°Organised voluntary work











































Commitment by type of participation, type of organisation and country 2002, in %










































Sport/ outdoor activity







Consumer/ automobile
































SE DE CH* UK FR US** ES

SE DE CH* UK FR US** ES




Member 43.4 35.8 35.6 34.0 29.3 18.4 17.6
Member 37.7 28.5 32.0 32.7 5.5 6.1 4.4




Donations 11.8 6.2 6.4 7.2 5.8 4.0 3.1
Donations 0.7 0.5 0.7 1.4 0.7 1.0 1.0




Voluntary work 17.0 11.1 5.8 6.2 7.1 3.7 1.3
Voluntary work 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.0


























CH*: 2004







CH*: 2004











US**: 2005







US**: 2005


































Religion/ church







Peace/ environment/ animal
































SE DE CH* UK FR US** ES

SE DE CH* UK FR US** ES




Member 16.4 20.9 23.4 16.9 8.6 28.5 8.6
Member 7.5 8.1 12.7 7.4 7.1 4.4 3.8




Donations 7.6 9.9 10.2 14.2 4.9 19.0 3.2
Donations 8.6 10.0 23.9 12.4 3.4 4.8 1.9




Voluntary work 4.3 5.2 3.5 5.8 2.4 11.7 1.3
Voluntary work 1.1 1.6 0.8 1.4 1.0 1.2 0.3


























CH*: 2004







CH*: 2004











US**: 2005







US**: 2005


































Political party










































SE DE CH* UK FR US** ES













Member 9.2 5.1 8.9 3.0 2.8 11.9 3.8













Donations 1.8 1.4 2.1 1.5 1.1 4.9 0.6













Voluntary work 2.1 2.1 0.8 0.5 0.9 2.3 0.8



































CH*: 2004




















US**: 2005

































































Commitment to at least one organisation 2002










































By type of participation, sex and country, in %










































CH*
DE
FR
UK
US**
SE
ES







Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women






Member 86.0 75.6 79.8 70.8 63.1 57.3 77.9 72.8 51.2 54.9 93.6 90.3 52.3 39.8






Donations 45.9 47.9 46.9 32.7 34.6 24.5 22.3 40.7 38.4 28.1 31.1 42.1 46.5 16.0






Voluntary work 20.6 16.8 18.6 27.1 24.4 19.6 19.0 24.3 22.4 18.2 23.7 39.1 30.0 7.3




























CH*: 2004




















US**: 2005











































By type of participation, education and country, in %










































CH*

DE

FR

UK

US**

SE

ES

Low Intermediate High Low Intermediate High Low Intermediate High Low Intermediate High Low Intermediate High Low Intermediate High Low Intermediate High
Member 63.8 83.4 89.1 62.9 74.7 85.7 49.5 68.1 73.4 66.0 81.8 91.4 30.6 42.6 68.0 88.8 94.0 95.6 35.6 54.3 68.1
Donations 28.6 48.9 61.7 18.6 33.0 46.9 16.6 25.4 35.0 30.7 41.1 59.3 14.0 24.8 37.8 37.5 42.1 56.3 12.3 14.6 26.8
Voluntary work 10.2 19.3 26.1 17.2 24.6 35.6 14.5 23.0 25.3 17.4 27.0 34.3 9.2 14.0 30.4 31.3 34.0 40.3 4.6 8.4 12.4






















CH*: 2004




















US**: 2005