The GSS found that over 5.2 million people or 34% of the adult population aged 18 years and over participated in voluntary work in 2006. Sport and physical recreation organisations attracted the largest number of volunteers with 1.7 million people (11% of the population) followed by Education and training organisations or groups (1.4 million or 9.1%) and Community and welfare organisations (1.1 million or 7.3%).
9.1 Type of organisation volunteered for, By all volunteers