Survey of Volunteer Activity, 1987 [Canada]: Organization File
The Survey of Volunteer Activity (VAS) was undertaken by Statistics Canada to profile the characteristics of individual volunteers. This survey provides previously unavailable information regarding the activities of volunteers, the organizational settings in which these activities take place, reason...
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ftborealisdata:doi:10.5683/SP3/O41KZJ 2023-10-09T21:54:43+02:00 Survey of Volunteer Activity, 1987 [Canada]: Organization File Statistics Canada. Special Surveys Group 1990-05 https://doi.org/10.5683/SP3/O41KZJ English eng Borealis https://doi.org/10.5683/SP3/O41KZJ Social Sciences Arts Business enterprises Care Charitable organizations Companionship Consulting Crime prevention Culture Education Employment Ethnic groups Family Fitness Health Housing Income Language Law Libraries Literacy Museums Pollution control Postsecondary education Recreation Religion Seniors Skills Social services Sports clubs Volunteers Volunteer organizations Wildlife conservation Youth Child Care Needs Microdata Survey data 1990 ftborealisdata https://doi.org/10.5683/SP3/O41KZJ 2023-09-24T17:50:23Z The Survey of Volunteer Activity (VAS) was undertaken by Statistics Canada to profile the characteristics of individual volunteers. This survey provides previously unavailable information regarding the activities of volunteers, the organizational settings in which these activities take place, reasons for becoming volunteers, the amount and pattern of time spent on these activities, the cost of volunteering as well as personal opinions on aspects of voluntary experience. The Organization File contains information for the organizations reported by formal volunteers as well as personal characteristics and summary variables from the volunteer file. This file was created to simplify tabulation in studies where the organization, rather than the person, is to be the unit of analysis. The Survey of Volunteer Activity was conducted as a supplement to Statistics Canadas November 1987 Labour Force Survey (LFS). Coverage includes all Canadian individuals aged 15 and over excluding residents of the Yukon and Northwest Territories, inmates of institutions, full-time members of the Canadian Armed Forces and residents of Indian reserves. Dataset Northwest Territories Yukon Borealis Canada Indian Northwest Territories Yukon |
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Social Sciences Arts Business enterprises Care Charitable organizations Companionship Consulting Crime prevention Culture Education Employment Ethnic groups Family Fitness Health Housing Income Language Law Libraries Literacy Museums Pollution control Postsecondary education Recreation Religion Seniors Skills Social services Sports clubs Volunteers Volunteer organizations Wildlife conservation Youth Child Care Needs |
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Social Sciences Arts Business enterprises Care Charitable organizations Companionship Consulting Crime prevention Culture Education Employment Ethnic groups Family Fitness Health Housing Income Language Law Libraries Literacy Museums Pollution control Postsecondary education Recreation Religion Seniors Skills Social services Sports clubs Volunteers Volunteer organizations Wildlife conservation Youth Child Care Needs Statistics Canada. Special Surveys Group Survey of Volunteer Activity, 1987 [Canada]: Organization File |
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Social Sciences Arts Business enterprises Care Charitable organizations Companionship Consulting Crime prevention Culture Education Employment Ethnic groups Family Fitness Health Housing Income Language Law Libraries Literacy Museums Pollution control Postsecondary education Recreation Religion Seniors Skills Social services Sports clubs Volunteers Volunteer organizations Wildlife conservation Youth Child Care Needs |
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The Survey of Volunteer Activity (VAS) was undertaken by Statistics Canada to profile the characteristics of individual volunteers. This survey provides previously unavailable information regarding the activities of volunteers, the organizational settings in which these activities take place, reasons for becoming volunteers, the amount and pattern of time spent on these activities, the cost of volunteering as well as personal opinions on aspects of voluntary experience. The Organization File contains information for the organizations reported by formal volunteers as well as personal characteristics and summary variables from the volunteer file. This file was created to simplify tabulation in studies where the organization, rather than the person, is to be the unit of analysis. The Survey of Volunteer Activity was conducted as a supplement to Statistics Canadas November 1987 Labour Force Survey (LFS). Coverage includes all Canadian individuals aged 15 and over excluding residents of the Yukon and Northwest Territories, inmates of institutions, full-time members of the Canadian Armed Forces and residents of Indian reserves. |
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Canada Indian Northwest Territories Yukon |
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Northwest Territories Yukon |
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Northwest Territories Yukon |
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