Barriers to volunteering

Response		Age
2019	Volunteers %	11.5
2019	Non-volunteers %	15.4
COVID	Volunteers %	7.3
COVID	Non-volunteers %	12.5

Response		Bad experiences with volunteering
2019	Volunteers %	3.7
2019	Non-volunteers %	2.7
COVID	Volunteers %	3.2
COVID	Non-volunteers %	1.9

Response		Concern about health risks to yourself
2019	Volunteers %	9.0
2019	Non-volunteers %	10.5
COVID	Volunteers %	32.9
COVID	Non-volunteers %	26.6

Response		Concern about level of commitment / work involved
2019	Volunteers %	12.8
2019	Non-volunteers %	11.9
COVID	Volunteers %	10.4
COVID	Non-volunteers %	8.2

Response		Disability
2019	Volunteers %	3.9
2019	Non-volunteers %	12.1
COVID	Volunteers %	4.5
COVID	Non-volunteers %	8.7

Response		Don’t know where to go / lack of information
2019	Volunteers %	12.5
2019	Non-volunteers %	15.1
COVID	Volunteers %	9.9
COVID	Non-volunteers %	10.0

Response		Employers discourage participation
2019	Volunteers %	2.4
2019	Non-volunteers %	1.0
COVID	Volunteers %	1.4
COVID	Non-volunteers %	2.4

Response		Family commitments
2019	Volunteers %	33.8
2019	Non-volunteers %	18.3
COVID	Volunteers %	27.2
COVID	Non-volunteers %	15.9

Response		General health
2019	Volunteers %	15.7
2019	Non-volunteers %	17.8
COVID	Volunteers %	14.4
COVID	Non-volunteers %	18.7

Response		Lack of appreciation
2019	Volunteers %	5.6
2019	Non-volunteers %	3.0
COVID	Volunteers %	4.0
COVID	Non-volunteers %	2.8

Response		Lack of communication / information about volunteering
2019	Volunteers %	7.2
2019	Non-volunteers %	8.1
COVID	Volunteers %	8.1
COVID	Non-volunteers %	6.9

Response		Lack of interest / don’t want to
2019	Volunteers %	6.7
2019	Non-volunteers %	21.6
COVID	Volunteers %	9.3
COVID	Non-volunteers %	14.8

Response		Lack of skills or ability
2019	Volunteers %	6.6
2019	Non-volunteers %	10.5
COVID	Volunteers %	6.0
COVID	Non-volunteers %	7.0

Response		Limited time
2019	Volunteers %	41.1
2019	Non-volunteers %	32.3
COVID	Volunteers %	23.3
COVID	Non-volunteers %	22.2

Response		Never been asked
2019	Volunteers %	10.6
2019	Non-volunteers %	23.1
COVID	Volunteers %	7.8
COVID	Non-volunteers %	16.5

Response		No available online / remote volunteering
2019	Volunteers %	6.3
2019	Non-volunteers %	4.1
COVID	Volunteers %	10.4
COVID	Non-volunteers %	6.5

Response		No available volunteering
2019	Volunteers %	13.7
2019	Non-volunteers %	7.6
COVID	Volunteers %	9.8
COVID	Non-volunteers %	13.3

Response		No perceived benefit
2019	Volunteers %	2.4
2019	Non-volunteers %	5.3
COVID	Volunteers %	1.2
COVID	Non-volunteers %	4.2

Response		Other
2019	Volunteers %	2.9
2019	Non-volunteers %	5.2
COVID	Volunteers %	7.4
COVID	Non-volunteers %	8.7

Response		Policies and practices of VIOs
2019	Volunteers %	5.4
2019	Non-volunteers %	2.4
COVID	Volunteers %	6.4
COVID	Non-volunteers %	2.6

Response		Poor facilities
2019	Volunteers %	2.8
2019	Non-volunteers %	2.8
COVID	Volunteers %	4.2
COVID	Non-volunteers %	1.8

Response		Preference for paid work
2019	Volunteers %	13.9
2019	Non-volunteers %	14.8
COVID	Volunteers %	11.6
COVID	Non-volunteers %	11.5

Response		Too shy
2019	Volunteers %	6.8
2019	Non-volunteers %	15.4
COVID	Volunteers %	5.4
COVID	Non-volunteers %	9.8

Response		Travel
2019	Volunteers %	13.0
2019	Non-volunteers %	9.0
COVID	Volunteers %	15.4
COVID	Non-volunteers %	5.8

Response		Work commitments
2019	Volunteers %	37.0
2019	Non-volunteers %	25.6
COVID	Volunteers %	19.9
COVID	Non-volunteers %	17.3

Response		Worries about legal liability
2019	Volunteers %	2.7
2019	Non-volunteers %	3.6
COVID	Volunteers %	3.6
COVID	Non-volunteers %	2.4

Response	2019	2019	COVID	COVID
	Volunteers %	Non-volunteers %	Volunteers %	Non-volunteers %
Age	11.5	15.4	7.3	12.5
Bad experiences with volunteering	3.7	2.7	3.2	1.9
Concern about health risks to yourself	9.0	10.5	32.9	26.6
Concern about level of commitment / work involved	12.8	11.9	10.4	8.2
Disability	3.9	12.1	4.5	8.7
Don’t know where to go / lack of information	12.5	15.1	9.9	10.0
Employers discourage participation	2.4	1.0	1.4	2.4
Family commitments	33.8	18.3	27.2	15.9
General health	15.7	17.8	14.4	18.7
Lack of appreciation	5.6	3.0	4.0	2.8
Lack of communication / information about volunteering	7.2	8.1	8.1	6.9
Lack of interest / don’t want to	6.7	21.6	9.3	14.8
Lack of skills or ability	6.6	10.5	6.0	7.0
Limited time	41.1	32.3	23.3	22.2
Never been asked	10.6	23.1	7.8	16.5
No available online / remote volunteering	6.3	4.1	10.4	6.5
No available volunteering	13.7	7.6	9.8	13.3
No perceived benefit	2.4	5.3	1.2	4.2
Other	2.9	5.2	7.4	8.7
Policies and practices of VIOs	5.4	2.4	6.4	2.6
Poor facilities	2.8	2.8	4.2	1.8
Preference for paid work	13.9	14.8	11.6	11.5
Too shy	6.8	15.4	5.4	9.8
Travel	13.0	9.0	15.4	5.8
Work commitments	37.0	25.6	19.9	17.3
Worries about legal liability	2.7	3.6	3.6	2.4