The "Survey of the Leisure Activities of the Citizens of Taiwan" by the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics reveals that only about 5 % of Taiwanese aged 15 and older did some sort of volunteer work in 1988.
行政院主計處的「台灣地區國民休閒生活調查」報告即顯示，民國七十七年，十五歲以上的國民曾犧牲自己的休閒時間，從事自願性、義務性社會服務工作的比例，約為百分之五。