Survey of PSD Quiz

1.
Have you been a volunteer in the last 12 months for

sports/physical activities targeted at children (4-12 years old) or
youth (13-18 years old)? For the purposes of this questionnaire,
being a "sports volunteer" means doing ANYTHING in a sporting
context, other than playing, for which you have received no payment
other than expenses. Tick the boxes where you spend the greatest
amount of your time volunteering for children or youth sports.
4 -12 year olds (Male) 4 - 12 year olds (Female) 13 -18 year olds (M
Athletics 4 -12 year Athletics 4 - 12 Athletics 13 -18
Athletics
olds (Male) year olds (Female) olds (Male)
Basketball 4 -12 Basketball 4 - 12 Basketball 13 -1
Basketball
year olds (Male) year olds (Female) year olds (Male)
Badminton 4 -12 year Badminton 4 - 12 Badminton 13 -18
Badminton
Boccia 4 -12 year Boccia 4 - 12 year Boccia 13 -18 ye
Boccia
olds (Male) olds (Female) olds (Male)
Boxing 4 -12 year Boxing 4 - 12 year Boxing 13 -18 ye
Boxing
Canoeing 4 -12 year Canoeing 4 - 12 year Canoeing 13 -18
Canoeing
Cricket 4 -12 year Cricket 4 - 12 year Cricket 13 -18 y
Cricket
Cycling 4 -12 year Cycling 4 - 12 year Cycling 13 -18 y
Cycling
Dance (Irish, ballet, Dance (Irish, ballet, Dance (Irish, bal
Dance (Irish, ballet,
jazz, modern, tap) jazz, modern, tap) 4 -12 jazz, modern, tap) 4 - jazz, modern, tap) 1
year olds (Male) 12 year olds (Female) year olds (Male)
Dancing (social, Dancing (social, Dancing (social,
Dancing (social,
recreational) recreational) 4 -12 year recreational) 4 - 12 recreational) 13 -18
Equestrian 4 -12 Equestrian 4 - 12 Equestrian 13 -1
Equestrian
Gaelic Football 4 Gaelic Football 4 - Gaelic Football
Gaelic Football
-12 year olds (Male) 12 year olds (Female) -18 year olds (Male)
Golf 4 -12 year olds Golf 4 - 12 year Golf 13 -18 year
Golf
(Male) olds (Female) (Male)
Gymnastics, Gymnastics, Gymnastics,
Gymnastics, Trampoline Trampoline 4 -12 year Trampoline 4 - 12 year Trampoline 13 -18 ye
4 -12 year olds (Male) 4 - 12 year olds (Female) 13 -18 year olds (M
Handball 4 -12 year Handball 4 - 12 year Handball 13 -18
Handball
Hockey (Field, Ice or Hockey (Field, Ice or Hockey (Field, Ic
Hockey (Field, Ice or
Roller blade) Roller blade) 4 -12 year Roller blade) 4 - 12 Roller blade) 13 -18
Hurling/Camogie 4 Hurling/Camogie 4 - Hurling/Camogie
Hurling/Camogie
-12 year olds (Male) 12 year olds (Female) -18 year olds (Male)
Martial Arts 4 -12 Martial Arts 4 - 12 Martial Arts 13
Martial Arts
Racquetball/Squash 4 Racquetball/Squash 4 Racquetball/Squas
Racquetball/Squash
-12 year olds (Male) - 12 year olds (Female) -18 year olds (Male)
Rounders 4 -12 year Rounders 4 - 12 year Rounders 13 -18
Rounders
Rowing 4 -12 year Rowing 4 - 12 year Rowing 13 -18 ye
Rowing
Rugby 4 -12 year Rugby 4 - 12 year Rugby 13 -18 yea
Rugby
Sailing 4 -12 year Sailing 4 - 12 year Sailing 13 -18 y
Sailing
Soccer 4 -12 year Soccer 4 - 12 year Soccer 13 -18 ye
Soccer
Swimming 4 -12 year Swimming 4 - 12 year Swimming 13 -18
Swimming
Tennis 4 -12 year Tennis 4 - 12 year Tennis 13 -18 ye
Tennis
Volleyball 4 -12 Volleyball 4 - 12 Volleyball 13 -1
Volleyball
Please specify any other sports (Included should be age & gender of participants)
Question Title
2. Continuing to think about the above volunteering, which of the

