Different Approaches to Volunteering in the Official Statistics

Volunteer work constitutes an important input into the activities of non-profit institutions and for society as a whole. Volunteering is a beneficial activity, for which no wage or remuneration is obtained, namely not even in the form of a service in return or in kind. There are two main sources of the data on volunteer work, the data from Satellite Account of Non-profit institutions and the data from the Sample survey on volunteer work by Labour force survey. Both data sources provide a basis for valuation of volunteer work. The article represents methodology of Satellite Account of Non-profit institutions, which presents basic information about volunteers and valuation of volunteer work organized by non-profit organizations. The article also presents methodology of the Sample survey on volunteer work by Labour Force Survey, which provides a comprehensive overview of organized and unorganized (direct) volunteering in Czechia. Based on the data from these two sources, the article also presents a methodology for estimation of the value of volunteer work and compares the specific values of these estimates.