Table 2. Volunteers by annual hours of volunteer activities and selected characteristics, September 2012
Table 2. Volunteers by annual hours of volunteer activities and selected characteristics, September 2012
Percent distribution of total annual hours spent volunteering
at all organizations
Characteristics in September 2012 Total Not Median
volunteers Total 1 to 14 15 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 500 reporting annual
(thousands) hour(s) hours hours 499 hours annual hours (1)
hours and over hours
Sex
Total, both sexes....................... 64,513 100.0 21.7 24.5 15.3 27.4 5.8 5.3 50
Men.................................. 27,238 100.0 21.4 24.8 15.3 27.3 6.0 5.2 50
Women................................ 37,274 100.0 21.9 24.3 15.4 27.5 5.6 5.3 51
Age
Total, 16 years and over................ 64,513 100.0 21.7 24.5 15.3 27.4 5.8 5.3 50
16 to 24 years........................ 8,776 100.0 25.1 25.4 14.8 22.9 4.6 7.2 40
16 to 19 years..................... 4,644 100.0 24.6 27.4 16.5 21.7 3.3 6.5 40
20 to 24 years..................... 4,132 100.0 25.6 23.1 12.9 24.3 6.0 8.0 40
25 years and over..................... 55,737 100.0 21.2 24.4 15.4 28.1 6.0 4.9 52
25 to 34 years..................... 9,513 100.0 29.0 26.1 15.8 20.9 3.5 4.8 32
35 to 44 years..................... 12,527 100.0 23.6 26.1 15.8 25.6 4.5 4.5 46
45 to 54 years..................... 12,777 100.0 20.9 25.3 15.2 28.5 5.5 4.6 52
55 to 64 years..................... 10,619 100.0 18.4 24.0 15.9 30.2 6.4 5.1 56
65 years and over.................. 10,301 100.0 14.3 20.1 14.4 35.1 10.2 5.9 90
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
White................................... 53,778 100.0 21.3 25.0 15.5 27.6 5.6 5.0 50
Black or African American............... 6,316 100.0 21.7 22.2 13.5 27.9 7.6 7.2 52
Asian................................... 2,524 100.0 28.5 22.4 16.7 22.7 3.6 6.1 40
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity............ 5,635 100.0 22.8 26.0 15.6 24.1 5.8 5.7 48
Educational attainment (2)
Less than a high school diploma......... 2,177 100.0 25.5 18.7 16.1 27.5 6.1 6.0 52
High school graduates, no college (3)... 10,527 100.0 22.4 24.0 14.6 27.2 6.3 5.4 50
Some college or associate degree ....... 15,832 100.0 22.0 24.7 14.9 27.0 6.3 5.1 50
Bachelor's degree and higher (4)........ 27,202 100.0 19.9 24.8 15.9 29.1 5.6 4.6 52
Marital status
Single, never married................... 14,920 100.0 26.4 24.9 14.9 22.7 4.5 6.7 40
Married, spouse present................. 39,290 100.0 20.3 24.6 15.8 29.1 5.8 4.5 52
Other marital status (5)................ 10,302 100.0 20.3 23.9 14.4 27.7 7.7 6.0 52
Presence of own children
under 18 years (6)
Men:
No own children under 18 years old.... 18,248 100.0 20.5 25.0 14.6 27.1 6.9 5.9 52
With own children under 18 years old.. 8,991 100.0 23.3 24.3 16.5 27.7 4.3 3.9 50
Women:
No own children under 18 years old.... 23,857 100.0 20.5 23.4 15.0 29.0 6.2 5.8 52
With own children under 18 years old.. 13,417 100.0 24.5 26.0 16.1 24.7 4.4 4.3 44
Employment status
Civilian labor force.................... 44,974 100.0 23.0 25.8 15.7 25.8 4.7 5.0 48
Employed.............................. 42,083 100.0 23.0 25.9 15.8 25.7 4.5 5.0 48
Full time (7)....................... 32,568 100.0 23.5 26.2 15.8 25.2 4.2 5.0 45
Part time (8)....................... 9,515 100.0 21.3 24.9 16.0 27.5 5.4 4.9 52
Unemployed............................ 2,891 100.0 23.3 23.8 13.6 27.6 7.6 4.1 52
Not in the labor force.................. 19,539 100.0 18.7 21.7 14.5 31.0 8.2 5.9 61
1 For those reporting annual hours.
2 Data refer to persons 25 years and over.
3 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
4 Includes persons with bachelor's, professional, and doctoral degrees.
5 Includes divorced, separated, and widowed persons.
6 Own children include sons, daughters, stepchildren, and adopted children. Not included are nieces, nephews,
grandchildren, and other related and unrelated children.
7 Usually work 35 hours or more a week at all jobs.
8 Usually work less than 35 hours a week at all jobs.
NOTE: Data on volunteers relate to persons who performed unpaid volunteer activities for an organization at any point
from September 1, 2011, through the survey period in September 2012. Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or
African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity
is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.