Volunteering and intergenerational solidarity

1. Volunteering and intergenerational solidarity June 2011

2. Methodology

3. Methodology Special Eurobarometer • Survey conducted face-to-face in the respondent’s home • Fieldwork: mid-April – beginning of May 2011 • Population: representative sample of population 15+ • Coverage: European Union, 27 Member States • Number of interviews: 26,825 3

4. Agenda

5. Agenda Volunteering within the European Union Active ageing and intergenerational solidarity in the EU 5

6. A. Volunteering within the European Union

7. 1.1 A quarter of Europeans have a voluntary activity Total ‘Yes’ : 24% 7

8. 1.2 Volunteering benefits in the European Union: social cohesion cited by a third of Europeans 8

9. 1.3 Volunteering as a vector of a certain European social model NB : this graphic only shows the items mentioned by more than 10% of respondents 9

10. 1.4 In which types of organisations or associations do Europeans carry out their voluntary activities? * NB : this graphic only shows the items mentioned by more than 10% of respondents with a volunteering activity (24% of total sample) 10

11. 1.5 Usefulness of local volunteer rescue teams QA14 The European Parliament would like each Member State of the EU and the local and regional authorities to create, in each region, rescue teams of volunteer workers to face natural disasters and accidents. Do you think that such a measure would be…? 3% 2% 11

12. 1.6 Europeans are divided on how to define the framework and the way volunteering works 12

13. 1.6 Definition of the framework and the way volunteering works: different responses from volunteers and non-volunteers 13

14. B. Active ageing and intergenerational solidarity in the EU

15. 2.1 Different measures for reinforcing intergenerational solidarity perceived as efficient 83% 13% 59% 37% 89% 9% 15

16. Thank you