Scottish Household Survey Annual Report

28 Income, Deprivation and Volunteering: People from higher-income households and less deprived areas are more likely to volunteer than those from lower-income households and more deprived areas. 35 per cent of those living in households earning over £40,000 per year had volunteered in the previous 12 months, compared with 18 per cent of people from households earning £6,001-£10,000. Similarly, 33 per cent of adults living in the 20 percent least deprived areas had volunteered, compared with 16 per cent of those living in the 20 percent most deprived areas. Rural/Urban Location and Volunteering: Volunteering is more common among those living in rural areas. 33 per cent of those living in remote rural areas had volunteered, compared with 24 per cent of those living in large urban areas. Volunteers living in remote rural or accessible rural areas were more likely to volunteer for local community or neighbourhood organisations/groups (40 per cent and 32 per cent respectively) than the average for all of Scotland (22 per cent).