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VOLUNTEERING IN THE UNITED STATES -- 2015
The volunteer rate declined by 0.4 percentage point to 24.9 percent for the year
ending in September 2015, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
About 62.6 million people volunteered through or for an organization at least
once between September 2014 and September 2015.
These data on volunteering were collected through a supplement to the September
2015 Current Population Survey (CPS). The supplement was sponsored by the
Corporation for National and Community Service. The CPS is a monthly survey of
about 60,000 households that obtains information on employment and unemployment
for the nation's civilian noninstitutional population age 16 and over.
Volunteers are defined as persons who did unpaid work (except for expenses)
through or for an organization. For more information about the volunteer
supplement, see the Technical Note in this news release.
Volunteering Among Demographic Groups
The volunteer rate for men was little changed at 21.8 percent for the year
ending in September 2015. The rate for women was 27.8 percent, down from 28.3
percent in the previous year. Across all age groups, educational levels, and
other major demographic characteristics, women continued to volunteer at a
higher rate than men. (See tables A and 1.)
By age, 35- to 44-year-olds and 45- to 54-year-olds were the most likely to
volunteer (28.9 percent and 28.0 percent, respectively). Volunteer rates were
lowest among 20- to 24-year-olds (18.4 percent). Teenagers (16- to 19-year-olds)
continued to have a relatively high volunteer rate, at 26.4 percent. Over the
year, the volunteer rates for 35- to 44-year-olds and 55- to 64-year-olds
declined.
Among the major race and ethnicity groups, Whites continued to volunteer at
a higher rate (26.4 percent) than Blacks (19.3 percent), Asians (17.9 percent),
and Hispanics (15.5 percent). In 2015, the volunteer rate showed little or no
change for all of the major race and ethnicity groups.
Married persons volunteered at a higher rate (29.9 percent) in 2015 than
those who had never married (19.9 percent) and those with other marital
statuses (20.2 percent). Over the year, the rate declined for those with other
marital statuses by 0.9 percentage point. In 2015, parents with children under
age 18 were again more likely to volunteer than persons without children, 31.3
percent versus 22.6 percent. The volunteer rate of persons without children
under age 18 declined over the year, while the rate for parents with children
under age 18 was little different from a year earlier.
Individuals with higher levels of education were more likely to volunteer than
were those with less education. Among persons age 25 and over, 38.8 percent of
college graduates with a bachelor's degree and higher volunteered, compared
with 26.5 percent of persons with some college or an associate's degree, 15.6
percent of high school graduates, and 8.1 percent of those with less than a
high school diploma. The rate of volunteering declined for persons across all
levels of educational attainment in 2015.
Volunteering by Employment Status
Among the employed, 27.2 percent volunteered during the year ending in
September 2015. By comparison, 23.3 percent of unemployed persons and 21.4
percent of those not in the labor force volunteered. Persons employed part
time were more likely than full-time workers to have participated in volunteer
activities--31.1 percent versus 26.3 percent. The volunteer rate was little
changed among employed and unemployed persons but declined for those not in
the labor force. (See table 1.)
Total Annual Hours Spent Volunteering
Volunteers spent a median of 52 hours on volunteer activities during the
period from September 2014 to September 2015. Time spent on volunteer
activities was similar for men (52 hours) and women (50 hours). Among those
who volunteered, median annual hours spent on volunteer activities ranged
from a high of 94 hours for those age 65 and over to a low of 36 hours for
those under 35 years old. (See table 2.)
Number and Type of Organizations
Most volunteers were involved with either one or two organizations--72.0
percent and 18.3 percent, respectively. Individuals with higher educational
attainment were more likely to volunteer for multiple organizations than were
those with less education. (See table 3.)
In 2015, the main organization--the organization for which the volunteer worked
the most hours during the year--was most frequently religious (33.1 percent of
all volunteers), followed by educational or youth service related (25.2 percent).
Another 14.6 percent of volunteers performed activities mainly for social or
community service organizations. (See table 4.)
Older volunteers were more likely to volunteer mainly for religious organizations
than were younger volunteers. Of volunteers age 65 and over, 42.7 percent served mainly
through or for a religious organization, compared with 25.4 percent of volunteers
age 16 to 24.
Across all levels of educational attainment, volunteers were most likely to
volunteer for religious organizations, followed by education or youth service
organizations. Volunteering mainly for religious organizations decreased as
education increased, from 52.7 percent of those with less than a high school
diploma to 29.9 percent of those with a bachelor's degree and higher.
Volunteering primarily for educational or youth service organizations increased
with educational attainment; 19.9 percent of volunteers with less than a high
school diploma volunteered for educational or youth service organizations,
compared with 26.3 percent of volunteers with a bachelor's degree and higher.
Among volunteers with children under age 18, 45.1 percent of mothers and 36.8
percent of fathers volunteered mainly for an educational or youth service
organization, such as a school or scouting group. Volunteers without children
under age 18 were more likely than parents to volunteer for most other types
of organizations.
Main Volunteer Activity for Main Organization
Collecting, preparing, distributing, or serving food was the activity volunteers
performed most often for their main organization in 2015--11.3 percent of
volunteers reported this as their main activity. Other activities performed
frequently were tutoring or teaching (9.2 percent), fundraising (9.0 percent),
and engaging in general labor (8.8 percent). However, main activities differed
among men and women. Men who volunteered were most likely to engage in general
labor (12.3 percent); coach, referee, or supervise sports teams (9.3 percent);
or collect, prepare, distribute, or serve food (9.2 percent). Female volunteers
were most likely to collect, prepare, distribute, or serve food (12.9 percent);
tutor or teach (10.6 percent); or fundraise (9.9 percent). (See table 5.)
