The pie charts illustrate the proportion of unpaid participants in different factors between 2008 and 2014
Overall, while the percentage of people who volunteer for Environmental, Sport and Health Care witnessed an increasing trend, those in Art, Educational and other ones went down over 6 years. Besides, Health Care organizations remain unchanged with the least volunteers in both years.
To begin with, in 2008, people who work in Environmental organizations accounted for 21%. However, it increased from 21% to 29% after 6 years and was the largest proportion in 2014. Simultaneously, the figure for Sport increased significantly by ten, from 15% to 25%. Only grew from 7% to around one in ten (8%) of Health Care volunteers over the 6-year period.
On the contrary, volunteers working in Educational organizations made up for the largest proportion, at 24% and more than six years the percentage of people who work without money. Similarly, there was a gradual decline of Art and other volunteer activities, falling from 18% and 15% in 2008 to 12% and 9% in 2014 respectively