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1. Stage One: Quantitative Telephone Survey of the General Public

Table 1.1 - Experience of Participating in Organized Volunteering

"First of all, let me briefly explain the meaning of organized volunteering. In short, organized volunteering generally refers to any services that are provided by aspiring individuals who are willing to contribute their time and effort for no material returns. Besides, these voluntary services, such as visiting, escorting, providing clerical work, homework tutoring as well as joining Kai Fong Association and Alumnus, aim at improving the community and are organized by voluntary organizations or groups." Using this definition, have you participated in any organized volunteering excluding donation before today?
	Frequency	Percentage
Yes	348	22.4%
No	1,205	77.5%
Forgotten	2	0.1%
Total	1,555	100.0%
Base	1,555
Missing case(s)	0

Table 1.2 - Last Participation in Organized Volunteering

(Only ask those who have participated in organized volunteering before) When was the last time that you participated in organized volunteering?
	Frequency	Percentage	% of total sample(Base=1,555)
<=1 month	83	27.2%	5.3%
<=2 months (but >1 month)	16	5.3%	1.0%
<=3 months (but > 2 months)	21	6.8%	1.4%
<=6 months (but > 3 months)	30	9.8%	1.9%
<=1 year (but > 6 months)	44	14.3%	2.8%
<=2 years (but > 1 year)	37	12.3%	2.4%
<=3 years (but > 2 years)	32	10.6%	2.1%
> 3 years (please specify)	23	7.4%	1.5%
Forgotten	19	6.3%	1.2%
Total	305	100.0%
Base	348
Missing case(s)	43

Table 1.3 - Number of Times Participated in Organized Volunteering over the past 12 months

(Excluding those who are certain that they have not participated in organized volunteering over the past 12 months) (Exact numbers) How many times have you participated in volunteering over the past 12 months?
	Frequency	Percentage	% of total sample(Base = 1,555)
1 time	16	13.2%	1.0%
2 times	35	28.1%	2.3%
3 times	14	10.9%	0.9%
4 times	9	7.0%	0.6%
5 times	9	7.2%	0.6%
6 times	5	3.8%	0.3%
7 times	3	2.2%	0.2%
8 times	1	1.1%	0.1%
9 times	1	1.1%	0.1%
10 times	4	3.5%	0.3%
11 times or above	27	22.0%	1.7%
Total	124	100.0%
Mean	11.9
Standard error	2.41
Median	3.0
Maximum	208
Base	256
Missing case(s) (including 61 "forgotten")	132

Table 1.4 - Number of Hours Participated in Organized Volunteering over the past 12 months

(Excluding those who are certain that they have not participated in organized volunteering over the past 12 months) How many hours have you participated in volunteering over the past 12 months? (Exact numbers, but could be inferred from the no. of hours per week.)
	Frequency	Percentage	% of total sample(Base = 1,555)
1 - 5 hours	31	24.9%	2.0%
6 - 10 hours	27	21.4%	1.7%
11 - 15 hours	11	8.7%	0.7%
16 - 20 hours	13	10.6%	0.8%
21 - 25 hours	6	4.8%	0.4%
26 -30 hours	11	8.6%	0.7%
31 hours or above	26	21.0%	1.7%
Total	124	100.0%
Mean	34.8
Standard error	6.42
Median	12.0
Maximum	600
Base	256
Missing case(s) (including 65 "forgotten")	132

Table 1.5 - Perceived Hourly Rate of Organized Volunteer Work

(Excluding those who are certain that they have not participated in organized volunteering over the past 12 months) Assuming that the volunteer work that you provided over the past 12 months are to be done by paid workers of a private organization, how much do you think each working hour is worth? By this, we want to estimate the contribution made by volunteers in Hong Kong. (Exact numbers)
	Frequency	Percentage	% of total sample(Base = 1,555)
$0 - 9	6	6.1%	0.4%
$10 - 19	13	12.8%	0.8%
$20 - 29	30	30.3%	1.9%
$30 - 39	15	15.4%	1.0%
$40 - 49	6	6.2%	0.4%
$50 - 59	12	12.5%	0.8%
$60 or above	17	16.7%	1.1%
Total	99	100.0%
Mean	$76.3
Standard error	$30.04
Median	$30.0
Maximum	$3,000
Base	256
Missing case(s) (including 92 "forgotten")	157