The main types of activities volunteers performed also varied by educational
attainment. Persons with a bachelor's degree and higher were more likely to
provide professional or management assistance or to tutor or teach than volunteers
with less education. Volunteers with less than a bachelor's degree were more
likely to collect, prepare, distribute, or serve food or engage in general labor
than those with at least a bachelor's degree.
Among volunteers in 2015, parents were more likely than those without children
to primarily engage in activities often associated with children--including
coaching, refereeing, or supervising sports teams; tutoring or teaching; and
mentoring youth.
How Volunteers Became Involved with Main Organization
Between September 2014 and September 2015, the proportion of volunteers who became
involved with their main organization after being asked to volunteer (41.2 percent)
was about the same as the proportion who became involved on their own (41.6 percent)
--that is, those who approached the organization. Those who were asked to volunteer
were most often asked by someone in the organization. (See table 6.)
Table A. Volunteers by selected characteristics, September 2011 through September 2015
(Numbers in thousands)
September 2011 September 2012 September 2013 September 2014 September 2015
Characteristics Number Percent of Number Percent of Number Percent of Number Percent of Number Percent of
population population population population population
Sex
Total, both sexes....................... 64,252 26.8 64,513 26.5 62,615 25.4 62,757 25.3 62,623 24.9
Men.................................... 27,354 23.5 27,238 23.2 26,404 22.2 26,375 22.0 26,498 21.8
Women ................................. 36,898 29.9 37,274 29.5 36,211 28.4 36,381 28.3 36,126 27.8
Age
Total, 16 years and over................ 64,252 26.8 64,513 26.5 62,615 25.4 62,757 25.3 62,623 24.9
16 to 24 years......................... 8,578 22.5 8,776 22.6 8,466 21.8 8,469 21.9 8,415 21.8
25 to 34 years......................... 9,691 23.3 9,513 23.2 9,118 21.9 9,291 22.0 9,548 22.3
35 to 44 years......................... 12,566 31.8 12,527 31.6 12,098 30.6 11,783 29.8 11,490 28.9
45 to 54 years......................... 13,420 30.6 12,777 29.3 12,184 28.2 12,204 28.5 11,933 28.0
55 to 64 years......................... 10,449 28.1 10,619 27.6 10,191 26.0 10,331 25.9 10,213 25.1
65 years and over...................... 9,547 24.0 10,301 24.4 10,558 24.1 10,679 23.6 11,024 23.5
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
White................................... 54,432 28.2 53,778 27.8 52,685 27.1 52,201 26.7 51,986 26.4
Black or African American............... 5,934 20.3 6,316 21.1 5,637 18.5 6,094 19.7 6,086 19.3
Asian................................... 2,304 20.0 2,524 19.6 2,525 19.0 2,513 18.2 2,596 17.9
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity............ 5,151 14.9 5,635 15.2 5,838 15.5 5,982 15.5 6,165 15.5
Educational attainment (1)
Less than a high school diploma......... 2,461 9.8 2,177 8.8 2,204 9.0 2,100 8.8 1,900 8.1
High school graduates, no college (2)... 11,049 18.2 10,527 17.3 10,138 16.7 10,075 16.4 9,576 15.6
Some college or associate degree........ 15,946 29.5 15,832 28.7 15,562 27.7 15,494 27.3 15,102 26.5
Bachelor's degree and higher (3)........ 26,218 42.4 27,202 42.2 26,244 39.8 26,619 39.4 27,629 38.8
Employment status
Civilian labor force.................... 45,249 29.1 44,974 28.7 43,162 27.5 42,780 27.3 42,563 27.0
Employed............................... 41,881 29.6 42,083 29.1 40,401 27.7 40,497 27.5 40,701 27.2
Full time (4)......................... 32,517 28.7 32,568 28.1 31,524 26.8 31,557 26.5 32,085 26.3
Part time (5)......................... 9,363 33.3 9,515 33.4 8,877 31.7 8,940 31.7 8,616 31.1
Unemployed............................. 3,368 23.8 2,891 23.8 2,761 24.1 2,283 24.0 1,861 23.3
Not in the labor force.................. 19,003 22.5 19,539 22.4 19,452 21.9 19,977 21.8 20,060 21.4
1 Data refer to persons 25 years and over.
2 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
3 Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.
4 Usually work 35 hours or more a week at all jobs.
5 Usually work less than 35 hours a week at all jobs.
NOTE: 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. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the
release of January data. Data on volunteers relate to persons who performed unpaid volunteer activities for an organization at any point in the year
ending in September. See the Technical Note for further information.
Technical Note
The data in this release were collected through a supplement to the September 2015
Current Population Survey (CPS). The CPS--a monthly survey of about 60,000 eligible
households conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics--
focuses on obtaining information on employment and unemployment among the nation's
civilian noninstitutional population age 16 and over. The purpose of this supplement
to the CPS was to obtain information on the incidence of volunteering and the
characteristics of volunteers in the United States.
Information in this release will be made available to sensory-impaired individuals
upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339.
Reliability of the estimates
Statistics based on the CPS are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error. When
a sample, rather than the entire population, is surveyed, there is a chance that the
sample estimates may differ from the true population values they represent. The
component of this difference that occurs because samples differ by chance is known
as sampling error, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the
estimate. There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence, that an estimate
based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard errors from the true
population value because of sampling error. BLS analyses are generally conducted at
the 90-percent level of confidence.
The CPS data also are affected by nonsampling error. Nonsampling error can occur for
many reasons, including the failure to sample a segment of the population, inability
to obtain information for all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness
of respondents to provide correct information, and errors made in the collection or
processing of the data.
Additional information on the reliability of data from the CPS and estimating standard
errors is available at www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#reliability.
The Census Bureau introduces adjustments to the population controls for the CPS as
part of its annual update of population estimates. For this reason, data in this
release are not strictly comparable with data for earlier years. Additional
information is available on the internet at www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop.
