Table 4. Volunteers by type of main organization for which volunteer activities were performed and selected characteristics, September 2008
Table 4. Volunteers by type of main organization for which volunteer activities were performed and selected characteristics, September 2008
Percent distribution of volunteers by type of main organization (1)
Total Civic,
Characteristics in September 2008 volunteers political, Educa- Environ- Hospital Social or Sport, Not
(thousands) Total profes- tional or mental or or other Public Religious community hobby, Other deter-
sional, or youth animal health safety service cultural, mined
inter- service care or arts
national
Sex
Total, both sexes.................. 61,803 100.0 5.5 26.0 2.0 8.2 1.3 35.1 13.5 3.3 3.3 1.9
Men............................. 26,268 100.0 6.8 24.8 2.0 6.4 2.1 34.6 13.7 3.8 3.7 1.9
Women........................... 35,535 100.0 4.4 27.0 2.0 9.5 .6 35.5 13.4 2.8 3.0 1.8
Age
Total, 16 years and over........... 61,803 100.0 5.5 26.0 2.0 8.2 1.3 35.1 13.5 3.3 3.3 1.9
16 to 24 years................... 8,239 100.0 4.7 27.7 3.0 8.8 1.6 30.8 13.9 3.2 3.6 2.7
16 to 19 years................ 4,437 100.0 4.1 31.3 3.1 7.0 1.6 30.8 13.6 3.2 3.4 1.9
20 to 24 years................ 3,802 100.0 5.3 23.5 2.8 10.9 1.7 30.8 14.2 3.2 3.9 3.6
25 years and over................ 53,564 100.0 5.6 25.8 1.8 8.1 1.2 35.8 13.5 3.3 3.2 1.7
25 to 34 years................ 9,154 100.0 5.0 32.4 2.1 8.1 1.4 28.9 13.1 3.3 3.1 2.6
35 to 44 years................ 13,016 100.0 4.3 41.3 1.4 5.7 1.4 28.7 10.5 2.7 2.6 1.4
45 to 54 years................ 13,189 100.0 5.0 26.8 1.9 7.8 1.0 36.6 13.2 3.1 3.0 1.7
55 to 64 years................ 9,456 100.0 7.6 13.7 2.3 9.7 1.2 41.2 15.2 3.7 3.6 1.7
65 years and over............. 8,749 100.0 6.8 7.4 1.5 10.3 1.0 46.7 16.7 3.9 4.3 1.4
Race and Hispanic or Latino
ethnicity
White.............................. 53,078 100.0 5.6 26.1 2.2 8.5 1.4 33.9 13.8 3.4 3.4 1.7
Black or African American.......... 5,325 100.0 4.3 22.9 .3 6.3 .2 46.5 12.7 1.5 2.6 2.7
Asian.............................. 2,022 100.0 4.5 31.6 .6 6.4 .3 37.0 9.1 4.0 3.0 3.6
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity....... 4,662 100.0 3.1 34.5 1.1 5.2 .6 38.5 9.6 2.4 2.5 2.5
Educational attainment (2)
Less than a high school diploma.... 2,427 100.0 3.4 21.9 .6 6.0 1.5 47.0 12.5 1.2 4.5 1.5
High school graduates, no college
(3)................................ 10,998 100.0 4.6 23.2 1.1 8.7 1.8 40.6 12.6 3.0 2.9 1.4
Some college or associate degree .. 15,519 100.0 5.5 25.1 2.1 8.0 1.3 36.4 13.7 3.2 2.8 1.7
Bachelor's degree and higher (4)... 24,620 100.0 6.3 27.8 2.1 8.0 .8 32.1 13.8 3.6 3.5 1.9
Marital status
Single, never married.............. 13,475 100.0 5.6 25.9 2.8 10.3 1.3 28.0 15.5 3.6 4.0 3.0
Married, spouse present............ 38,827 100.0 5.3 27.7 1.6 6.8 1.3 38.0 11.9 3.1 2.9 1.5
Other marital status (5)........... 9,502 100.0 6.1 19.7 2.3 10.8 1.1 33.8 17.4 3.5 3.7 1.7
Presence of own children
under 18 years (6)
Men:
No own children under 18 years
old................................ 17,377 100.0 7.7 16.7 2.5 7.7 2.3 35.9 16.6 3.9 4.5 2.2
With own children under 18 years
old................................ 8,891 100.0 5.2 40.6 .9 3.8 1.8 32.2 8.1 3.8 2.2 1.4
Women:
No own children under 18 years
old................................ 22,108 100.0 5.4 15.5 2.7 12.3 .7 38.2 16.2 3.4 3.6 2.1
With own children under 18 years
old................................ 13,427 100.0 2.9 45.8 .7 4.9 .5 31.1 8.8 2.0 1.9 1.3
Employment status
Civilian labor force............... 44,313 100.0 5.6 27.9 2.0 7.9 1.4 33.9 13.0 3.1 3.1 2.0
Employed......................... 42,131 100.0 5.6 27.6 2.0 8.0 1.4 34.0 13.1 3.1 3.1 2.0
Full time (7).................. 33,344 100.0 5.7 27.5 2.1 8.2 1.6 32.9 13.5 3.2 3.2 2.2
Part time (8).................. 8,788 100.0 5.0 28.1 1.9 7.2 .8 37.9 11.7 2.9 3.0 1.5
Unemployed....................... 2,181 100.0 5.6 32.2 2.2 5.9 1.0 32.1 11.7 3.5 3.7 2.1
Not in the labor force............. 17,491 100.0 5.2 21.4 1.7 8.9 .9 38.4 14.8 3.6 3.6 1.4
1 Main organization is defined as the organization for which the volunteer worked the most hours during the year. See the Technical Note for more
details.
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, 2007,
through the survey period in September 2008. 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.
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