05/12/2013
11% Of Adults Volunteer In Sport
11% of adults in Northern Ireland volunteered in sports last year, according to a report by the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL).
'Sports volunteering by adults in Northern Ireland' was published today and shows that a higher proportion of males (14%) than females (8%) were involved than sports volunteering in 2012/13.
Those living in the most deprived areas were less likely to have volunteered in sports in the last year (7%) than those living in any other area (12%).
The most frequently cited sports volunteering role was coaching (44%), followed by fundraising (39%), stewarding (23%), event management (20%) and officiating/refereeing (20%).
Just over one in every 20 (6%) had previously volunteered at a major sporting event, with a higher proportion of males (8%) than females (4%) having done so.
Those living in the most deprived areas were less likely to have volunteered at a major sports event (3%) than those living in any other area (7%).
(IT/JP)
'Sports volunteering by adults in Northern Ireland' was published today and shows that a higher proportion of males (14%) than females (8%) were involved than sports volunteering in 2012/13.
Those living in the most deprived areas were less likely to have volunteered in sports in the last year (7%) than those living in any other area (12%).
The most frequently cited sports volunteering role was coaching (44%), followed by fundraising (39%), stewarding (23%), event management (20%) and officiating/refereeing (20%).
Just over one in every 20 (6%) had previously volunteered at a major sporting event, with a higher proportion of males (8%) than females (4%) having done so.
Those living in the most deprived areas were less likely to have volunteered at a major sports event (3%) than those living in any other area (7%).
(IT/JP)
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