Volunteer questions and concepts
In the September supplement, questions on volunteer activities were asked of all
households. Efforts were made to have household members answer the volunteer
questions for themselves. (Generally, one member of the household answers all
the questions in the CPS on behalf of the entire household.) Self-response was
considered important for the volunteer supplement because research indicated that
self-respondents could more easily answer questions on the characteristics of the
volunteer activity. About two-thirds of responses were self-reports. The survey was
introduced as follows: "This month, we are interested in volunteer activities, that
is, activities for which people are not paid, except perhaps expenses. We only want
you to include volunteer activities that you did through or for an organization,
even if you only did them once in a while."
Following this introduction, respondents were asked the first supplement question:
"Since September 1st of last year, have you done any volunteer activities through
or for an organization?"
If respondents did not answer "yes" to the first question, they were asked the
following question: "Sometimes people don't think of activities they do infrequently
or activities they do for children's schools or youth organizations as volunteer
activities. Since September 1st of last year, have you done any of these types of
volunteer activities?"
Respondents were considered volunteers if they answered "yes" to either of these
questions. This method has been used since the supplement was first administered
in 2002.
Respondents classified as volunteers were asked further questions about the number
and type of organizations for which they volunteered, total hours spent volunteering,
how they became involved with the main organization for which they volunteered, the
type of activities they performed for the main organization, and what their main
activity was. The reference period for the questions on volunteering was about
1 year, from September 1, 2014, through the survey reference week in September 2015.
The reference period for other characteristics--such as labor force status, educational
attainment, and marital status--refer to the survey reference week in September 2015.
It is possible that these characteristics were different at the time volunteer
activities were performed.
One new question was added to the 2008 survey to determine whether or not respondents
had donated money, assets, or property with a combined value of more than $25 to
charitable or religious organizations in the past 12 months. Two questions asked in
the 2007 supplement were removed in 2008. These questions asked how often respondents
who had attended public meetings or who had worked with others in their neighborhood
to fix a problem did so.
Definitions
Volunteers are persons who performed unpaid volunteer activities at any point during
the survey reference year. The count of volunteers only includes persons who
volunteered through or for an organization; the figures do not include persons who
volunteered in a more informal manner. For example, a woman who taught acting to
children through a local theater would be considered a volunteer. However, a woman
who, on her own, organized softball games for the children in her neighborhood would
not be counted as a volunteer for the purpose of this survey.
Organizations are associations, societies, or groups of people who share a common
interest. Examples include churches, youth groups, and civic organizations. For
the purpose of this study, organizations are grouped into eight major categories,
including religious, youth, and social or community service organizations.
In the 2005 survey, one organization category, immigrant/refugee assistance, was
added to the questionnaire as a possible response. Responses that were collected in
this category may have been distributed over at least six of the major organization
categories in previous years. For this reason, the addition of the new response
category created a break in the comparability of organizations between 2005 and prior
years. Because few people reported volunteering for immigrant/refugee assistance
organizations and because the group was not a definite subset of any of the major
organization categories, those persons who did report that they volunteered for
immigrant/refugee assistance organizations were placed in the "other" group.
The main organization is the organization for which the volunteer worked the most
hours during the year. If a respondent volunteered for only one organization, it
was considered the main organization, even if exact hours were not obtained.
In order to identify the type of main organization, respondents provided information
about the organization and, for those who volunteered for more than one organization,
annual hours worked for each. Some respondents did not provide the information
necessary to determine the main organization. For these respondents, the follow-up
questions on activities and how they became involved with the main organization
asked them to report on the organization for which they think they spent the most
time volunteering.
Activities are the specific tasks the volunteer did for an organization. Examples
include tutoring, fundraising, and serving food. The activity categories were
modified in 2005, thus creating a break in the comparability of activities between
2005 and prior years.
In 2006, a new question was added that asked respondents on which of the activities
they mentioned they spent the most time. Previously, respondents reported all of the
