February 05, 2010 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Volunteering on the rise: September 2008-September 2009

Number of volunteers and volunteer rates, September 2005—September 2009
Month Percent of population Total number
of volunteers
Total Men Women

September 2005

 28.8 25.0 32.4 65,357

September 2006

 26.7 23.0 30.1 61,199

September 2007

 26.2 22.9 29.3 60,838

September 2008

 26.4 23.2 29.4 61,803

September 2009

 26.8 23.3 30.1 63,361

These data featured in the TED article, Volunteering on the rise: September 2008-September 2009.

 

Volunteers by type of main organization for which volunteer activities were performed, September 2009
Type of main organization Percent distribution of volunteers

Religious

 34.0

Educational or youth service

 26.1

Social or community service

 13.9

Hospital or other health

 8.5

Civic, political, professional, or international

 5.5

Other

 3.4

Sport, hobby, cultural, or arts

 3.4

Environmental or animal care

 2.2

Not determined

 1.9

Public safety

 1.2

These data featured in the TED article, Volunteering on the rise: September 2008-September 2009.

 

 

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