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Volunteering: return to pre-health crisis level but decline in seniors

2023-03-02T06:11:11.397Z


Nearly a quarter of French people are involved in an association, according to an Ifop survey published on Thursday.


Associative volunteering has practically returned to its pre-health crisis level, but the composition of volunteers has evolved, with now more young people and a "

clear disengagement of seniors

", according to a study published Thursday.

According to this survey conducted by Ifop among 3,155 people questioned in January 2023 on behalf of the Research & Solidarity network of experts, 22.8% of French people are involved in an association.

As a result of the pandemic, the proportion of French volunteers had fallen from 24% in 2019 to 20% in 2022. “

We are approaching the pre-crisis level

”, notes Research & Solidarities.

Among the approximately 23% of French people involved in an association in January 2023, there are as many men as women.

A quarter of those under 35 and over 65, 22% of 35-49 year olds and 19% of 50-64 year olds devote themselves to a commitment.

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The 65 and over, traditional pillars of associations, are experiencing a continuous decline: they were nearly 4 out of 10 in their age group to be volunteers in 2010, 31% in 2019 and now 25%.

There is "

a clear disengagement of seniors

" already noticeable before the health crisis.

Today, the most represented age group within associations is those under 35 (31% in 2023, compared to 26% in 2019), which have dethroned those aged 65 and over.

The 35-49 year olds are 23% (unchanged), finally come the 50-64 year olds in slight decline (20% against 22%).

According to Research & Solidarity, “

the backbone of associations is in danger

”.

There are fewer French people involved every week: 10.1% in 2019 and 9.2% in 2023. They represented 44% of volunteers in 2019, only 40% in 2023. “Volunteers who have returned –

or arrived since the Covid – have more often tend to commit, punctually or monthly rather than weekly.

According to the latest

Insee

Associations Survey , France had 1.2 million active associations in 2018, which functioned thanks to 21 million “

volunteer participations

”, the same volunteer being able to invest in several structures.

Source: lefigaro

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