activities they did for their main organization. The new question identified which of
them was the main activity for the main organization.
Table 1. Volunteers by selected characteristics, September 2015
(Numbers in thousands)
Total, both sexes Men Women
Volunteers Volunteers Volunteers
Characteristics in September 2015 Civilian Civilian Civilian
noninsti- noninsti- noninsti-
tutional Percent tutional Percent tutional Percent
popula- Number of popula- Number of popula- Number of
tion popula- tion popula- tion popula-
tion tion tion
Age
Total, 16 years and over................ 251,325 62,623 24.9 121,365 26,498 21.8 129,960 36,126 27.8
16 to 24 years........................ 38,525 8,415 21.8 19,409 3,702 19.1 19,115 4,714 24.7
16 to 19 years..................... 16,612 4,382 26.4 8,425 2,089 24.8 8,187 2,293 28.0
20 to 24 years..................... 21,913 4,033 18.4 10,984 1,613 14.7 10,928 2,421 22.2
25 years and over..................... 212,801 54,208 25.5 101,956 22,796 22.4 110,844 31,412 28.3
25 to 34 years..................... 42,901 9,548 22.3 21,211 3,836 18.1 21,690 5,712 26.3
35 to 44 years..................... 39,719 11,490 28.9 19,454 4,768 24.5 20,265 6,723 33.2
45 to 54 years..................... 42,588 11,933 28.0 20,816 5,127 24.6 21,772 6,806 31.3
55 to 64 years..................... 40,763 10,213 25.1 19,602 4,384 22.4 21,161 5,829 27.5
65 years and over.................. 46,830 11,024 23.5 20,872 4,681 22.4 25,957 6,343 24.4
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
White................................... 197,152 51,986 26.4 96,294 22,222 23.1 100,858 29,764 29.5
Black or African American............... 31,479 6,086 19.3 14,315 2,378 16.6 17,164 3,708 21.6
Asian................................... 14,466 2,596 17.9 6,734 1,037 15.4 7,732 1,558 20.2
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity............ 39,828 6,165 15.5 19,849 2,583 13.0 19,979 3,582 17.9
Educational attainment (1)
Less than a high school diploma......... 23,528 1,900 8.1 11,802 781 6.6 11,726 1,120 9.5
High school graduates, no college (2)... 61,199 9,576 15.6 30,074 4,097 13.6 31,125 5,479 17.6
Some college or associate degree ....... 56,948 15,102 26.5 26,155 6,043 23.1 30,793 9,059 29.4
Bachelor's degree and higher (3)........ 71,126 27,629 38.8 33,925 11,875 35.0 37,201 15,755 42.4
Marital status
Single, never married................... 76,268 15,143 19.9 40,226 6,672 16.6 36,042 8,471 23.5
Married, spouse present................. 124,783 37,348 29.9 62,869 16,825 26.8 61,914 20,523 33.1
Other marital status (4)................ 50,274 10,132 20.2 18,270 3,000 16.4 32,005 7,132 22.3
Presence of own children
under 18 years (5)
Without own children under 18........... 184,577 41,738 22.6 91,802 18,263 19.9 92,775 23,475 25.3
With own children under 18.............. 66,748 20,885 31.3 29,563 8,235 27.9 37,185 12,651 34.0
Employment status
Civilian labor force.................... 157,627 42,563 27.0 83,920 19,700 23.5 73,708 22,862 31.0
Employed.............................. 149,639 40,701 27.2 79,812 18,934 23.7 69,826 21,767 31.2
Full time (6)....................... 121,914 32,085 26.3 69,954 16,535 23.6 51,959 15,549 29.9
Part time (7)....................... 27,725 8,616 31.1 9,858 2,399 24.3 17,867 6,218 34.8
Unemployed............................ 7,989 1,861 23.3 4,107 766 18.7 3,882 1,095 28.2
Not in the labor force.................. 93,698 20,060 21.4 37,446 6,797 18.2 56,252 13,263 23.6
1 Data refer to persons 25 years and over.
2 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
3 Includes persons with bachelor's, professional, and doctoral degrees.
4 Includes divorced, separated, and widowed persons.
5 Own children include sons, daughters, stepchildren, and adopted children. Not included are nieces, nephews,
grandchildren, and other related and unrelated children.
6 Usually work 35 hours or more a week at all jobs.
7 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, 2014, through the survey period in September 2015. 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.
Table 2. Volunteers by annual hours of volunteer activities and selected characteristics, September 2015
Percent distribution of total annual hours spent volunteering
at all organizations
Characteristics in September 2015 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....................... 62,623 100.0 21.1 24.7 15.1 27.4 5.9 5.9 52
Men.................................. 26,498 100.0 20.4 24.1 15.2 28.2 6.4 5.8 52
Women................................ 36,126 100.0 21.7 25.1 15.0 26.9 5.5 5.9 50
Age
Total, 16 years and over................ 62,623 100.0 21.1 24.7 15.1 27.4 5.9 5.9 52
16 to 24 years........................ 8,415 100.0 24.9 29.0 14.6 20.3 3.7 7.6 36
16 to 19 years..................... 4,382 100.0 23.9 30.1 16.2 20.3 2.5 7.1 36
20 to 24 years..................... 4,033 100.0 26.0 27.7 12.9 20.2 5.0 8.2 36
25 years and over..................... 54,208 100.0 20.5 24.0 15.1 28.5 6.2 5.6 52
25 to 34 years..................... 9,548 100.0 27.7 25.8 14.2 21.2 4.6 6.4 36
35 to 44 years..................... 11,490 100.0 23.0 26.3 15.8 25.9 4.5 4.4 48
45 to 54 years..................... 11,933 100.0 20.5 24.5 15.7 28.4 5.6 5.4 52
55 to 64 years..................... 10,213 100.0 18.7 24.3 14.8 29.9 6.8 5.4 56
65 years and over.................. 11,024 100.0 13.5 19.2 14.9 36.5 9.4 6.5 94
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
White................................... 51,986 100.0 20.8 24.9 15.4 27.5 5.8 5.5 52
Black or African American............... 6,086 100.0 20.7 22.0 14.1 28.6 6.4 8.4 52
Asian................................... 2,596 100.0 25.8 26.5 11.7 24.6 4.5 6.9 40
