (46% of 11-13 year olds compared to 71% of 16-18 year olds)
SPARE TIME ACTIVITIES
“Which of these activities would you most like to do in your spare time?”
Spare Time Activities
% of all young people
% of young people
54
20
8
8
7
14
12
16
13
5
4
52
29
27
25
18
17
18
9
4
8
6
Girls Boys
Go to sports clubs, gyms, exercise or dance groups 52
Help out your friends/neighbours 24
Go to drama, music or singing groups 18
Volunteer with a local group or charity 16
Go to an art or crafts club 12
Take part in youth groups 16
Go to under 18s club/venues 15
None of these 12
Take part in a computer club or group 8
Take part in campaigns or demonstrations 6
Go to a church/other religious group 5
Spare Time Activities
Girls are most interested in creative activities (drama, music and art) and both formal and informal volunteering
Boys are more interested in computer club (13%) than girls (4%)
Interest in volunteering with a local group/charity increases with age, with 24% of 16-18 year olds interested compared to 14% of younger groups
Youth groups, drama/music and computer clubs are of most interest to 11-13 year olds
VOLUNTEERING – ‘INFLUENCES’
“Which of these things would encourage you to do any/more volunteering in the future?”
Volunteering – ‘Influences’
Volunteering with friends would most encourage young people to volunteer, followed by if it would improve their career prospects
18% of young people would be more encouraged to volunteer if they could do so in school time, compared to 11% in their own time
Help to find opportunities
Volunteer with family
Volunteer outside school time
In charge of own volunteering
Consistency
Volunteer in school time
If someone asked me
'Taster' session
Close to home
Improve skills
Improve career prospects
Volunteer with friends
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
9%
9%
11%
11%
13%
18%
19%
21%
29%
29%
37%
56%
Volunteering – ‘Influences’
More girls want to volunteer with their friends (62%) than boys (49%)
More girls would consider volunteering in their spare time (16%) than boys (7%)
A quarter of all young people would be more interested in volunteering if they could do so close to where they live
11-13 year olds are more interested in being able to volunteer with their family than older age groups
AREAS OF INTEREST
“In which of the following areas would you say you would be most interested in volunteering with?”
Areas of Interest
Young people are most interested in sport-related volunteering, followed by helping children or young people in school
Hobbies, arts and animal welfare also feature within the top 5 areas of interest
Religious groups
Local community groups
Environmental protection
Political groups
Justice and human rights
First aid or safety
Older people/the elderly
Health or disabilities
Wildlife protection
Children or YP's groups (outside school)
Animal welfare
Hobbies/arts/recreation/social clubs
Children or YP (in school)
Sport or exercise
0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
3%
4%
5%
7%
11%
12%
14%
14%
15%
19%
22%
22%
26%
34%
Areas of Interest
Sports and exercise are of most interest to boys (43% compared to 26% of girls)
Helping out with children, young people and animal welfare are of most interest to girls
Interest in volunteering within areas of health, disabilities, First Aid and safety increases with age
An interest in activism (e.g. political groups, environmental protection and Justice and Human Rights) also increases with age
Overall Themes Scotland’s young people are very ‘volunteer’ active, and could
create a step change in volunteer growth for generations to come
Young people are particularly interested in sport-related volunteering opportunities and volunteering with their friends - growth will come from turning interest into action
Age is a key factor – a tailored approach to volunteer development and involvement is needed to take account of (and challenge) different views and interests
Boys and girls current and future interest in volunteering is different - playing out some gender stereotypes
• IPSOS Mori Survey (2014):
– data collected from a representative sample of over 2,000 young people
– aged 11-18 years– carried out across 50 state-sector secondary schools in
Scotland– self-completion survey– conducted in mixed ability classes such as personal and
social education (P.S.E)– produced large representative dataset which allows for
robust sub-group analysis
Technical Note