Volunteering and intergenerational solidarity

June 2011

Methodology

Methodology

o Survey conducted face-to-face in the respondent’s home

o Fieldwork: mid-April – beginning of May 2011

o Population: representative sample of population 15+

o Coverage: European Union, 27 Member States

o Number of interviews: 26,825

Special Eurobarometer

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Agenda

Agenda

A. Volunteering within the European Union

B. Active ageing and intergenerational solidarity in the

EU

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A. Volunteering within the European Union

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1.1 A quarter of Europeans have a voluntary activity

Total ‘Yes’ : 24%

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1.2 Volunteering benefits in the European Union: social cohesion cited by a third of Europeans

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1.3 Volunteering as a vector of a certain European social model

NB : this graphic only shows the items mentioned by more than 10% of respondents

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1.4 In which types of organisations or associations do Europeans carry out their voluntary activities?

NB : this graphic only shows the items mentioned by more than 10% of respondents with a volunteering activity (24% of total sample)

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1.5 Usefulness of local volunteer rescue teams

QA14 The European Parliament would like each Member State of the EU and the local and regional authorities to create, in each region, rescue teams of volunteer workers to face natural disasters and accidents. Do you think that such a measure would be…?

2% 3%

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1.6 Europeans are divided on how to define the framework and the way volunteering works

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1.6 Definition of the framework and the way volunteering works: different responses from volunteers and non-volunteers

The Member States and the EU should define together the frame and

the w ay volunteering w orks in an European Charter for volunteer

w orkers

(OUR COUNTRY) should define individually the frame and the w ay volunteering w orks

Don't know

EU27 47% 45% 8%

Total 'yes' 45% 49% 6%

Yes, on a regular basis 41% 53% 6%

Yes, on an occasional basis 48% 46% 6%

No 48% 44% 8%

Has a voluntary activity

QA12 To define the frame and the way volunteering works, which of the following two statements wouldyou prefer?

B. Active ageing and intergenerational solidarity in the EU

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2.1 Different measures for reinforcing intergenerational solidarity perceived as efficient

83%

59%

89%

13%

37%

9%

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