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity............ 6,165 100.0 22.4 24.6 12.8 27.6 5.8 6.8 48
Educational attainment (2)
Less than a high school diploma......... 1,900 100.0 22.4 22.0 13.3 28.4 5.5 8.4 52
High school graduates, no college (3)... 9,576 100.0 21.5 23.2 13.9 27.2 7.1 7.1 52
Some college or associate degree ....... 15,102 100.0 21.8 23.4 14.0 29.1 6.4 5.4 52
Bachelor's degree and higher (4)........ 27,629 100.0 19.4 24.8 16.3 28.7 5.8 5.0 52
Marital status
Single, never married................... 15,143 100.0 25.5 27.0 14.3 20.9 4.5 7.7 36
Married, spouse present................. 37,348 100.0 19.5 24.2 15.4 29.8 6.1 5.0 52
Other marital status (5)................ 10,132 100.0 20.8 22.7 14.8 28.4 6.8 6.5 52
Presence of own children
under 18 years (6)
Men:
No own children under 18 years old.... 18,263 100.0 19.4 23.9 15.2 27.5 7.1 6.8 52
With own children under 18 years old.. 8,235 100.0 22.6 24.5 15.1 29.7 4.6 3.5 50
Women:
No own children under 18 years old.... 23,475 100.0 20.0 24.0 14.9 28.0 6.3 6.8 52
With own children under 18 years old.. 12,651 100.0 24.8 27.2 15.1 24.7 3.9 4.4 40
Employment status
Civilian labor force.................... 42,563 100.0 22.9 26.0 15.2 25.9 4.5 5.5 48
Employed.............................. 40,701 100.0 22.9 26.2 15.2 25.8 4.3 5.5 48
Full time (7)....................... 32,085 100.0 23.3 26.4 15.4 25.4 4.1 5.4 48
Part time (8)....................... 8,616 100.0 21.4 25.7 14.5 27.5 5.0 5.8 49
Unemployed............................ 1,861 100.0 23.4 21.7 14.2 26.6 8.1 6.0 52
Not in the labor force.................. 20,060 100.0 17.3 21.8 14.8 30.7 8.8 6.6 66
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, 2014, through the survey period in September 2015. 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
Table 3. Volunteers by number of organizations for which volunteer activities were performed and
selected characteristics, September 2015
Percent distribution of the number of
organizations for which volunteer activities
were performed
Total
Characteristics in September 2015 volunteers Not
(thousands) reporting
Five number of
Total One Two Three Four or organiza-
more tions
Sex
Total, both sexes....................... 62,623 100.0 72.0 18.3 6.4 2.0 1.2 0.2
Men.................................. 26,498 100.0 73.2 17.8 6.0 1.7 1.1 .2
Women................................ 36,126 100.0 71.1 18.6 6.7 2.1 1.2 .2
Age
Total, 16 years and over................ 62,623 100.0 72.0 18.3 6.4 2.0 1.2 .2
16 to 24 years........................ 8,415 100.0 77.7 14.7 5.3 1.2 .7 .3
16 to 19 years..................... 4,382 100.0 75.3 16.1 6.0 1.6 .6 .4
20 to 24 years..................... 4,033 100.0 80.4 13.1 4.5 .8 .9 .2
25 years and over..................... 54,208 100.0 71.1 18.8 6.5 2.1 1.2 .2
25 to 34 years..................... 9,548 100.0 76.5 17.5 4.3 1.1 .5 .1
35 to 44 years..................... 11,490 100.0 70.0 19.9 6.5 2.2 1.1 .2
45 to 54 years..................... 11,933 100.0 68.0 20.3 7.7 2.1 1.5 .4
55 to 64 years..................... 10,213 100.0 70.4 18.7 7.4 2.1 1.1 .2
65 years and over.................. 11,024 100.0 71.6 17.3 6.4 2.7 1.8 .1
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
White................................... 51,986 100.0 70.5 19.1 6.8 2.1 1.2 .3
Black or African American............... 6,086 100.0 81.2 13.4 3.6 1.1 .6 .1
Asian................................... 2,596 100.0 79.5 14.2 3.3 1.9 .8 .2
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity............ 6,165 100.0 82.4 13.0 3.2 .5 .6 .2
Educational attainment (1)
Less than a high school diploma......... 1,900 100.0 90.4 7.6 1.7 .2 - -
High school graduates, no college (2)... 9,576 100.0 81.1 14.1 3.1 1.0 .5 .2
Some college or associate degree ....... 15,102 100.0 75.9 16.8 5.1 1.3 .7 .2
Bachelor's degree and higher (3)........ 27,629 100.0 63.7 22.4 8.9 3.0 1.9 .2
Marital status
Single, never married................... 15,143 100.0 76.6 15.7 5.3 1.3 .8 .3
Married, spouse present................. 37,348 100.0 70.0 19.6 6.9 2.1 1.2 .2
Other marital status (4)................ 10,132 100.0 72.6 17.0 6.1 2.4 1.6 .2
Presence of own children under 18 years
(5)
Men:
No own children under 18 years old.... 18,263 100.0 74.8 16.7 5.8 1.5 1.0 .2
With own children under 18 years old.. 8,235 100.0 69.8 20.2 6.3 2.3 1.2 .2
Women:
No own children under 18 years old.... 23,475 100.0 72.7 17.3 6.4 2.1 1.3 .3
With own children under 18 years old.. 12,651 100.0 68.1 21.1 7.2 2.2 1.2 .2
Employment status
Civilian labor force.................... 42,563 100.0 71.2 19.1 6.4 1.9 1.1 .3
Employed.............................. 40,701 100.0 70.9 19.3 6.5 1.9 1.1 .3
Full time (6)....................... 32,085 100.0 71.3 19.0 6.3 2.0 1.1 .3
Part time (7)....................... 8,616 100.0 69.7 20.2 7.3 1.6 1.2 .1
Unemployed............................ 1,861 100.0 77.0 16.5 4.9 .8 .8 -
Not in the labor force.................. 20,060 100.0 73.7 16.4 6.2 2.2 1.3 .2
1 Data refer to persons 25 years and over.
2 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
3 Includes persons with bachelor's, professional, and doctoral degrees.
4 Includes divorced, separated, and widowed persons.
5 Own children include sons, daughters, stepchildren, and adopted children. Not included are
nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and other related and unrelated children.
6 Usually work 35 hours or more a week at all jobs.
7 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, 2014, through the survey period in September 2015.
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. Dash represents or rounds to zero.
