Identification
Survey ID number
zaf-statssa-vas-2014-v1
Title
Volunteer Activities Survey 2014
Country
| Name |
Country code |
|
South Africa |
zaf |
Study type
Household Survey [hh]
Series Information
Statistics South Africa. Volunteer Activities Survey 2014 [dataset]. Version 1. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa [producer], 2020. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/7h78-8670
Abstract
The Volunteer Activities Survey (VAS) is a household-based survey conducted by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA). The VAS collects information on the volunteer activities of individuals aged 15 years and older in South Africa. The respondents were selected from households who took part in the second quarter Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS). Volunteer activities covers unpaid non-compulsory work; that is, the time individuals give without pay to activities performed either through an organisation or directly for others outside their own household.
Data on volunteering provides important infomation on skills application, social network development, social capital and quality of life outcomes. The main aim of the survey is to provide information on the scale of volunteer work and bring into view the sizeable part of the labour force that is invisible in existing labour statistics. The objectives of the VAS are:
• To collect reliable data about people who are involved in volunteer activities.
• To identify organisation-based and direct volunteering.
• To give a profile of those engaged in volunteer activities.
• To estimate the economic value of volunteer work.
Stats SA conducted the first Volunteer Activities Survey (VAS 2010) in the second quarter of 2010. VAS 2014 is the second survey in the series which was conducted in the second quarter of 2014.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data
Unit of Analysis
Households and individuals
