Technical information: (202) 691-6378 USDL 04-2503 http://www.bls.gov/cps/ For release: 10:00 A.M. EST Media contact: 691-5902 Thursday, December 16, 2004 VOLUNTEERING IN THE UNITED STATES, 2004 About 64.5 million people did volunteer work at least once from September 2003 to September 2004, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The proportion of the population who volunteered during the year held steady at 28.8 percent. These data on volunteering were collected through a supplement to the September 2004 Current Population Survey (CPS). Volunteers are defined as persons who did unpaid work (except for expenses) through or for an organi- zation. The CPS is a monthly survey of about 60,000 households that obtains information on employment and unemployment among the nation's civilian nonin- stitutional population age 16 and over. For more information about the vol- unteer supplement, see the Technical Note. Volunteering Among Demographic Groups About 64.5 million persons, or 28.8 percent of the civilian noninstitu- tional population age 16 and over, volunteered through or for organizations at least once from September 2003 to September 2004. One-fourth of men and about one-third of women did volunteer work in the year ended in September 2004, about the same proportions as in the prior year. Women volunteered at a higher rate than men across age groups, education levels, and other major characteristics. (See tables A and 1.) Among the different age groups, persons age 35 to 44 were the most like- ly to volunteer, closely followed by 45- to 54-year olds and 55- to 64-year olds. The volunteer rates for these age groups were 34.2 percent, 32.8 per- cent, and 30.1 percent, respectively. Teenagers also had a relatively high volunteer rate, 29.4 percent, perhaps reflecting an emphasis on volunteer activities in schools. Volunteer rates were lowest among persons in their early twenties (20.0 percent) and among those age 65 and over (24.6 percent). Within the latter group, volunteer rates decreased as age increased. Parents with children under age 18 were more likely to volunteer than persons without children of that age, 36.9 percent compared with 25.4 per- cent. Married persons volunteered at a higher rate (33.9 percent) than never married persons (23.2 percent) and persons of other marital statuses (22.9 percent). Whites volunteered at a higher rate (30.5 percent) than did blacks (20.8 percent) and Asians (19.3 percent). Among Hispanics or Latinos, 14.5 per- cent volunteered. Among employed persons, 31.2 percent had volunteered during the year end- ed in September 2004. By comparison, the volunteer rates of persons who were unemployed (25.6 percent) or not in the labor force (24.7 percent) were lower. Among the employed, part-time workers were more likely than full-time workers to have participated in volunteer activities--38.5 versus 29.6 percent. - 2 - Table A. Volunteers by selected characteristics, September 2002, 2003, and 2004 (Numbers in thousands) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |September 2002 |September 2003 |September 2004 |----------------------------------------------- | | | | | | | | Per- | | Per- | | Per- Characteristic | | cent | | cent | | cent | Number | of | Number | of | Number | of | | popu-| | popu-| | popu- | |lation| |lation| |lation | | | | | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sex | | | | | | | | | | | | Total, both sexes.............| 59,783 | 27.4 | 63,791 | 28.8 | 64,542 | 28.8 Men.........................| 24,706 | 23.6 | 26,805 | 25.1 | 27,011 | 25.0 Women.......................| 35,076 | 31.0 | 36,987 | 32.2 | 37,530 | 32.4 | | | | | | Age | | | | | | Total, 16 years and over......| 59,783 | 27.4 | 63,791 | 28.8 | 64,542 | 28.8 16 to 24 years..............| 7,742 | 21.9 | 8,671 | 24.1 | 8,821 | 24.2 25 to 34 years..............| 9,574 | 24.8 | 10,337 | 26.5 | 10,046 | 25.8 35 to 44 years..............| 14,971 | 34.1 | 15,165 | 34.7 | 14,783 | 34.2 45 to 54 years..............| 12,477 | 31.3 | 13,302 | 32.7 | 13,584 | 32.8 55 to 64 years..............| 7,331 | 27.5 | 8,170 | 29.2 | 8,784 | 30.1 65 years and over...........| 7,687 | 22.7 | 8,146 | 23.7 | 8,524 | 24.6 | | | | | | Race and Hispanic or | | | | | | Latino ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | | White 1/......................| 52,591 | 29.2 | 55,572 | 30.6 | 55,892 | 30.5 Black or African American 1/..| 4,896 | 19.1 | 5,145 | 20.0 | 5,435 | 20.8 Asian 1/......................| (2) | (2) | 1,735 | 18.7 | 1,832 | 19.3 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity..| 4,059 | 15.5 | 4,364 | 15.7 | 4,102 | 14.5 | | | | | | Educational attainment 3/ | | | | | | | | | | | | Less than a high school | | | | | | diploma......................