| Change since | |
 |
1970 |
|
1990 |
 |
1996-7 |
Coverage: England
Source: ODPM
- The percentage of households that had participated in voluntary activity in the last year decreased by a quarter between 1996-7 and 2001-2.
- Household participation rates tend to increase with an area's level of affluence. In 2001-2, 6 per cent of households in council estates and low income areas participated in voluntary activity compared with 16 per cent of households in affluent suburban and rural areas.