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Men were more likely than women to volunteer for organisations related to sport only (8% and 5% respectively) and for total sport (15% of men compared with 12% of women), where the majority of people who volunteered for total sport were male (55%).
In comparison women were more likely to volunteer for other organisations only, with 26% (2.2 million) of the female population volunteering. Of the 3.8 million people who volunteered for other organisations only, 58% were women.