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香港大學 民意研究計劃 The University of Hong Kong Public Opinion Programme. “ Study on Public’s Reception and Perception of Volunteer Services”. Dr Robert CHUNG Ting-yiu. 9 November 2002. Outline of Presentation. Overview Participation: Actual and intended Social influence
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香港大學 民意研究計劃 The University of Hong Kong Public Opinion Programme “Study on Public’s Reception and Perception of Volunteer Services” Dr Robert CHUNG Ting-yiu 9 November 2002
Outline of Presentation • Overview • Participation: Actual and intended • Social influence • Barriers and expectations • Evaluation of provider agencies and the local culture • Other topics • Conclusion
Stage One: Quantitative telephone survey of the general public • Stage Two: Quantitative telephone survey of the service recipients • Stage Three: Qualitative focus group studies
Participation: Actual and Intended
Last Participation in Volunteering Organized Volunteering Mutual Aid
[Excluding those who are certain that they have not participated in volunteering over the past 12 months ] No. of times Participated in Volunteering
No. of hours Participated in Volunteering* Organized Volunteering Mutual Aid *Excluding those who are certain that they have not participated in volunteering over the past 12 months
[Excluding those who are certain that they have not participated in volunteering over the past 12 months ] Perceived Hourly Rate of Volunteer Work
No. of Volunteers Deployed* No. of Service Hours Contributed by Each Volunteer* *Excluding those who are certain that they have not received any volunteering service over the past 12 months
Intention of Involvement *Only ask those who have participated in any form of volunteer work before
Reasons for not Volunteering* Intention for Future Volunteering* *Only ask those who have never participated in volunteer work
Main Source of Encouragement[Only ask those who have been encouraged to participate in volunteering] • *Opinion from focus groups: • Schools, business corporations, the elderly and new immigrant centers: • good entry points for promoting volunteerism • Schools as superlative bases for promoting volunteerism
Barriers to the Development of Volunteering 2 1 3 2 3 1
Ways to Promote Volunteering 1 2 1 3 3 2
The Most Preferred Supporting Body 1 1 2 3 2 3 • *Opinion from focus groups: • Genuine support from government is indispensable (volunteers) • More civic education needed (volunteers) • Additional resources from government and all walks of life urged (service recipients)
Nature of Volunteering Service 1 1 2 2 3 3 * Excluding those who are certain that they would not deploy volunteers again
Satisfaction with Various Aspects of Provider Agencies
Evaluation of the Influence of Government Policies and Local Culture
General Motivations for Volunteering General Hindrances for Volunteering
Channels for Learning about Ways to Volunteer[Only ask those who have participated in organized volunteering before ]
Need for Training before Volunteering [Only ask those who have participated in organized volunteering before] • *Opinion from focus groups: • Success of volunteer services greatly enhanced by adequate training • Regular training programs for potential and existing volunteers urged
Survey of General Public • Over 60% of HK people had ever participated in any form of volunteer work • Two-fifth of respondents volunteered over the past 12 months • The majority of those who had volunteered would continue to volunteer • Half of those who had never volunteered would consider volunteering • Most people positively assessed volunteers and thought that volunteers were being respected • Helping others and serving the community were perceived as the motivations for volunteering, while a waste of time as the major hindrance
Survey of Service Recipients • Four-fifths of organization representatives had ever received volunteering service within one month ago • Service recipients deployed 237 volunteers on average in the past year, each volunteer provided an average of 25 service hours • Volunteer services received and needed in future were • mainly recreational activities and visiting • Arrangement of volunteering service provided by volunteer provider agencies and the performance of volunteers • positively evaluated
Focus Group Discussions • Communications and mutual understand between volunteers • and organizations considered important • Post-service follow-ups and training needed for volunteers • Development of systematic database of volunteers called for • Schools as superlative bases for promoting volunteerism • Support from government (more resources) urged • More research on volunteerism to be initiated