Table 4. Volunteers by type of main organization for which volunteer activities were performed and selected characteristics,
September 2015
Percent distribution of volunteers by type of main organization (1)
Total Civic,
Characteristics in volun- polit- Educa- Envi- Hos- Social Sport,
September 2015 teers ical, tional ron- pital Pub- or hobby, Not
(thou- Total profes- or mental or lic Reli- commu- cul- Other deter-
sands) sional, youth or other safety gious nity tural, mined
or inter- ser- animal health service or arts
national vice care
Sex
Total, both sexes....................... 62,623 100.0 4.8 25.2 2.9 6.6 1.1 33.1 14.6 3.7 5.2 2.8
Men.................................. 26,498 100.0 5.9 23.9 2.7 5.3 1.7 32.6 15.6 4.0 5.6 2.8
Women................................ 36,126 100.0 4.0 26.2 3.0 7.6 .6 33.5 14.0 3.4 4.8 2.8
Age
Total, 16 years and over................ 62,623 100.0 4.8 25.2 2.9 6.6 1.1 33.1 14.6 3.7 5.2 2.8
16 to 24 years........................ 8,415 100.0 3.8 30.6 3.9 8.5 1.2 25.4 14.4 3.3 4.9 4.0
16 to 19 years..................... 4,382 100.0 3.8 33.6 4.1 7.2 .8 28.6 11.9 2.8 4.1 3.1
20 to 24 years..................... 4,033 100.0 3.7 27.3 3.6 9.9 1.7 22.0 17.1 3.7 5.9 5.0
25 years and over..................... 54,208 100.0 5.0 24.4 2.7 6.3 1.0 34.3 14.7 3.7 5.2 2.6
25 to 34 years..................... 9,548 100.0 4.0 28.6 3.6 8.0 1.7 28.2 14.7 2.5 5.8 2.9
35 to 44 years..................... 11,490 100.0 4.4 37.6 1.8 5.1 1.0 27.7 11.7 4.0 4.4 2.5
45 to 54 years..................... 11,933 100.0 4.6 29.4 2.6 5.4 .9 33.4 13.7 3.4 3.6 2.9
55 to 64 years..................... 10,213 100.0 5.3 16.2 3.4 6.3 .9 39.5 16.2 4.0 5.7 2.5
65 years and over.................. 11,024 100.0 6.6 9.3 2.4 7.3 .9 42.7 17.3 4.5 6.8 2.3
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
White................................... 51,986 100.0 5.0 24.8 3.1 6.7 1.2 32.6 14.7 3.8 5.4 2.7
Black or African American............... 6,086 100.0 3.4 25.6 1.0 5.9 .6 41.2 12.7 1.8 3.8 4.0
Asian................................... 2,596 100.0 3.9 32.1 1.2 8.3 .6 29.1 13.4 3.1 4.7 3.5
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity............ 6,165 100.0 4.2 31.3 1.6 5.6 .7 37.3 10.5 2.3 3.4 3.2
Educational attainment (2)
Less than a high school diploma......... 1,900 100.0 2.3 19.9 1.0 2.7 1.1 52.7 12.1 1.6 3.7 2.9
High school graduates, no college (3)... 9,576 100.0 4.5 21.7 2.1 5.1 2.2 40.3 13.8 3.4 4.8 2.2
Some college or associate degree ....... 15,102 100.0 5.1 23.3 2.4 5.9 1.2 36.3 15.3 3.1 4.9 2.4
Bachelor's degree and higher (4)........ 27,629 100.0 5.3 26.3 3.2 7.2 .6 29.9 14.8 4.3 5.6 2.9
Marital status
Single, never married................... 15,143 100.0 4.7 27.0 4.6 8.2 1.2 23.5 16.4 4.3 5.9 4.2
Married, spouse present................. 37,348 100.0 4.7 26.2 2.2 5.7 1.1 37.6 12.6 3.4 4.2 2.3
Other marital status (5)................ 10,132 100.0 5.4 18.9 2.8 7.8 .8 31.2 19.5 3.5 7.4 2.8
Presence of own children
under 18 years (6)
Men:
No own children under 18 years old.... 18,263 100.0 6.3 18.1 3.4 6.0 1.5 33.7 17.4 4.2 6.4 3.1
With own children under 18 years old.. 8,235 100.0 5.0 36.8 1.1 3.7 2.2 30.3 11.4 3.5 3.8 2.2
Women:
No own children under 18 years old.... 23,475 100.0 4.7 16.1 3.9 9.0 .7 36.1 16.7 4.1 5.6 3.3
With own children under 18 years old.. 12,651 100.0 2.9 45.1 1.4 5.1 .4 28.8 9.0 2.2 3.4 1.9
Employment status
Civilian labor force.................... 42,563 100.0 5.0 27.3 2.9 6.5 1.2 30.8 14.8 3.7 5.1 2.8
Employed.............................. 40,701 100.0 5.0 27.0 2.9 6.6 1.3 30.8 14.8 3.8 5.1 2.8
Full time (7)....................... 32,085 100.0 5.2 27.0 2.9 6.6 1.4 30.2 15.3 3.7 5.0 2.9
Part time (8)....................... 8,616 100.0 4.6 27.1 2.9 6.3 .9 33.1 12.8 4.1 5.6 2.4
Unemployed............................ 1,861 100.0 3.2 32.2 4.2 4.1 .2 29.3 15.1 2.8 5.7 3.4
Not in the labor force.................. 20,060 100.0 4.6 21.0 2.7 7.0 .7 38.1 14.3 3.5 5.2 2.9
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, 2014, through the survey period in September 2015. 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.