following would best describe the organisation(s) where you
volunteer?
Please tick appropriate box
National Governing Body National Governing Body
(NGB) (NGB) Please tick appropriate box
Sports club Please tick
Sports club
appropriate box
Youth organisations Please tick
Youth organisations
appropriate box
Community Games Please tick
Community Games
appropriate box
Sports organisation for Sports organisation for people with
people with disabilities Please tick appropriate
disabilities box
Other (please specify)
Question Title
3. If you selected sports organisation for people with a disability

please indicate which group with whom you are most involved.
Name
Or
ga
ni
sa Organisation Name menu
ti
on
Question Title
4. Thinking about the above organisations in question 2, which of

the following roles have you carried out in the last 12 months?
Please only include it if you did it as a volunteer. You can tick
more than one role.
Please tick appropriate bo

An administrator role such as chair, secretary, An administrator role such as chair, sec
committee member, Club Captain, President member, Club Captain, President Please tick
A financial role such as treasurer or fu
A financial role such as treasurer or fundraiser
tick appropriate boxes
Please tick appropriate bo
Coached children or youths Coached children or youths Please tick
Managed children/youth team Managed children/youth team Please tick
Refereed, umpired or officiated at any Refereed, umpired or officiated at any c

children/youth competition competition Please tick appropriate boxes
Provided other practical help such as transport for Provided other practical help such as tr
children/youths to take part in events, children/youths to take part in events, stew
stewardship, helping with sports kit/equipment or with sports kit/equipment or first aid Plea
first aid boxes
Question Title
5. How long have you been volunteering with the organisation?

One year or One year or less Please tick
less appropriate box
1-2 years Please tick
1-2 years
appropriate box
2-3 years
appropriate box
3-5 years
appropriate box
6-10 years
appropriate box
11-15 years
appropriate box
16 or more 16 or more years Please tick
years appropriate box
Question Title
6. How often have you carried out this volunteering within the past
12 months?
Very occasionally Please tick
Very occasionally
appropriate box
A couple of times A couple of times per year Please tick
per year appropriate box
One or two days a One or two days a month Please tick
month appropriate box
One day a week or One day a week or more Please tick
more appropriate box
Question Title
7. On average, how many hours a week did you spend on this
volunteering?

1-2 hours Please tick appropriate
1-2 hours
box
2-5 hours
box
6-10 hours
box
11-15 hours Please tick
11-15 hours
appropriate box
16-20 hours Please tick
16-20 hours
appropriate box
21 hours or more Please tick
21 hours or more
appropriate box
Not applicable (e.g only major
Not applicable (e.g only
major events, not a events, not a weekly
weekly commitment) commitment) Please tick appropriate
box
Question Title
8. During which months of the year did you undertake this

volunteering in the past year?
Please tick appropriate boxes
January January Please tick appropriate boxes
February February Please tick appropriate boxes
March March Please tick appropriate boxes
April April Please tick appropriate boxes
May May Please tick appropriate boxes
June June Please tick appropriate boxes
July July Please tick appropriate boxes
August August Please tick appropriate boxes
September September Please tick appropriate boxes
October October Please tick appropriate boxes
November November Please tick appropriate boxes
December December Please tick appropriate boxes
Question Title
9. Volunteering Motivations
Why did you choose to become involved in volunteering in sport and
physical activity? Tick any boxes that apply.