Table 1.6 - Main Service Recipients over the past 12 months

(Excluding those who are certain that they have not participated in organized volunteering over the past 12 months) For which type of organization(s) have you participated in organized volunteering over the past 12 months? (Did not read out the answers, multiple responses up to 10, answers classified by interviewers)
	Frequency	% of total responses(Base=167 responses from 154 respondents)	% of total sample(Base=1,555)
Educational organizations	24	14.4%	1.5%
Social service groups in school: students' association	16	9.5%	1.0%
Social service groups in school: parents-teachers' association	5	2.8%	0.3%
Alumni associations	3	1.8%	0.2%
Religious bodies	23	13.6%	1.5%
Social service organizations	22	13.3%	1.4%
Medical and health assn's / hospitals	16	9.9%	1.0%
District service organizations	16	9.6%	1.0%
District Committees	6	3.4%	0.4%
Kai Fong Associations	5	2.8%	0.3%
Owners' corporations	3	2.0%	0.2%
Mutual Aid Committees	2	1.4%	0.1%
Government departments	7	4.0%	0.5%
Agency for Volunteer Service	6	3.5%	0.4%
Uniform groups	5	2.9%	0.3%
Occupational unions	3	2.1%	0.2%
Recreational and cultural organ'ns	2	1.5%	0.1%
Clanship associations	2	1.0%	0.1%
Others (please specify)	21	12.5%	1.4%
Don't know / hard to say	21	12.3%	1.4%
Total	167	100.0%
Base	256
Missing case(s)	102

Table 1.7 - Nature of Volunteering Service Participated in

(Only ask those who have participated in organized volunteering before) What kind of volunteering service have you participated in? (Did not read out answers, multiple responses allowed)
	Frequency	% of total responses(Base=425 responses from 334 respondents)	% of total sample(Base = 1,555)
Visiting	126	29.8% (37.7%)	8.1%
Recreational activities	70	16.6% (21.0%)	4.5%
Medical service	24	5.6% (7.2%)	1.5%
Fund raising activities	22	5.2% (6.6%)	1.4%
Counseling	19	4.5% (5.7%)	1.2%
Clerical work	17	4.1% (5.1%)	1.1%
Promotion and community-education	16	3.9% (4.8%)	1.0%
Baby-sitting / day care service	14	3.4% (4.2%)	0.9%
Labour work	14	3.3% (4.2%)	0.9%
Elderly care service	13	3.0% (3.9%)	0.8%
Homework tutoring	11	2.6% (3.3%)	0.7%
Housework assistance	11	2.6% (3.3%)	0.7%
Befriending service	11	2.5% (3.3%)	0.7%
Escorting service	9	2.1% (2.7%)	0.6%
Art and design	6	1.5% (1.8%)	0.4%
Survey service	4	1.0% (1.2%)	0.3%
Skill coaching	1	0.3% (0.3%)	0.1%
Editing and publishing service	1	0.3% (0.3%)	0.1%
Others (please specify)	23	5.3% (6.9%)	1.5%
Don't know/ hard to say	10	2.5% (3.0%)	0.6%
Total	425	100.0%
Base	348
Missing case(s)	14

Figure in ( ) indicates corresponding % out of the sub-sample of this question, i.e.334 respondents.

Table 1.8 - Channels for Learning about Ways to Participate in Volunteering

(Only ask those who have participated in organized volunteering before) Through what channels do you learn about ways to participate in volunteering?
	Frequency	Percentage	% of total sample(Base = 1,555)
Referral by friends	103	34.0%	6.6%
Schools/ teachers	57	18.6%	3.7%
Referral by family members	11	3.7%	0.7%
Referral by relatives	6	2.1%	0.4%
Religious bodies	26	8.6%	1.7%
Social service organizations	26	8.5%	1.7%
Newspapers	10	3.3%	0.6%
Magazines	2	0.7%	0.1%
Radio	1	0.4%	0.1%
Television	1	0.3%	0.1%
Internet	3	0.8%	0.2%
Others (please specify)	47	15.4%	3.0%
Don't know / hard to say	11	3.5%	0.7%
Total	304	100.0%
Base	348
Missing case(s)	44