Table 5. Main volunteer activity for main organization for which activities were performed and selected characteristics, September 2015
Percent distribution of main volunteer activity for main organization (1)
Pro-
vide
Collect, Pro- profes- Engage
make or vide sional Engage in
Coach Col- distri- coun- or in gen-
Total ref- lect, bute Fund- seling, manage- music, eral Equal
volun- eree, Be an pre- cloth- raise medi- Provide ment perfor- labor, time
Characteristics in teers or, Tutor usher, pare, ing, or cal general assis- mance, supply among
September 2015 (thou- super- or Mentor greet- dis- crafts sell care, office tance, or, trans- Other(9) all
sands) vise teach youth er, or tri- or goods items fire/, ser- includ- other port-
sports mini- bute, other to EMS, vices ing artis- ation
teams ster or than raise or, serving tic to
serve food money pro- on a activ- people
food tec- board ities
tive or
ser- commit-
vices tee
Sex
Total, both sexes.......... 62,623 5.5 9.2 6.7 4.2 11.3 3.5 9.0 3.0 4.4 7.2 4.0 8.8 15.3 8.0
Men..................... 26,498 9.3 7.2 6.5 5.3 9.2 2.4 7.6 3.3 2.5 8.5 3.9 12.3 14.8 7.0
Women................... 36,126 2.7 10.6 6.8 3.5 12.9 4.4 9.9 2.8 5.7 6.2 4.1 6.1 15.6 8.7
Age
Total, 16 years and over... 62,623 5.5 9.2 6.7 4.2 11.3 3.5 9.0 3.0 4.4 7.2 4.0 8.8 15.3 8.0
16 to 24 years........... 8,415 5.8 9.0 8.5 3.1 9.7 2.8 8.7 2.7 3.6 1.5 5.5 13.5 16.6 9.0
16 to 19 years........ 4,382 4.8 8.5 8.9 3.4 9.6 3.4 7.6 2.3 3.4 .9 6.9 15.8 15.6 9.0
20 to 24 years........ 4,033 6.8 9.7 8.1 2.8 9.8 2.2 9.9 3.1 3.9 2.1 4.0 11.1 17.6 8.9
25 years and over........ 54,208 5.5 9.2 6.4 4.4 11.6 3.6 9.0 3.1 4.5 8.1 3.8 8.0 15.1 7.8
25 to 34 years........ 9,548 5.9 11.0 8.8 2.8 8.6 3.0 8.5 4.4 3.9 5.3 3.6 8.9 18.6 6.8
35 to 44 years........ 11,490 10.3 11.5 9.0 3.1 9.8 3.1 10.0 2.5 3.8 6.8 2.9 7.5 12.2 7.4
45 to 54 years........ 11,933 6.7 8.3 7.5 4.0 11.7 2.8 10.4 2.5 3.6 8.3 3.6 9.2 13.6 7.8
55 to 64 years........ 10,213 3.0 8.7 3.9 5.8 13.1 4.2 9.2 3.1 5.1 10.5 4.4 6.4 13.7 8.9
65 years and over..... 11,024 1.0 6.6 2.8 6.2 14.7 5.0 6.7 3.1 6.1 9.4 4.4 7.9 17.8 8.3
Race and Hispanic or
Latino ethnicity
White...................... 51,986 5.6 9.2 6.3 3.9 11.0 3.4 9.5 3.1 4.4 7.6 3.8 8.9 15.3 7.9
Black or African
American.................. 6,086 5.2 9.1 9.7 7.3 14.9 4.0 5.9 1.6 4.2 3.8 4.7 6.4 14.1 9.1
Asian...................... 2,596 3.0 11.1 6.7 3.4 11.9 3.6 6.7 5.0 5.8 6.6 4.9 6.9 18.0 6.3
Hispanic or Latino
ethnicity................. 6,165 6.2 9.5 7.6 5.0 10.2 3.9 7.2 3.0 4.7 2.9 2.5 9.8 18.4 8.8
Educational attainment (2)
Less than a high school
diploma................. 1,900 3.1 8.6 3.2 5.9 20.6 4.9 5.3 3.7 2.8 .8 1.3 10.9 19.4 9.5
High school graduates, no
college (3)............... 9,576 5.9 6.3 4.8 4.9 16.6 4.4 8.9 2.5 5.2 3.7 3.7 10.2 15.4 7.5
Some college or associate
degree ................... 15,102 5.6 8.2 6.3 5.0 12.8 4.2 8.7 3.1 5.0 5.0 4.1 8.8 15.2 8.1
Bachelor's degree and
higher (4)................ 27,629 5.4 10.8 7.3 3.8 8.6 3.0 9.5 3.3 4.1 11.8 3.7 6.6 14.6 7.7
Marital status
Single, never married...... 15,143 5.5 8.5 8.1 3.0 10.4 3.3 8.1 3.2 4.3 4.1 4.4 11.2 18.3 7.5
Married, spouse present.... 37,348 6.0 10.1 6.7 4.8 10.7 3.2 9.4 2.9 4.2 8.5 3.9 7.8 13.6 8.3
Other marital status (5)... 10,132 3.8 6.8 4.7 3.9 15.2 4.8 8.7 3.2 5.2 6.9 3.8 8.5 17.1 7.5
Presence of own children
under 18 years (6)
Men:
No own children under
18 years old............ 18,263 5.5 6.9 5.9 5.6 10.2 2.5 7.5 3.2 2.9 8.9 4.3 13.2 16.1 7.2
With own children under
18 years old............ 8,235 18.0 8.1 7.7 4.4 7.0 2.1 8.0 3.4 1.7 7.7 2.8 10.4 11.9 6.8
Women:
No own children under
18 years old............ 23,475 1.6 8.9 5.2 4.0 14.1 4.8 8.8 3.3 6.2 6.7 4.8 6.4 16.7 8.6
With own children under
18 years old............ 12,651 4.7 13.7 9.8 2.5 10.6 3.5 12.2 2.1 4.8 5.2 2.8 5.6 13.6 8.9
Employment status
Civilian labor force....... 42,563 7.0 9.1 7.4 3.9 10.4 3.0 9.6 3.3 3.5 8.0 3.7 8.8 14.4 7.8
Employed................. 40,701 7.1 9.2 7.4 3.9 10.4 2.9 9.8 3.3 3.4 8.2 3.7 8.8 14.2 7.7
Full time (7)......... 32,085 8.1 8.5 7.6 4.0 10.0 2.9 10.2 3.4 3.3 8.7 3.3 8.6 13.9 7.4
Part time (8).......... 8,616 3.2 11.9 6.8 3.3 11.7 2.9 8.2 3.2 3.9 6.2 5.1 9.3 15.5 8.9
Unemployed............... 1,861 5.6 6.8 7.5 3.9 12.1 4.4 5.6 2.8 5.4 5.2 3.3 9.6 19.4 8.3
Not in the labor force..... 20,060 2.3 9.2 5.2 5.0 13.2 4.6 7.7 2.4 6.1 5.4 4.6 8.6 17.0 8.5
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.
