Survey Results: Seniors and Professionals in Pärnu

1. Resultsof the survey for seniors and professionals in Pärnu 14.01.2016 Kandela Õun

2. Results of the survey for seniors and professionals in Pärnu RESPONDENTS Seniors (n=199) Professionals (n=75)

3. Results of the survey for seniors and professionals in Pärnu Seniors • „Still working“ are under 64 year old • „Unemployed“ are 55-64 year old • Otherhaveno differences by age • 24% are volunteers right now • They found opportunities to volunteer from media and from friends and acquaintance’s • 46% do not want to be a volunteer • 42% are joined and 41% wantto join one of the organizations,where theycan spend theirfree time together with other seniors and be involved in some activities

4. Results of the survey for seniors and professionals in Pärnu What are the challenges of the life of seniors? 5- Agreestrongly 4- Agree 3- Neither … 2- Disagree 1- Disagreestrongly

5. Results of the survey for seniors and professionals in Pärnu Is there a positive impact on your work, if older people would become more active in voluntary work? • 71% think and 25% do not know that it would have a positive impact on their work, if older people would become more active in voluntary work • „Our clients are with special needs and people without special training rather disturb than help us“

6. Results of the survey for seniors and professionals in Pärnu If you wouldn’t like to become a volunteer, what would be your reasons? • Youngest and oldestgroup are not interested • Theyoungertheless time • Iftheyworking, theydonothavetime • Retiredrespondentsthinkmorethantheydonot have anything to give and theirhealth does not allowtodoit • stillworkingrespondents are mostoftennever heard about the possibilities • Nothavingsalaryisnottheissue

7. Results of the survey for seniors and professionals in Pärnu What do you think are the reasons why seniors don’t get involved in voluntary work? • Professionalswith 5-15 yearexperience and fromlocalgovernementthinkrarelythatseniors are notinterested • Socialworkorganizers and professionalswith 11-15 yearexcperienceoftenlythinkthatseniors need to rest and earnincome

8. Results of the survey for seniors and professionals in Pärnu What would be the reasons to become a volunteer? • 50-60 yearoldswantto feelthemselvesuseful,tohavefun and tolearnnewthings • Older and retiredrespondentswanttohavecompany • Retiredonewant to spend time with younger generations

9. Results of the survey for seniors and professionals in Pärnu What do you think might be the biggest added value of voluntary work of seniors?SeniorsProfessionals

10. Results of the survey for seniors and professionals in Pärnu What kind of voluntary work would you like to be involved in? What kind of voluntary work the seniors could be involved in?

11. Results of the survey for seniors and professionals in Pärnu Howto find the information about the volunteering possibilities?SeniorsProfessionals

12. How often would you like to volunteer? How much time do you have to spend on one volunteering action:

13. Results of the survey for seniors and professionals in Pärnu Seniors Beforestarting volunteeringitwould be important for receivingclear information what theycan and what theycan’t do and information oftheirrights and responsibilities as a volunteer 60% prefertovolunteerwithbiggergroup and 50% withfriend. As a reward theywould like to seethat someone became happier and receive freetickets for cultural event or swimming hall Professionals Professionalswanttoknowhowtoorganizevoluntarywork and wheretofindinformation. Theyalsowanttoknowaboutbestpractices and othercountriesvoluntarywork.

14. Results of the survey for seniors and professionals in Pärnu

15. Thankyouforlistening! Results of the survey for seniors and professionals in Pärnu Kandela Õun Head of ResearchCentre Universityof Tartu, Pärnu college Kandela.Oun@ut.ee