Desire to continue involvement in sport after
Desire to continue involvement in sport after
playing/participating career ended playing/participating career ended Please tick
appropriate boxes
As an alternative to full-time paid
As an alternative to full-time paid employment
employment Please tick appropriate boxes
Because my children took part in sport Pleas
Because my children took part in sport
appropriate boxes
To help my local community Please tick appro
To help my local community
boxes
To meet people/make friends Please tick
To meet people/make friends
appropriate boxes
Because of a passion for sport Please tick
Because of a passion for sport
appropriate boxes
I wanted to start an organisation Please tic
I wanted to start an organisation
appropriate boxes
To learn new skills To learn new skills Please tick appropriate
I enjoy working with young people Please tic

I enjoy working with young people
appropriate boxes
A pathway into coaching Please tick appropri
A pathway into coaching
boxes
Question Title
10. Enjoyment and Satisfaction

How much do you agree or disagree that you get these things out of
being a volunteer?
Neither agree or
Strongly agree Agree disagree Disagree Str
Enjoyment, E
Enjoyment, Enjoyment, Enjoyment, Enjoyment,
pleasure pleasure and pleas
pleasure and pleasure and pleasure and
and fun fun Neither agree fun
fun Strongly agree fun Agree fun Disagree
or disagree disag
Satisfacti
on from Satisfaction
Satisfaction Satisfaction Satisfaction S
helping from helping the
the from helping the from helping the from helping the from
organisation
organisati organisation organisation organisation organ
function
on function function function funct
successfully Neith
function successfully Stron successfully Agr successfully Disag succe
er agree or
successful gly agree ee ree gly d
disagree
ly
The chance
to put The chance to The chance to T
The chance to The chance to
something put something back put something back put s
back into put something put something back
into the into the into
the back into the into the
organisation or organisation or organ
organisati organisation or organisation or
sport Strongly sport Neither sport
on or sport Agree sport Disagree
agree agree or disagree disag
sport
Question Title
11. How is your volunteering organised? How satisfied are you with
these aspects of being a volunteer?
Very Satisfied Fairly satisfied Neither Fairly dissatisfied Ver

Training Training I've
Training I've Training I've
I've received or Training I've rece
received or received or access received or access
access to received or access acce
access to to training to training
training to training trai
training courses Fairly courses Fairly
courses Very courses Neither cour
courses satisfied dissatisfied
Satisfied diss
Social events Social events Social events
Social Social events
events and and and
and
and and
socializing socializing Very socializing Fairly socializing Neither socializing Fairly soci
Satisfied satisfied dissatisfied diss
How well I
am
How well I am
supported, How well I am How well I am How well I am
mentored supported, supp
supported, mentored supported, mentored supported, mentored
and managed mentored and ment
and managed as a and managed as a and managed as a
as a managed as a mana
volunteer at the volunteer at the volunteer at the
volunteer volunteer at the volu
organisation Fairl organisation Neithe organisation Fairl
at the organisation Ver orga
y satisfied r y dissatisfied
organisatio y Satisfied y di
n
Recognition Recognition
Recognition for Recognition for
for my for my Recognition for for
contributio my contribution as my contribution as
contribution as a my contribution as a cont
n as a a volunteer Fairly a volunteer Fairly
volunteer Very volunteer Neither volu
volunteer satisfied dissatisfied
Satisfied diss
Question Title
12. Do you have a qualification or have you received training in the

role you are currently fulfilling? (Example: Coaching qualification,
administration training, etc.)
Yes
No
If yes, what qualification(s) or training have you received?
Question Title
13. Personal Bonuses
Have any of the following statements increased or decreased for you
as a result of volunteering?
Increased greatly Increased Stayed the same Decreased Dec