Table 1.9 - Reasons for Participating in Volunteer Work

(Only ask those who have participated in organized volunteering before) Why do you participate in volunteer work?
	Frequency	Percentage	% of total sample(Base = 1,555)
To help others	134	40.0%	8.6%
To kill time	70	21.0%	4.5%
To make friends	19	5.7%	1.2%
To gain skills and knowledge	16	4.7%	1.0%
Religion	14	4.3%	0.9%
To gain work/social experience	13	3.8%	0.8%
Encouraged/influenced by others	12	3.5%	0.8%
Self-actualization	8	2.3%	0.5%
Citizen responsibility	4	1.3%	0.3%
To improve the community	3	0.8%	0.2%
Others (please specify)	34	10.1%	2.2%
Don't know / hard to say	9	2.7%	0.6%
Total	335	100.0%
Base	348
Missing case(s)	13

Table 1.10 - Need for Training before Participating in Volunteer Work

(Only ask those who have participated in organized volunteering before) Do you think it is necessary to receive training before participating in volunteer work?
	Frequency	Percentage	% of total sample(Base = 1,555)
Yes	164	47.1%	10.5%
No	160	45.9%	10.3%
Doesn't matter	24	6.9%	1.5%
Total	348	100.0%
Base	348
Missing case(s)	0

Table 1.11 - Experience of Participating in Mutual Aid

"Now, let me briefly explain the meaning of mutual aid. Simply speaking, mutual aid refers to the spontaneous behaviors aiming to help others that are not organized and would happen from time to time. For example, helping the elderly cross the roads, helping your elderly neighbor shop for daily necessity and taking care of neighbor's children." Using this definition, have you participated in any mutual aid excluding donation before today?
	Frequency	Percentage
Yes	859	55.3%
No	684	44.0%
Forgotten	12	0.7%
Total	1,555	100.0%
Base	1,555
Missing case(s)	0

Table 1.12 - Last Participation in Mutual Aid

(Only ask those who have participated in mutual aid before) When was the last time that you participated in mutual aid?
	Frequency	Percentage	% of total sample(Base = 1,555)
<=1 month	352	41.8%	22.6%
<=2 months (but >1 month)	56	6.6%	3.6%
<=3 months (but > 2 months)	34	4.0%	2.2%
<=6 months (but > 3 months)	31	3.6%	2.0%
<=1 year (but > 6 months)	29	3.5%	1.9%
<=2 years (but > 1 year)	15	1.8%	1.0%
<=3 years (but > 2 years)	9	1.1%	0.6%
> 3 years (please specify)	6	0.8%	0.4%
Forgotten	311	36.9%	20.0%
Total	843	100.0%
Base	859
Missing case(s)	16

Table 1.13 - Number of Times Participated in Mutual Aid over the past 12 months

(Excluding those who are certain that they have not participated in mutual aid over the past 12 months) (Exact numbers) How many times have you participated in mutual aid over the past 12 months?
	Frequency	Percentage	% of total sample(Base = 1,555)
1 time	16	6.2%	1.0%
2 times	42	15.8%	2.7%
3 times	48	18.3%	3.1%
4 times	25	9.6%	1.6%
5 times	20	7.4%	1.3%
6 times	8	2.8%	0.5%
7 times	4	1.3%	0.3%
8 times	8	3.0%	0.5%
9 times	0	0.0%	0.0%
10 times	29	10.8%	1.9%
11 - 19 times	27	10.2%	1.7%
20 times or above	39	14.6%	2.5%
Total	265	100.0%
Mean	18.5
Standard error	3.44
Median	5.0
Maximum	400
Base	829
Missing case(s) (including 527 "forgotten")	564

Table 1.14 - Number of Hours Participated in Mutual Aid over the past 12 months

(Excluding those who are certain that they have not participated in mutual aid over the past 12 months) How many hours have you participated in mutual aid over the past 12 months? (Exact numbers, but could be inferred from the no. of hours per week.)
	Frequency	Percentage	% of total sample(Base = 1,555)
1 hour	52	30.6%	3.3%
2 hours	30	17.9%	1.9%
3 hours	12	7.4%	0.8%
4 hours	5	3.1%	0.3%
5 hours	8	4.5%	0.5%
6 - 10 hours	20	11.8%	1.3%
11 - 15 hours	12	6.9%	0.8%
16 hours or above	30	17.9%	1.9%
Total	170	100.0%
Mean	21.9
Standard error	6.61
Median	3.0
Maximum	730
Base	829
Missing case(s) (including 614 "forgotten")	659

