Publication - Research and analysis
Mapping the Third Sector in Rural Scotland: An Initial Review of the Literature
The report is a review of the literature on the nature and extent of third sector activity and volunteering in rural areas of Scotland.
Appendix Four: Type of volunteering activity by urban/rural classification.
| Type of Activity | Urban/Rural Classification |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large Urban Areas | Other Urban | Small Accessible Towns | Small Remote Towns | Accessible Rural | Remote Rural | |
| Raising money (547) | 20.0% (17.0 to 23.0) | 32.4% (28.3 to 36.6) | 28.6% (22.7 to 34.4) | 31.7% (21.4 to 41.9) | 35.1% (29.7 to 40.5) | 28.6 (22.0 to 35.6) |
| Committee work (510) | 20.2% (17.2 to 23.1) | 25.6% (21.7 to 29.4) | 23.5% (18.0 to 29.9) | 22.8% (13.5 to 32.0) | 36.1% (30.7 to 41.6) | 35.9% (28.7 to 43.1) |
| Office work or administration (255) | 12.2% (9.8 to 14.6) | 14.9% (11.7 to 18.0) | 9.5% (5.7 to 13.3) | 7.6% (1.8 to 13.4) | 13.7% (9.8 to 17.6) | 15.3% (9.9 to 20.7) |
| Providing advice or assistance to others (302) | 15.8% (13.1 to 18.5) | 17.2% (13.8 to 20.5) | 14.3% (9.8 to 18.8) | 6.3% (1.0 to 11.7) | 13.0% (9.2 to 16.9) | 12.9% (7.9 to 18.0) |
| IT support (43) | 2.8% (1.6 to 4.1) | 1.9% (0.7 to 3.1) | 0.9% (-0.3 to 2.1) | 3.8% (-0.4 to 8.0) | 2.0% (0.4 to 3.6) | 1.2% (-0.4 to 2.8) |
| Education or training or coaching (255) | 12.6% (10.2 to 15.1) | 12.0% (9.1 to 14.8) | 10.4% (6.5 to 14.4) | 21.5% (12.5 to 30.6) | 13.4% (9.5 to 17.2) | 15.3% (9.9 to 20.7) |
| Advocacy (34) | 2.3% (1.2 to 3.4) | 1.9% (0.7 to 3.1) | 2.2% (0.3 to 4.1) | 0.0% |
1.0% (-0.1 to 2.1) | 0.6% (-0.6 to 1.7) |
| Campaigning (70) | 3.6% (2.2 to 4.9) | 4.3% (2.5 to 6.1) | 2.6% (0.5 to 4.7) | 0.0% |
3.7% (1.5 to 5.8) | 2.9% (0.4 to 5.5) |
| Providing transport or driving (102) | 4.4% (2.9 to 5.9) | 6.0% (3.9 to 8.1) | 4.8% (2.0 to 7.5) | 6.3% (1.0 to 11.7) | 5.0% (2.5 to 7.5) | 5.9% (2.3 to 9.4) |
| Visiting, buddying or befriending people (145) | 8.4% (6.3 to 10.4) | 8.1% (5.6 to 10.5) | 5.2% (2.3 to 8.1) | 7.6% (1.8 to 13.4) | 6.7% (3.8 to 9.5) | 4.1% (1.1 to 7.1) |
| Counselling (78) | 3.5% (2.2 to 4.9) | 5.0% (3.0 to 6.9) | 3.9% (1.4 to 6.4) | 2.5% (-0.9 to 6.0) | 3.0% (1.1 to 4.9) | 4.1% (1.1 to 7.1) |
| Helping to organise or run events or activities (483) | 18.9% (16.0 to 21.8) | 24.8% (20.9 to 28.6) | 29.9% (24.0 to 35.8) | 25.35% (15.7 to 34.9) | 28.1% (23.0 to 33.2) | 28.8% (22.0 to 35.6) |
| Providing direct services (181) | 9.5% (7.3 to 11.7) | 8.7% (6.2 to 11.2) | 6.9% (3.7 to 10.2) | 11.4% (4.4 to 18.4) | 8.4% (5.2 to 11.5) | 12.4% (7.4 to 17.3) |
| Representing others (66) | 3.3% (2.0 to 4.6) | 3.3% (1.7 to 4.9) | 2.2% (0.3 to 4.1) | 0.0% |
4.4% (2.0 to 6.7) | 5.3% (1.9 to 8.7) |
| Generally helping out (512) | 24.3% (21.1 to 27.4) | 28.1% (24.1 to 32.1) | 25.5% (19.9 to 31.2) | 35.4% (24.9 to 46.0) | 23.4% (18.6 to 28.2) | 24.0% (17.6 to 30.4) |
| Doing whatever is required (432) | 21.7% (18.7 to 24.7) | 21.1% (17.4 to 24.7) | 20.9% (15.6 to 26.1) | 27.9% (18.0 to 37.7) | 19.7% (15.2 to 24.2) | 23.5% (17.2 to 29.9) |
SHS 2005 data summarised in Hurley et al. (2008).
Figures are percentage in each area reporting helping each group, 95% conf. intervals bracketed.
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