9 Includes persons who reported "Other" as their main activity as well as those who did not report their main activity.
NOTE: Data on volunteers relate to persons who performed unpaid volunteer activities for an organization at any point from September 1, 2014,
through the survey period in September 2015. 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.
Table 6. Volunteers by how they became involved with main organization for which volunteer activities were performed
and selected characteristics, September 2015
Percent distribution of how volunteers became involved with main
organization (1)
Total Was asked by:
Characteristics in volun- Not
September 2015 teers Approach- report-
(thou- ed the Rela- Someone ing how
sands) Total organi- Total Boss or tive in the Other became
zation (2) employer friend, organi- Some- in-
or zation/ one volved
co- school else
worker
Sex
Total, both sexes....... 62,623 100.0 41.6 41.2 1.5 14.5 23.7 1.4 13.4 3.8
Men.................. 26,498 100.0 40.9 42.1 1.4 15.4 23.6 1.6 13.1 3.9
Women................ 36,126 100.0 42.0 40.5 1.5 13.8 23.8 1.3 13.6 3.8
Age
Total, 16 years and over. 62,623 100.0 41.6 41.2 1.5 14.5 23.7 1.4 13.4 3.8
16 to 24 years......... 8,415 100.0 40.6 38.6 .8 15.8 19.4 2.4 15.7 5.0
16 to 19 years...... 4,382 100.0 41.1 40.5 .3 16.0 21.3 2.7 14.0 4.4
20 to 24 years...... 4,033 100.0 40.1 36.6 1.4 15.7 17.3 2.1 17.7 5.6
25 years and over...... 54,208 100.0 41.7 41.6 1.6 14.2 24.4 1.2 13.1 3.6
25 to 34 years...... 9,548 100.0 44.1 39.3 2.7 16.0 19.2 1.3 12.7 3.9
35 to 44 years...... 11,490 100.0 41.2 43.6 1.7 12.6 28.1 1.2 12.1 3.1
45 to 54 years...... 11,933 100.0 39.6 42.7 1.7 13.4 26.4 .9 13.9 3.8
55 to 64 years...... 10,213 100.0 41.2 41.7 1.3 15.2 23.4 1.5 13.6 3.4
65 years and over... 11,024 100.0 42.9 40.1 .5 14.4 23.7 1.2 13.0 4.0
Race and Hispanic or
Latino ethnicity
White.................... 51,986 100.0 41.3 41.8 1.4 14.8 24.0 1.5 13.2 3.7
Black or African
American................ 6,086 100.0 42.7 37.5 1.7 12.3 22.3 1.0 14.8 5.1
Asian.................... 2,596 100.0 42.8 40.1 1.8 14.0 22.8 1.2 12.5 4.5
Hispanic or Latino
ethnicity............... 6,165 100.0 46.1 38.2 1.6 13.1 21.3 2.1 11.9 3.9
Educational attainment (3)
Less than a high school
diploma................. 1,900 100.0 41.1 40.9 .8 13.0 25.3 1.8 13.2 4.8
High school graduates
no college (4).......... 9,576 100.0 40.9 41.9 1.1 15.2 24.2 1.3 13.6 3.6
Some college or
associate degree ....... 15,102 100.0 41.5 41.8 1.7 14.5 24.4 1.1 13.4 3.3
Bachelor's degree and
higher (5).............. 27,629 100.0 42.1 41.4 1.7 13.8 24.4 1.3 12.7 3.8
Marital status
Single, never married.... 15,143 100.0 41.0 38.8 1.8 16.1 18.9 1.9 15.1 5.1
Married, spouse present.. 37,348 100.0 41.9 42.7 1.3 13.8 26.1 1.3 12.2 3.3
Other marital status (6). 10,132 100.0 41.4 39.2 1.4 14.3 22.1 1.1 15.4 4.0
Presence of own children
under 18 years (7)
Men:
No own children under
18 years old.......... 18,263 100.0 40.9 41.0 1.2 16.1 21.7 1.8 13.8 4.2
With own children
under 18 years old.... 8,235 100.0 40.8 44.5 1.8 13.7 27.8 1.1 11.7 3.0
Women:
No own children under
18 years old.......... 23,475 100.0 42.4 38.7 1.5 15.1 20.6 1.3 14.4 4.5
With own children
under 18 years old.... 12,651 100.0 41.3 43.9 1.5 11.3 29.7 1.3 12.3 2.5
Employment status
Civilian labor force..... 42,563 100.0 40.8 41.8 1.9 14.6 23.7 1.3 13.7 3.8
Employed............... 40,701 100.0 40.6 42.2 2.0 14.6 24.1 1.3 13.4 3.8
Full time (8)........ 32,085 100.0 39.9 42.8 2.3 15.0 24.0 1.3 13.4 3.9
Part time (9)........ 8,616 100.0 43.1 39.9 .7 13.2 24.2 1.5 13.5 3.5
Unemployed............. 1,861 100.0 44.7 33.3 1.2 14.1 16.2 1.8 18.1 3.9
Not in the labor force... 20,060 100.0 43.2 40.0 .4 14.1 23.7 1.5 12.9 3.9
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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 Includes persons who did not specify who asked them to volunteer, not shown separately.
3 Data refer to persons 25 years and over.
4 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
5 Includes persons with bachelor's, professional, and doctoral degrees.
6 Includes divorced, separated, and widowed persons.
7 Own children include sons, daughters, stepchildren, and adopted children. Not included are nieces, nephews,
grandchildren, and other related and unrelated children.
8 Usually work 35 hours or more a week at all jobs.
9 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, 2014, through the survey period in September 2015. 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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