Table 1.15 - Perceived Hourly Rate of Mutual Aid

(Excluding those who are certain that they have not participated in mutual aid over the past 12 months) Assuming that the volunteer work that you provided over the past 12 months are to be done by paid workers of a private organization, how much do you think each working hour is worth? By this, we want to estimate the contribution made by volunteers in Hong Kong. (Exact numbers)
	Frequency	Percentage	% of total sample(Base = 1,555)
$0 - 9	37	12.7%	2.4%
$10 - 19	33	11.0%	2.1%
$20 - 29	70	23.7%	4.5%
$30 - 39	61	20.7%	3.9%
$40 - 49	26	8.8%	1.7%
$50 - 59	44	15.0%	2.8%
$60 or above	24	8.1%	1.5%
Total	296	100.0%
Mean	$32.4
Standard error	$1.83
Median	$30.0
Maximum	$300
Base	829
Missing case(s) (including 473 "forgotten")	533

Table 1.16 Experience of Participating in any form of Volunteering Service

	Frequency	% of total sample(Base=1,555)
Experience in organized volunteering only	348	22.4%
Experience in mutual aid only	859	55.3%
Experience in EITHER organized volunteering or mutual aid	968	62.3%
No experience in any form of volunteering service	587	37.7%

Table 1.17 - Intention for Participating in Volunteering again

(Only ask those who have participated in volunteer work) Will you continue to volunteer in the future?
	Frequency	Percentage	% of total sample(Base = 1,555)
Yes	761	82.6%	48.9%
No	75	8.2%	4.8%
Don't know / hard to say	85	9.2%	5.5%
Total	921	100.0%
Base	968
Missing case(s)	47

Table 1.18 - Reasons for not Volunteer in the future

(Only ask those who will not continue to volunteer in the future) Why not?
	Frequency	Percentage	% of total sample(Base = 1,555)
Lack of time	53	72.9%	3.4%
Physically unfit	8	10.7%	0.5%
No monetary returns	4	4.9%	0.3%
Forbidden by family	1	1.9%	0.1%
Not interested	1	1.3%	0.1%
Avoidance of the crowd	1	1.3%	0.1%
Others (please specify)	3	4.7%	0.2%
Don't know / hard to say	2	2.4%	0.1%
Total	72	100.0%
Base	74
Missing case(s)	2

Table 1.19 - Reasons for not Participating in Volunteer Work

(Only ask those who have never participated in volunteer work) Why don't you participate in volunteer work?
	Frequency	Percentage	% of total sample(Base = 1,555)
Lack of time	228	64.4%	14.7%
Physically unfit	49	13.8%	3.2%
Not interested	26	7.5%	1.7%
Not knowing the way to join	15	4.3%	1.0%
No monetary returns	7	2.0%	0.5%
Not knowing what it is about	3	0.8%	0.2%
Avoidance of the crowd	1	0.2%	0.1%
Don't know / hard to say	25	7.1%	1.6%
Total	354	100.0%
Base	587
Missing case(s)	233

Table 1.20 - Intention for Future Volunteering

(Only ask those who have never participated in volunteer work) Would you consider to volunteer in the future?
	Frequency	Percentage	% of total sample(Base = 1,555)
Yes	231	39.5%	14.9%
No	215	36.8%	13.8%
Don't know / hard to say	138	23.7%	8.9%
Total	584	100.0%
Base	587
Missing case(s)	3

Table 1.21 - Reasons for Future Participation in Volunteer Work

(Only ask those who would consider to volunteer in the future) Why?
	Frequency	Percentage	% of total sample(Base = 1,555)
To help others	65	65.5%	4.2%
To kill time	22	21.8%	1.4%
To improve the community	3	3.2%	0.2%
To make friends	3	2.7%	0.2%
Citizen responsibility	3	2.6%	0.2%
Encouraged/influenced by others	2	1.6%	0.1%
To gain skills and knowledge	1	0.9%	0.1%
Don't know / hard to say	2	1.7%	0.1%
Total	99	100.0%
Base	231
Missing case(s)	132

Table 1.22 - General Motivations for Other People who Participated in Volunteering

What do you think are the main reasons for those who participate in volunteering? (Read out answers, multiple responses allowed.)
	Frequency	Percentage	% of total sample(Base = 1,555)
To help others	1,123	35.9%	72.2%
To serve the community	512	16.4%	32.9%
To kill time	366	11.7%	23.5%
To enrich knowledge	278	8.9%	17.9%
To make friends	257	8.2%	16.5%
To gain work/social experience	215	6.9%	13.8%
To reveal hidden potential	132	4.2%	8.5%
For self-promotion	30	1.0%	1.9%
Others (please specify)	46	1.5%	3.0%
Don't know / hard to say	167	5.4%	10.7%
Total	3,127	100.0%
Base	1,555
Missing case(s)	8

