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["Figure 6.8. Reasons for volunteering"]
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["Reasons volunteers give for volunteering, 1991, 1997 and 2006 (%)"]
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["Reasons","NSV 1991","NSV 1997","Helping Out 2006"]
["needs of family or friends",43,45,29]
["to improve things, help people",39,35,53]
["I had time to spare",28,21,29]
["need in the community",26,26,30]
["to meet people, make friends",25,25,41]
["to learn new skills",11,15,19]
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["Note: percentages do not add up to 100, since some respondents gave more than one reason for volunteering"]
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["Source: National Survey of Volunteering 1991 & 1997; Helping Out: A National Survey of Volunteering and Charitable Giving (London, 2007)"]