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The Geographic Distribution of Volunteering Across the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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  • Dixon, Huw
  • Whyte, Kemar

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In this paper we use the Understanding Society household panel survey to estimate the volume and value of volunteering across the NUTS 1 geography of the UK, namely Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the 9 English regions. We find that there is considerable variation in the frequency and hours of volunteering across the UK. In the latest figures (2018-19) we find that the proportion of individuals who volunteer varies from 14.5% to 21.1% against the UK average of 17.4%. Using the replacement wage method, we estimate that volunteering in the UK is between 1-1.4% of GDP.

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  • Dixon, Huw & Whyte, Kemar, 2023. "The Geographic Distribution of Volunteering Across the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland," Discussion Papers escoe-dp-2023-14, Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence.
    • Handle: RePEc:eoe:escoed:escoe-dp-2023-14
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    • C8 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs
    • D1 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior
    • D64 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Altruism; Philanthropy; Intergenerational Transfers

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