Table 1.23 - General Hindrances for People who do not Participate in Volunteering

What do you think are the main hindrances for those who do not volunteer? (Read out answers, multiple responses allowed)
	Frequency	Percentage	% of total sample(Base = 1,555)
A waste of time/ lack of time	852	38.4%	54.8%
Troublesome / need to attend meetings	351	15.8%	22.6%
A waste of money	208	9.4%	13.4%
Inadequate publicity	187	8.4%	12.0%
Care less for homework/work	150	6.7%	9.6%
Care less for family	128	5.8%	8.2%
Not knowing what volunteer work is	102	4.6%	6.6%
Afraid of being exploited	76	3.4%	4.9%
Making bad friends	42	1.9%	2.7%
Being selfish	34	1.5%	2.2%
No monetary returns	20	0.9%	1.3%
Others (please specify)	69	3.1%	4.4%
Total	2,217	100.0%
Base	1,555
Missing case(s)	344

Table 1.24 - Experience of Encouraging Others to Participate in Volunteering

Have you ever encouraged others to participate in volunteering, which include organized volunteering and mutual aid?
	Frequency	Percentage
Yes	640	41.2%
No	915	58.8%
Total	1,555	100.0%
Base	1,555
Missing case(s)	0

Table 1.25 - Experience of being Encouraged to Participate in Volunteering

Have other people ever encouraged you to participate in volunteering?
	Frequency	Percentage
Yes	502	32.3%
No	1,053	67.7%
Total	1,555	100.0%
Base	1,555
Missing case(s)	0

Table 1.26 - Main Source of Encouragement

(Only ask those who have been encouraged to participate in volunteering) Then what is the main source of that encouragement?
	Frequency	Percentage	% of total sample(Base = 1,555)
Friends	275	56.7%	17.7%
Schoolmates	46	9.6%	3.0%
Family members	42	8.7%	2.7%
Colleagues	34	7.1%	2.2%
Teachers	23	4.7%	1.5%
Relatives	15	3.1%	1.0%
Members in the religious body	11	2.2%	0.7%
Social workers	9	1.8%	0.6%
Neighbors	4	0.7%	0.3%
Others (please specify)	15	3.2%	1.0%
Don't know / hard to say	11	2.2%	0.7%
Total	484	100.0%
Base	502
Missing case(s)	18

Table 1.27 - Barriers to the Local Development of Volunteering

What do you think is the main barrier to the local development of volunteering (including organized volunteering and mutual aid) nowadays? (Did not read out answers, single response allowed)
	Frequency	Percentage
Lack of time of HK people	329	21.7%
Poor economic condition	208	13.8%
Lack of resources	152	10.0%
Lack of atmosphere for volunteering	87	5.8%
Lack of care for others of HK people	87	5.7%
Insufficient assistance from the government	48	3.2%
Insufficient promotion	46	3.0%
Influence of the mass media	32	2.1%
Insufficient civic education	14	0.9%
Non-respect for volunteers	5	0.4%
Others (please specify)	58	3.8%
Don't know / hard to say	449	29.6%
Total	1,516	100.0%
Base	1,555
Missing case(s)	39

Table 1.28 - Ways to Promote Local Volunteer Service

Then do you have any suggestion to improve the situation? (Did not read out answers, single response allowed)
	Frequency	Percentage
To improve the economic condition	183	12.0%
To inject more resources	116	7.6%
To cultivate the atmosphere for volunteering	104	6.8%
More promotion	96	6.3%
More governmental assistance	90	5.9%
To cultivate the care for others among HK people	90	5.9%
To improve the conduct of the mass media	57	3.8%
More civic education	36	2.3%
Better social welfare	26	1.7%
More compliments to the volunteers	21	1.4%
Others (please specify)	47	3.1%
Don't know / hard to say	656	43.1%
Total	1,521	100.0%
Base	1,555
Missing case(s)	34

Table 1.29 - The Ideal Supporting Body for Developing Local Volunteering

In your opinion, the development of local volunteering should ideally be supported by….… (Read out the first three answers, single response allowed.)
	Frequency	Percentage
The government	580	37.7%
People in Hong Kong	393	25.6%
Non-government organizations	316	20.6%
All of the above	26	1.7%
Others (please specify)	32	2.1%
Don't know / hard to say	191	12.4%
Total	1,539	100.0%
Base	1,555
Missing case(s)	16

