The Scottish Government

2000

2001

2002

Yes

26.4

25.4

26.8

No

73.3

74.5

72.8

Total

100

100

100

Base

14554

14635

14032

Male

Female

All

Church/Religious activities

13

18

16

Activities or organisations working with young people

15

14

14

Sports activities

24

7

14

Working in the area of health (e.g. hospices, hospitals, clinics, projects)

8

14

12

Working with people with disabilities

9

9

9

Working with older people

5

10

8

Playgroups or other children's activities

3

10

7

Working with vulnerable people (e.g. women's refuge, AIDS charities, foster organisations)

3

6

5

Arts, culture

4

4

4

Parent/Teacher Association

1

4

3

Residents/tenants groups or organization

3

2

3

Working with animals

2

3

2

Working in support of the environment

4

2

2

Community council

2

1

2

Professional societies or associations

3

1

2

Providing adult education

1

1

1

School board

2

1

1

Political party

1

1

1

Community safety (e.g. victim support, Neigbourhood Watch etc)

1

1

1

Providing advice (e.g. Citizens Advice)

0

1

1

Trade Union

1

0

1

Tackling social inclusion/poverty (e.g. member of research panel, Social Inclusion Partnership projects etc.)

1

1

1

Promoting equal opportunities (e.g. race, gender, disability etc)

1

1

1

Local economic/employment initiatives (e.g. Credit unions, food co-ops etc)

1

0

0

Other

9

8

8

Base

2,879

4,405

7,284

Male

Female

All

Provide some kind of service

59

60

60

Fundraising

39

48

44

Management committee

30

19

24

Help with administration

21

17

19

Help with campaigning

11

11

11

Base

2,826

4,363

7,189

Male

Female

All

Up to 5 hours

59

64

62

6 to 10 hours

16

16

16

11 to 15 hours

6

6

6

16 to 20 hours

8

6

7

21 to 35 hours

5

4

4

36 hours or more

5

4

5

Total

100

100

100

Base

2,909

4,466

7,375

16 to 24

25 to 34

35 to 44

45 to 59

60 to 74

75 plus

All

Up to 5 hours

65

69

67

61

53

52

62

6 to 10 hours

11

14

14

18

17

22

16

11 to 15 hours

7

4

6

5

9

8

6

16 to 20 hours

8

6

6

7

8

7

7

21 to 35 hours

4

4

4

4

5

6

4

36 hours or more

4

3

3

4

7

6

5

Total

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

Base

479

1,155

1,613

1,967

1,638

522

7,374

Male

Female

All

Strongly agree

46

48

47

Tend to agree

33

34

34

Neither agree nor disagree

7

7

7

Tend to disagree

8

6

7

Strongly disagree

4

3

3

No opinion

3

3

3

Total

100

100

100

Base

12,166

16,501

28,667

16 to 24

25 to 34

35 to 44

45 to 59

60 to 74

75 plus

All

Strongly agree

29

35

44

52

58

59

47

Tend to agree

38

37

35

33

30

30

34

Neither agree nor disagree

12

10

7

6

5

4

7

Tend to disagree

10

9

8

6

5

4

7

Strongly disagree

4

5

4

3

2

1

3

No opinion

8

4

2

1

1

2

3

Total

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

Base

2,323

4,511

5,341

6,612

6,346

3,533

28,666

Owned outright

Buying with help of loan/

mortgage

Rent - LA/SH

Rent - HA, Co-op

Rent - private landlord

Other

All

Strongly agree

57

46

42

39

36

43

47

Tend to agree

30

35

34

37

36

33

34

Neither agree nor disagree

4

7

8

8

9

8

7

Tend to disagree

5

7

8

8

8

8

7

Strongly disagree

2

3

5

4

4

3

3

No opinion

1

2

4

4

8

4

3

Total

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

Base

7,738

10,618

6,550

1,559

1,682

520

28,667

Large urban areas

Other urban areas

Accessible small towns

Remote small towns

Accessible rural

Remote rural

Scotland

Strongly agree

45

47

49

48

51

48

47

Tend to agree

35

34

31

34

31

36

34

Neither agree nor disagree

7

7

7

8

6

7

7

Tend to disagree

7

7

7

5

7

5

7

Strongly disagree

3

3

4

3

3

2

3

No opinion

3

2

3

2

2

2

3

Total

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

Base

10,291

8,345

2,936

1,289

3,263

2,497

28,621

% Agreeing

Base

Aberdeen City

82

1,164

Aberdeenshire

77

1,127

Angus

78

634

Argyll and Bute

85

547

Clackmannanshire

81

520

Dumfries and Galloway

78

774

Dundee City

82

788

East Ayrshire

80

670

East Dumbartonshire

83

556

East Lothian

84

553

East Renfrewshire

86

506

Edinburgh City

84

2,231

Eilean Siar

89

630

Falkirk

80

746

Fife

82

1,767

Glasgow City

74

3,034

Highland

83

1,081

Inverclyde

80

499

Midlothian

85

604

Moray

74

581

North Ayrshire

86

727

North Lanarkshire

80

1,546

Orkney

77

614

Perth and Kinross

86

674

Renfrewshire

81

899

Scottish Borders

83

608

Shetland

83

606

South Ayrshire

83

654

South Lanarkshire

80

1,525

Stirling

80

570

West Dumbartonshire

80

499

West Lothian

79

733

Scotland

81

28,667

Male

Female

All

Strongly agree

6

6

6

Tend to agree

37

37

37

Neither agree nor disagree

19

19

19

Tend to disagree

20

19

20

Strongly disagree

14

12

13

No opinion

4

6

5

Total

100

100

100

Base

12,166

16,501

28,667

16 to 24

25 to 34

35 to 44

45 to 59

60 to 74

75 plus

All

Strongly agree

4

4

5

6

8

11

6

Tend to agree

31

33

36

38

40

46

37

Neither agree nor disagree

24

24

21

19

16

14

19

Tend to disagree

18

20

21

20

20

16

20

Strongly disagree

11

13

14

15

13

8

13

No opinion

12

6

4

3

3

6

5

Total

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

Base

2,323

4,511

5,341

6,612

6,346

3,533

28,666

Owned outright

Buying with help of loan/

mortgage

Rent - LA/SH

Rent - HA,

Co-op

Rent - Private landlord

Other

All

Strongly agree

7

5

8

7

6

5

6

Tend to agree

40

36

35

37

36

39

37

Neither agree nor disagree

17

23

15

17

23

21

19

Tend to disagree

20

20

20

19

14

16

20

Strongly disagree

12

12

17

13

9

11

13

No opinion

4

4

4

7

13

8

5

Total

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

Base

7,738

10,618

6,550

1,559

1,682

520

28,667