SINGAPORE: More people are giving their time and making the effort to help others, with one in three serving as volunteers in 2012.
A survey by the National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre (NVPC) found that about 32 per cent of its respondents were volunteers, which is the highest rate since it started the survey in 2000.
The same survey conducted in 2010 had 23 per cent.
The survey, conducted between July and September 2012, found that the increase was largely driven by the interest in informal volunteering.
This refers to activities like reading to the child of a needy neighbour, instead of being part of a formal organisation.
The survey also found that individual donations remained steady at about $1.1 billion in 2012, compared with $1.07 billion in 2010.
Those who earned below $1,000 a month donated a bigger share of their income - at 1.8 per cent.
That's higher than the 0.5 per cent for those earning between $5,000 and below $6,000.
More than 1,500 people took part in the survey, which did not include compulsory community work by students.
- CNA/de
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