My My
My confidence, My confidence, My confidence,
confidence, confidence, self-
self-esteem self-esteem or self-esteem or
esteem or self-
self-esteem or self
or self- self-management In self-management In self-management De self
management Staye
management creased greatly creased creased crea
d the same
Skills like
Skills like Skills like
teamwork, Skills like Skills like
communicati teamwork, teamwork, team
teamwork, teamwork,
on, communication, communication, comm
communication, communication,
leadership, leadership, or leadership, or lead
leadership, or leadership, or
or technical technical tech
technical technical
technical skills Increased skills Stayed skil
skills Increased skills Decreased
skills greatly the same grea
My health, My health,
My health, My health, My health,
well-being well-being or well-being or well
well-being or well-being or
or fitness fitness Increased fitness Stayed fitn
fitness Increased fitness Decreased
greatly the same grea
Question Title
14. Money Matters
How much do you agree with these statements?
Neither agree or
The
The expenses The expenses I
expenses I The expenses I The expenses I T
incur as a I incur as a incur as a
incur as a incur as a incur
volunteer volunteer are volunteer are not
volunteer are not volunteer are not volun
are not not excessive, excessive, or ARE
excessive, or ARE excessive, or ARE exces
excessive, or ARE adequately
adequately adequately adequ
or ARE adequately reimbursed Neithe
reimbursed Strongl reimbursed Disagre reimb
adequately reimbursed Agre r agree or
y agree e y dis
reimbursed e disagree
I have
I have access to I have access I have access I
access to I have access to
free free training, to free to free training, free
free training,
training, tickets or training, tickets or ticke
tickets or
tickets or kits Strongly tickets or kits Neither kits
kits Disagree
kits agree kits Agree agree or disagree disag
Volunteerin Volunteering has Volunteering Volunteering Volunteering has V
g has
improved my improved my has improved my has improved my improved my impro
performance performance at performance at performance at performance at perfo
Neither agree or
school or work, or
at school school or work, or school or work, school or work, or schoo
my career
or work, or my career or my career my career my ca
prospects. Neithe
my career prospects. Strongl prospects. Agre prospects. Disagre prosp
r agree or
prospects. y agree e e y dis
disagree
Question Title
15. Social Scene
How much do you agree or disagree with these statements?
Neither agree nor

Strongly agree Agree Disagree Disagree Str
I have
gained I have gained
I have gained I have gained I have gained I
friends friends and
and friends and friends and friends and frien
contacts through
contacts contacts through contacts through contacts through conta
volunteering Neith
through volunteering Stron volunteering Agr volunteering Disag volun
er agree nor
volunteeri gly agree ee ree gly D
Disagree
ng
I have a
I have a greater I have a I
greater I have a I have a greater
sense of sense of trusting greater sense of sense
greater sense of sense of trusting
trusting other trusting other other
trusting other other
other people Strongly people Neither peopl
people Agree people Disagree
people agree agree nor Disagree Disag
I've got
I've got
involved I've got I've got I've got I
in other involved in other
involved in other involved in other involved in other invol
local local activities
local activities local activities local activities local
activities because of
because of because of because of becau
because of volunteering Neith
volunteering Stron volunteering Agr volunteering Disag volun
volunteeri er agree nor
gly agree ee ree gly D
ng Disagree
Question Title
16. Being part of things

Have the following increased or decreased for you?
Increased greatly Increased Stayed the same Decreas

My sense of My sense of My sens
My sense of My sense of
community and community and community and community a
community and
belonging belonging Increased belonging Stayed belonging
belonging Increased
greatly the same greatly
Increased greatly Increased Stayed the same Decreas
My My understanding
My understanding of My unde
understanding My understanding of of people from
of people from people from different people from
people from different different
different backgrounds or backgrounds
backgrounds or backgrounds or
backgrounds or cultures Increased cultures D
cultures Increased cultures Stayed the
cultures greatly greatly
same
My
particpation My particpation in My particpation My part
My particpation in
in other other leisure, sporting in other leisure, other leisu
leisure, other leisure, sporting
or cultural sporting or cultural or cultural
sporting or or cultural
activities Increased activities Stayed activities
cultural activities Increased
greatly the same greatly
activities
Question Title
17. Volunteering Challenges
Which of the following issues affect your voluntary work for the
organisation? Tick all that are important to you

1. There are not enough other people willing to 1. There are not enough other people will
volunteer volunteer Please tick appropriate boxes
2. Things could be better organised so you feel 2. Things could be better organised so yo
your efforts are not wasted are not wasted Please tick appropriate boxes
3. Your work as a volunteer increasingly requires 3. Your work as a volunteer increasingly
specialist skills skills Please tick appropriate boxes
4. There is little time left after paid w
4. There is little time left after paid work
appropriate boxes
5. Demands placed on volunteers are by 5. Demands placed on volunteers are by pr
professional staff working in the organisation. working in the organisation. Please tick app
6. The organisation is asking more of you
6. The organisation is asking more of you because
of pressures from other organisations (e.g NGB) pressures from other organisations (e.g NGB)
appropriate boxes
7. You are less motivated now that your children 7. You are less motivated now that your c
are no longer involved longer involved Please tick appropriate boxe
8. The demands of volunteering conflict with your 8. The demands of volunteering conflict w
family commitments commitments Please tick appropriate boxes
9. There is no recognition or acknowledgement by 9. There is no recognition or acknowledge
the organisation for your efforts organisation for your efforts Please tick ap
Any other important issues, please specify
Question Title
18. Which of the above issues most effect you? Please place in