Table 1.30 - Perceived Social Status of Volunteers in Hong Kong

How would you describe the social status of volunteers in Hong Kong?
	Frequency	Percentage
Respectable	867	56.2%
Non-essential	263	17.0%
Not respected	25	1.6%
Don't know / hard to say	387	25.1%
Total	1,543	100.0%
Base	1,555
Missing case(s)	12

2 Stage Two: Quantitative Telephone Survey of the Service Recipients

Table 2.1 - Experience of Receiving Volunteering Service

Has your organization/department received any volunteering service before today?
	Frequency	Percentage
Yes	204	100.0%
Total	204	100.0%
Base	204
Missing case(s)	0

Table 2.2 - Last Receipt of Volunteering Service

When was the last time that you received volunteering service?
	Frequency	Percentage
<=1 month	165	80.9%
<=2 months (but >1 month)	6	2.9%
<=3 months (but > 2 months)	7	3.4%
<=6 months (but > 3 months)	9	4.4%
<=1 year (but > 6 months)	9	4.4%
<=2 years (but > 1 year)	1	0.5%
<=3 years (but > 2 years)	1	0.5%
Forgotten	6	2.9%
Total	204	100.0%
Base	204
Missing case(s)	0

Table 2.3 - Number of Volunteers Deployed over the past 12 months

(Excluding those who are certain that they have not received any volunteering service over the past 12 months) We would like to know the no. of hours of volunteering service your organization/department has received over the past 12 months. I would ask you about the no. of volunteers you have deployed and then the average no. of service hours each volunteer provided for you. First of all, how many volunteers has your organization deployed over the past 12 months? (exact number)
	Frequency	Percentage	% of total sample(Base = 204)
1 - 10 volunteers	18	12.2%	8.8%
11 - 20 volunteers	23	15.5%	11.3%
21 - 30 volunteers	16	10.8%	7.8%
31 - 40 volunteers	8	5.4%	3.9%
41 - 50 volunteers	14	9.5%	6.9%
51 - 100 volunteers	19	12.8%	9.3%
101 - 300 volunteers	25	16.9%	12.3%
301 - 600 volunteers	14	9.5%	6.9%
601 volunteers or above	11	7.4%	5.4%
Total	148	100.0%
Mean	237.3
Standard error	40.36
Median	50
Maximum	3,000
Base	202
Missing case(s)	54

Table 2.4 - Number of Service Hours Contributed by Each Volunteer over the past 12 months

(Excluding those who are certain that they have not received any volunteering service over the past 12 months) On average, how many service hours has each volunteer contributed over the past 12 months?
	Frequency	Percentage	% of total sample(Base = 204)
1 - 5 hours	63	53.4%	30.9%
6 - 10 hours	16	13.6%	7.8%
11 - 15 hours	5	4.2%	2.5%
16 - 20 hours	6	5.1%	2.9%
21 - 40 hours	9	7.6%	3.9%
41 - 60 hours	8	6.8%	3.9%
61 - 100 hours	7	5.9%	3.4%
101 hours or above	4	3.4%	2.5%
Total	118	100.0%
Mean	25.0
Standard error	5.67
Median	5
Maximum	580
Base	202
Missing case(s)	84

Table 2.5 - Nature of Volunteering Service Received

What kind of volunteering service has your organization received? (Did not read out answers, multiple responses allowed)
	Frequency	% of total responses(Base=469 responses from 202 respondents)	% of total sample(Base = 204)
Recreational activities	84	17.9%	41.2%
Visiting	71	15.1%	34.8%
Clerical work	40	8.5%	19.6%
Promotion and community-education	26	5.5%	12.7%
Escorting service	25	5.3%	12.3%
Homework tutoring	19	4.1%	9.3%
Counseling	18	3.8%	8.8%
Skill coaching	16	3.4%	7.8%
Labour work	16	3.4%	7.8%
Baby-sitting / day care service	13	2.8%	6.4%
Art and design	12	2.6%	5.9%
Housework assistance	12	2.6%	5.9%
Fund raising activities	11	2.3%	5.4%
Befriending service	10	2.1%	4.9%
Survey service	9	1.9%	4.4%
Medical service	9	1.9%	4.4%
Editing and publishing service	7	1.5%	3.4%
Elderly care service	2	0.4%	1.0%
Others (please specify)	68	14.5%	33.3%
Don't know / hard to say	1	0.2%	0.5%
Total	469	100.0%
Base	204
Missing case(s)	2

