The most popular volunteer activities for Russians are to participate in Saturday cleanups, to raise money or gather items for people in need or to transfer money to public organizations.
MOSCOW, October 22, 2018. Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM) presents the data of a study devoted to Russian volunteering activities.
Over the recent year 36% have participated in Saturday cleanup day and community improvement activities. The most active participants live in rural area (42%).
A further 21% gathered funds and items for people in need; most of them come from Moscow and St Petersburg (25%). every fifth (19%) transferred money to public organizations; this share is 24% among residents of Moscow and St Petersburg. People aged 45-59 are more likely to do the above-mentioned activities than the other age groups (39%, 25%, 24%, respectively).
Eight percent of Russians have been volunteers; the share of volunteers among young Russians aged 18-24 is 22%. At the same time, one-third of respondents (32%) have not participated in any public activity.
The VCIOM-Sputnik survey was conducted on October 12, 2018. The survey involved 1,600 Russians aged 18 and over. The survey was telephone-based and was carried out using stratified dual-frame random sample based on a complete list of landline and mobile phone numbers operating in Russia. The data were weighted according to selection probability and social and demographic characteristics. The margin of error at a 95% confidence level does not exceed 2.5%. In addition to sampling error, minor changes in question wording and different circumstances arising during the fieldwork can introduce bias into the survey.
Have you personally participated in any kind of public activities over a year? If yes, what kind of activities? (closed-ended question, any number of answers, % of total respondents) | ||||||
| Total respondents | Aged 18-24 | Aged 25-34 | Aged 35-44 | Aged 45-59 | Aged 60 and more |
Saturday cleanup, neighborhood improvement | 36 | 34 | 38 | 36 | 39 | 34 |
Raising money, gathering items for people in a difficult situation (terrorist attack, natural disaster, treatment) | 21 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 18 |
I transferred money to public organizations when they needed | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 24 | 15 |
I worked as a volunteer (i.e. provided free-of-charge support) | 8 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
I worked at residents’ committees, cooperatives, territorial public self-government | 7 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 |
Public hearings/discussions | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
Work of public organizations/NGOs | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Actions, manifestations, riots | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
I participated in emergency relief operations (fires, floods, etc.) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
None of the above-mentioned | 32 | 35 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 37 |
Other | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
Don’t know | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Have you personally participated in any kind of public activities over a year? If yes, what kind of activities? (closed-ended question, any number of answers, % of total respondents) | |||||||
| Total respondents | Moscow and St.Petersburg | Million cities | More than 500 ths | 100–500 ths | Less than 100 ths | Rural area |
Saturday cleanup, neighborhood improvement | 36 | 26 | 38 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 42 |
Raising money, gathering items for people in a difficult situation (terrorist attack, natural disaster, treatment) | 21 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 |
I transferred money to public organizations when they needed | 19 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 18 | 20 |
I worked as a volunteer (i.e. provided free-of-charge support) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
I worked at residents’ committees, cooperatives, territorial public self-government | 7 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Public hearings/discussions | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
Work of public organizations/ NGOs | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Actions, manifestations, riots | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
I participated in emergency relief operations (fires, floods, etc.) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
None of the above-mentioned | 32 | 32 | 29 | 34 | 35 | 32 | 28 |
Other | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Don’t know | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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