Volunteer Activities Survey 2010 - South Africa

Abstract
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The Volunteer Activities Survey (VAS) is a household-based survey conducted by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA). Stats SA conducted the first survey (VAS 2010) in the second quarter of 2010. The VAS collects information on the volunteer activities of individuals aged 15 years and older in South Africa. The respondents were selected from households who took part in the second quarter Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS). Volunteer activities covers unpaid non-compulsory work; that is, the time individuals give without pay to activities performed either through an organization or directly for others outside their own household.

Data on volunteering provides important information on skills application, social network development, social capital and quality of life outcomes. The main aim of the survey is to provide information on the scale of volunteer work and bring into view the sizeable part of the labour force that is invisible in existing labour statistics. The objectives of the VAS are:

• To collect reliable data about people who are involved in volunteer activities.
• To identify organization-based and direct volunteering.
• To give a profile of those engaged in volunteer activities.
• To estimate the economic value of volunteer work.

Geographic coverage
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National coverage

Analysis unit
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Households and individuals

Universe
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The target population of the survey consists of individuals aged 15 years and older who live in South Africa and who are members of households living in dwellings that have been selected to take part in the second quarter Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS).

Kind of data
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Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure
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The Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) sample frame was used for data collection in the Volunteer Activities Survey. The sample for the QLFS is based on a stratified two-stage design with probability proportional to size (PPS) sampling of primary sampling units (PSUs) in the first stage, and sampling of dwelling units (DUs) with systematic sampling in the second stage. The frame was developed as a general-purpose household survey frame that can be used by all other household surveys irrespective of the sample size requirement of the survey. The sample is based on information collected by Statistics SA during the 2001 Population Census and is designed to be representative at the provincial level and within provinces at the metro/non-metro level. Within the metros, the sample is further distributed by geography type. The four geography types are: urban formal, urban informal, farms and tribal land.

Mode of data collection
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Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument
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The 2010 VAS questionnaire consists of the following sections:
- Particulars of the dwelling
- Households at selected dwelling unit
- Response details
- Main activities

摘要
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志愿活动调查（VAS）是由南非统计局（Stats SA）进行的一项基于家庭的调查。Stats SA于2010年第二季度首次开展了该调查（VAS 2010）。VAS旨在收集有关南非15岁及以上个人志愿活动的信息。受访者来自参与第二季度季度劳动力调查（QLFS）的家庭。志愿活动涵盖无偿的非强制性工作；即个人在不收取报酬的情况下，通过组织或直接为家庭外的他人所从事的活动。志愿活动数据提供了关于技能应用、社会网络发展、社会资本和生活质量结果的重要信息。调查的主要目的是提供有关志愿工作规模的信息，并揭示在现有的劳动力统计中不可见的庞大的劳动力部分。VAS的目标包括：
• 收集有关参与志愿活动人群的可靠数据。
• 识别基于组织和直接志愿活动。
• 提供参与志愿活动人群的概况。
• 估算志愿工作的经济价值。
地理覆盖范围
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全国覆盖
分析单元
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家庭和个人
总体
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调查的目标人口包括居住在南非、年龄在15岁及以上，且居住在为参与第二季度季度劳动力调查（QLFS）所选住宅的家庭成员。
数据类型
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样本调查数据 [ssd]
抽样程序
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志愿活动调查的数据收集采用了季度劳动力调查（QLFS）的样本框架。QLFS的样本基于分层两阶段设计，第一阶段采用与规模成比例的概率抽样（PPS）对一级抽样单位（PSU）进行抽样，第二阶段采用系统抽样对住宅单位（DU）进行抽样。该框架被开发为一个通用家庭调查框架，可用于所有其他家庭调查，无论调查的样本规模要求如何。样本基于南非统计局在2001年人口普查期间收集的信息，旨在在省级水平和省内的都市/非都市水平上具有代表性。在都市内部，样本根据地理类型进一步分配。四种地理类型为：城市正式、城市非正式、农场和部落土地。
数据收集方式
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面对面 [f2f]
研究工具
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2010年VAS问卷包括以下部分：
- 住宅详细信息
- 选定住宅单位的家庭
- 回答详情
- 主要活动。