numerical order, i.e. 1 = most important, 2 = next important and so
on.
Most important
1.
Ther
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are
not
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2.
Thin
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coul
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nise
d so 2. Things could be better organised so you feel your efforts a
you
wasted Most important menu
feel
your
effo
rts
are
not
wast
ed
3.
Your
work
3. Your work as a volunteer increasingly requires specialist s
Most important
as a
volu
ntee
r
incr
easi
ngly
requ
Most important menu
ires
spec
iali
st
skil
ls
4.
Ther
e is
litt
le
time
left 4. There is little time left after paid work Most important
afte
r
paid
work
5.
The
orga
nisa
tion
is
aski
ng
more
of
you
beca
use
of
5. The organisation is asking more of you because of pressures
pres other organisations (e.g NGB) Most important menu
sure
s
from
othe
r
orga
nisa
tion
s
(e.g
NGB)
6.
You
are
6. You are less motivated now that your children are no lon
Most important
less
moti
vate
d
now
that
your
chil involved Most important menu
dren
are
no
long
er
invo
lved
7.
The
dema
nds
of
volu
ntee

ring
conf 7. The demands of volunteering conflict with your family commi
lict
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with
your
fami
ly
comm
itme
nts
8.
Ther
e is
no
reco
gnit
ion
or
ackn

owle
dgem 8. There is no recognition or acknowledgement by the organisa
ent
for your efforts Most important menu
by
the
orga
nisa
tion
for
your
effo
rts
Question Title
19. What are your attitudes to young volunteers (16 - 24 years)?

How much do you agree or disagree with these structures.
Agree Disagree
Young people are
Young people are important
important to the Young people are important to
organisation and should to the organisation and should
the organisation and should be t
be recruited as be recruited as
recruited as volunteers Disagree r
volunteers volunteers Agree
Young people are risky Young people are risky as Young people are risky as
as volunteers because volunteers because they are more volunteers because they are more v
they are more unreliable unreliable than older unreliable than older u
than older volunteers volunteers Agree volunteers Disagree v
Young people have too Young people have too many Young people have too many
many demands on their demands on their time to demands on their time to d
time to volunteer volunteer Agree volunteer Disagree v
The experience of The experience of
The experience of volunteering
volunteering is good for volunteering is good for young
young people is good for young people Disagree i
people Agree
Not many young people
Not many young people are Not many young people are
are interested in
volunteering at this interested in volunteering at interested in volunteering at this i
organisation this organisation Agree organisation Disagree o
It would take too much
It would take too much time It would take too much time to
time to train, mentor
and support young to train, mentor and support train, mentor and support young t
volunteers young volunteers Agree volunteers Disagree v
Question Title
20. What do you feel are the best features of the management of

volunteers at the organisation and what areas need improvement?
Question Title
21. Please fill in the following details, they will be kept
completely private but will help us build a profile of Irish
volunteers working with children and youth.
Are you:
Male
Female
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22. If training was available for volunteers what knowledge and

skills would you like to develop?
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23. How old are you?

24 or under Please tick
24 or under
appropriate box
25-34 Please tick appropriate
25-34
box
35-44
box
45-54
box
55-64
box
65 and over 65 and over Please tick
appropriate box
Question Title
24. Number of dependant children under 16 living at home?
Tick appropriate box

None None Tick appropriate box
One One Tick appropriate box
Two Two Tick appropriate box
Three or more Three or more Tick appropriate box
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25. Age of youngest dependant child over 2 years?

2 - 4 years 2 - 4 years Tick appropriate box
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26. How would you describe your ethnicity?

