Q. Do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
| Total agree | Total dis-agree | Strongly agree | Agree | Dis-agree | Strongly disagree | Don’t know | ||
| I just don’t like joining groups | 46% | 44% | 9% | 37% | 38% | 6% | 10% | |
| I find it impossible to give my time to things outside of work and home | 51% | 43% | 11% | 40% | 36% | 7% | 7% | |
| I can’t commit to groups because if don’t work regular hours | 37% | 52% | 8% | 29% | 43% | 9% | 10% | |
| There are fewer people available to be part of local groups | 47% | 31% | 8% | 39% | 27% | 4% | 23% | |
| The decline in membership of organisations is not a positive development | 64% | 12% | 12% | 52% | 11% | 1% | 23% | |
| People just aren’t interested in joining things anymore | 60% | 21% | 10% | 50% | 19% | 2% | 19% |
64% agreed that the decline in membership of groups is not a positive thing and 60% agreed that people aren’t interested in joining groups.
Nearly half agreed that they don’t like joining groups and half also agreed that it was impossible to find the time.