Structure and Volume of Voluntary Work in Austria

Summary

Strengths: This survey can be linked with the Austrian Microcensus. For the purpose of analysing older generations, this survey is useful since the data is stratified by age groups. Weaknesses: The voluntary nature of the survey may bias the sample in favor of persons who have more time (i.e. are engaged in fewer time-consuming activities).

Type of data

Data Source
Survey

Type of Study
Crosssection occasional

Data gathering method
Telephone

Access to data

Conditions of access

Type of available data (e.g. anonymised microdata, aggregated tables, etc.)

Formats available

Coverage

Coverage Years of collection, reference years, and sample sizes
Data collected in 2006. The sample was made up of 9,360 individuals that participated in the main survey (conducted as an ad hoc survey to the 2006 Microcensus), and 2,301 in a follow-up survey that was conducted separately from the Microcensus. The total sample size was 11,661 persons.

First year of collection
2006

Stratification if applicable
By state, level of urbanisation (low, mid, high), education level attained, gender, age (10-year age brackets), marital status, employment status

Base used for sampling

Geographical coverage and breakdowns
By state (Bundesland) and level of urbanisation

Age range
Population aged 15 and over

Statistical representativeness
Special group, please specify

Coverage of main and cross-cutting topics
Data collected on participation in voluntary work and activities by type of activity and type of organisation (cultural, environmental, religious, emergency response, etc.). Corresponds to Social, Civic and Cultural Engagement and Work and Productivity Topics

Linkage

Standardisation
None

Possibility of linkage among databases
Ad hoc survey to Austrian Microcensus/Labour force

Data quality

Entry errors if applicable
Imputations were not conducted for missing data

Breaks
No breaks reported

Consistency of terminology or coding used during collection
No inconsistencies in terminology or coding reported

Governance

Contact information
Markus Bönisch/Statistik Austria at the request of Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection (BMASK)
Statistik Austria at the request of Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection (BMASK)
Guglgasse 13
1110 Wien Austria Phone: 431711288281
Email: markus.boenisch(at)statistik.gv.at
Url: Aggregate tables: http://www.statistik.at/web_de/statistiken/soziales/freiwilligenarbeit/index.html

Timeliness, transparency
The survey was conducted between October 2006 and December 2006, and the report was published in 2008.