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[Q1] "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

[Q2] (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

[Q3] (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

[Q4] (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

[Q5] (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

[Q6] (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

[Q7] (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.

[Q8] (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

[Q9] (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

[Q10] (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

[Q11] "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

[Q12] (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

[Q13] (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

[Q14] (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

[Q15] (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

[Q16] (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

[Q17] (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

[Q18] (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

[Q19] (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

[Q20] (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

[Q21] 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

[Q22] 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

[Q23] 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

[Q24] 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

[Q25] (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

[Q26] 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

[Q27] 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

[Q28] 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

[Q29] 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