White Irish Please tick appropriate
White Irish
box
White Irish Traveller Please tick
White Irish Traveller
appropriate box
Any other white Any other white background Please
background tick appropriate box
Black Irish Black Irish Please tick appropriate
box
Black African Please tick
Black African
appropriate box
Any other Black Any other Black background Please
background tick appropriate box
Asian Irish Please tick appropriate
Asian Irish
box
Chinese Chinese Please tick appropriate box
Any other Asian Any other Asian Background Please

Background tick appropriate box
Other background (please specify)
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27. Do you have any long-term illness, health problem or disability

that limits your daily activity or work?
Yes
No
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28. Does this prevent you from taking part in sport & exercise?
Yes
No
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29. What is your employment status?

In full-time
In full-time employment Tick appropriate box
employment
In part-time
In part-time employment Tick appropriate box
employment
Unemployed Unemployed Tick appropriate box
retired retired Tick appropriate box
In full-time
In full-time education Tick appropriate box
education
Question Title
30. If you have any further comments about volunteering that you
would like to make please write them in the box.
Question Title
31. In what Local Sports Partnership (LSPs) area do you volunteer?
LSPs
L
S
P

A LSP Area LSPs menu
r
e
a
Question Title
32. Would you like to take part in a focus group discussion (in your
local area) that further explores the role of volunteers?
Yes
No
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33. Would you like to be entered in a draw to win one of three €100

Champion Sports gift vouchers for sports equipment?
Yes
No
Question Title
34. If you answered "Yes" to questions 32 and/or 33, please fill in

your details below.
Name
E-mail
Phone Number
We are very interested in people's experiences as volunteers. It would be

greatly appreciated if you could forward the volunteer questionnaire link to
other volunteers or alternatively you can make people aware of the link on the
Irish Sports Council website www.irishsportscouncil.ie .
Thank you for taking the time to complete the volunteer questionnaire.

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1.

Have you been a volunteer in the last 12 months for

2. Continuing to think about the above volunteering, which of the

Other (please specify)

3. If you selected sports organisation for people with a disability

Other (please specify)

4. Thinking about the above organisations in question 2, which of

Please tick appropriate bo

Managed children/youth team Managed children/youth team Please tick

Refereed, umpired or officiated at any Refereed, umpired or officiated at any c

Other (please specify)

5. How long have you been volunteering with the organisation?

Please tick appropriate box

Please tick appropriate box

8. During which months of the year did you undertake this

February February Please tick appropriate boxes

March March Please tick appropriate boxes

April April Please tick appropriate boxes

May May Please tick appropriate boxes

June June Please tick appropriate boxes

July July Please tick appropriate boxes

August August Please tick appropriate boxes

September September Please tick appropriate boxes

October October Please tick appropriate boxes

November November Please tick appropriate boxes

December December Please tick appropriate boxes

Please tick appropriate boxes

I enjoy working with young people Please tic

Other (please specify)

10. Enjoyment and Satisfaction

Very Satisfied Fairly satisfied Neither Fairly dissatisfied Ver

12. Do you have a qualification or have you received training in the

Increased greatly Increased Stayed the same Decreased Dec

Neither agree nor

16. Being part of things

Increased greatly Increased Stayed the same Decreas

Please tick appropriate box

18. Which of the above issues most effect you? Please place in

19. What are your attitudes to young volunteers (16 - 24 years)?

20. What do you feel are the best features of the management of

22. If training was available for volunteers what knowledge and

23. How old are you?

Please tick appropriate box

24. Number of dependant children under 16 living at home?

Tick appropriate box

One One Tick appropriate box

Two Two Tick appropriate box

Three or more Three or more Tick appropriate box

25. Age of youngest dependant child over 2 years?

Tick appropriate box

5 - 9 years 5 - 9 years Tick appropriate box

10 - 15 years 10 - 15 years Tick appropriate box

16 - 18 years 16 - 18 years Tick appropriate box

26. How would you describe your ethnicity?

Please tick appropriate box

Any other Asian Any other Asian Background Please

Other background (please specify)

27. Do you have any long-term illness, health problem or disability

29. What is your employment status?

Tick appropriate box

Other (please specify)

31. In what Local Sports Partnership (LSPs) area do you volunteer?

33. Would you like to be entered in a draw to win one of three €100

34. If you answered "Yes" to questions 32 and/or 33, please fill in