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Mainstage Variable

volhrs

Hours spent volunteering in last 4 weeks

Datafile

Index terms

Question asked in the latest wave:

voluntarywork_w14.volhrs

Question label:

Hours spent volunteering in last 4 weeks

Question text:

And in the last 4 weeks approximately how many hours have you spent doing unpaid or voluntary work for any organisation?

Question universe:

if Volun = 1 (If volunteers)

Question interviewer instructions:

IF RESPONDENT VOLUNTEERS FOR MORE THAN ONE GROUP OR AGENCY, PLEASE TOTAL TIME SPENT IN ALL GROUPS TOGETHER ENTER NUMBER OF HOURS ENTER TO THE NEAREST HOUR

Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-83050085.99%
proxy-71340.38%
refusal-2470.13%
don't know-1960.27%
[Value >= 0]1469413.23%
Total35471100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
11.74307770200.018.764694

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-82768480.67%
proxy-78042.34%
refusal-2290.08%
don't know-1960.28%
[Value >= 0]1570616.63%
Total34319100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
11.13286130200.017.825706

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-83072078.18%
proxy-716834.28%
refusal-2190.05%
don't know-1800.2%
[Value >= 0]1679217.29%
Total39294100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
11.17325020200.018.986792

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-82964165.59%
proxy-731296.92%
refusal-230.01%
don't know-1600.13%
[Value >= 0]11235927.35%
Total45192100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
3.332833-10.0200.018.8212359

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-83491974.18%
proxy-739358.36%
refusal-210.0%
don't know-1230.05%
[Value >= 0]1819617.41%
Total47074100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
11.29388780200.019.228196

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-84155576.15%
proxy-738807.11%
don't know-1200.04%
[Value >= 0]1911316.7%
Total54568100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
11.08454550200.019.339113

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