Table 2.6 - Intention for Future Deployment of Volunteers

Would you deploy volunteers again / consider deploying volunteers in the future?
	Frequency	Percentage
Yes	201	98.5%
No	1	0.5%
Don't know / hard to say	2	1.0%
Total	204	100.0%
Base	204
Missing case(s)	0

Table 2.7 - Nature of Volunteering Service Needed

(Excluding those who are certain that they would not deploy volunteers again / consider deploying volunteers in the future) What kind of volunteering service would you like to receive? (Did not read out answers, multiple responses allowed)
	Frequency	% of total responses(Base=385 responses from 202 respondents)	% of total sample(Base = 204)
Recreational activities	68	17.7%	33.3%
Visiting	45	11.7%	22.1%
Clerical work	35	9.1%	17.2%
Skill Coaching	16	4.2%	7.8%
Promotion and community-education	15	3.9%	7.4%
Labour work	13	3.4%	6.4%
Escorting service	12	3.1%	5.9%
Counseling	12	3.1%	5.9%
Medical service	9	2.3%	4.4%
Baby-sitting / Day care service	9	2.3%	4.4%
Befriending service	6	1.6%	2.9%
Survey service	6	1.6%	2.9%
Art and design	6	1.6%	2.9%
Housework assistance	6	1.6%	2.9%
Fund raising activities	6	1.6%	2.9%
Editing and publishing service	4	1.0%	2.0%
Others (please specify)	86	22.3%	42.2%
Don't know / hard to say	16	4.2%	7.8%
Total	385	100.0%
Base	204
Missing case(s)	2

Table 2.8 - Reasons for not Deploying Volunteers in the future

(Only ask those who would not deploy volunteers again / consider deploying volunteers in the future) Why not?
	Frequency	Percentage	% of total sample(Base = 204)
No appropriate job for volunteers	1	100.0%	0.5%
Total	1	100.0%
Base	1
Missing case(s)	0

Table 2.9 - Barriers to the Local Development of Volunteering

What do you think is the main barrier to the local development of volunteering nowadays? (Did not read out answers, single response allowed)
	Frequency	Percentage
Lack of resources	50	24.8%
Lack of time of HK people	34	16.8%
Poor economic conditions	27	13.4%
Lack of atmosphere for volunteering	21	10.4%
Insufficient promotion	9	4.5%
Insufficient training	7	3.5%
Lack of care for others of HK people	3	1.5%
Insufficient assistance from the government	3	1.5%
Influence of the mass media	1	0.5%
Others (please specify)	21	10.4%
Don't know / hard to say	26	12.9%
Total	202	100.0%
Base	204
Missing case(s)	2

Table 2.10 - Ways to Promote Local Volunteer Service

Then do you have any suggestion to improve the situation? (Did not read out answers, single response allowed)
	Frequency	Percentage
To inject more resources	39	19.6%
More governmental assistance	34	17.1%
To cultivate the atmosphere for volunteering	15	7.5%
To improve the economic conditions	14	7.0%
More compliments to the volunteers	9	4.5%
More civic education	8	4.0%
More promotion	7	3.5%
To cultivate the care for others among HK people	6	3.0%
More / improve training programmes	6	3.0%
To improve the conduct of the mass media	2	1.0%
Others (please specify)	13	6.5%
Don't know / hard to say	46	23.1%
Total	199	100.0%
Base	204
Missing case(s)	5

Table 2.11 - The Most Preferred Supporting Body for Developing Local Volunteering

In your opinion, the development of local volunteering should most preferably be supported by….… (Read out the first three answers, single response allowed)
	Frequency	Percentage
The government	64	31.5%
Non-government organizations	56	27.6%
People in Hong Kong	23	11.3%
All of the above	51	25.1%
Others (please specify)	4	2.0%
Don't know / hard to say	5	2.5%
Total	203	100.0%
Base	204
Missing case(s)	1

Table 2.12 - Perceived Social Status of Volunteers in Hong Kong

How would you describe the social status of volunteers in Hong Kong?
	Frequency	Percentage
Respectable	141	71.9%
Non-essential	31	15.8%
Not respected	4	2.0%
Don't know / hard to say	20	10.2%
Total	196	100.0%
Base	204
Missing case(s)	8