| 2,806 | 10.1 | 2,793 | 9.9 | 2,718 | 9.6 High school graduates, no | | | | | | college 4/...................| 12,542 | 21.2 | 12,882 | 21.7 | 12,709 | 21.6 Less than a bachelor's | | | | | | degree 5/....................| 15,066 | 32.8 | 15,966 | 34.1 | 16,414 | 34.2 College graduates.............| 21,627 | 43.3 | 23,481 | 45.6 | 23,880 | 45.7 | | | | | | Employment status | | | | | | | | | | | | Civilian labor force..........| 42,773 | 29.3 | 45,499 | 30.9 | 45,896 | 30.9 Employed ...................| 40,742 | 29.5 | 43,138 | 31.2 | 43,886 | 31.2 Full time 6/..............| 32,210 | 28.3 | 33,599 | 29.6 | 34,237 | 29.6 Part time 7/..............| 8,532 | 35.4 | 9,539 | 38.4 | 9,649 | 38.5 Unemployed..................| 2,031 | 25.1 | 2,361 | 26.7 | 2,010 | 25.6 Not in the labor force........| 17,010 | 23.7 | 18,293 | 24.6 | 18,646 | 24.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Beginning in 2003, persons who selected this race group only; persons who selected more than one race group are not included. Prior to 2003, per- sons who reported more than one race group were included in the group they identified as their main race. 2/ Data for Asians were not tabulated in 2002. 3/ Data refer to persons 25 years and over. 4/ Includes high school diploma or equivalent. 5/ Includes the categories, some college, no degree; and associate degree. 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: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African Ameri- can, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race. Due to the introduction of revised population controls in January 2003 and January 2004, estimated levels for 2003 and 2004 are not strictly comparable with each other or with those for 2002. See the Technical Note for further information. - 3 - Total Annual Hours Spent Volunteering Volunteers spent a median of 52 hours on volunteer activities during the period from September 2003 to September 2004, unchanged from the previous two survey periods. Men spent 52 hours (median) doing volunteer work, the same as in the previous two periods. Women spent 50 hours volunteering, down from 52 hours in each of the previous periods. Median annual hours spent on volunteer activities ranged from 96 hours for volunteers age 65 and over to 36 hours for those 20 to 24 years old. (See table 2.) Number and Type of Organizations Most volunteers were involved with one or two organizations--69.6 and 19.2 percent, respectively. Individuals with higher educational attain- ment were more likely to volunteer for multiple organizations than were individuals with less education. (See table 3.) The main organization--the organization for which the volunteer worked the most hours during the year--was most frequently either religious (34.4 percent of all volunteers) or educational/youth service related (27.0 per- cent). Another 12.4 percent of volunteers performed activities mainly for social or community service organizations, and 7.5 percent volunteered most of their hours for hospitals or other health organizations. (See table 4.) Older volunteers were more likely to work mainly for religious organiza- tions than were their younger counterparts. For example, 45.2 percent of volunteers age 65 and over performed volunteer activities mainly through or for a religious organization, compared with 28.5 percent of volunteers age 16 to 24 years. Younger individuals were more likely to volunteer through or for educational or youth service organizations. Among volunteers with children under 18 years, 47.0 percent of mothers and 37.8 percent of fathers volunteered mainly for an educational/youth- service related organization, such as a school or sports team. Parents were more than twice as likely to volunteer for such organizations as per- sons with no children of that age. Conversely, volunteers with no children under 18 were considerably more likely to volunteer for some other types of organizations, such as social or community service organizations. Volunteer Activities for Main Organization Among the more commonly reported volunteer activities (volunteers could report more than one activity) were fundraising or selling items to raise money (29.5 percent); coaching, refereeing, tutoring, or teaching (27.8 per- cent); collecting, preparing, distributing, or serving food (26.4 percent); engaging in general labor (24.4 percent); and providing information, which would include being an usher, greeter, or minister (22.7 percent). (See table 5.) Some demographic groups were more likely to engage in certain activities than were others. For example, parents of children under the age of 18 were much more likely to coach, referee, tutor, or teach than were persons with no children of that age. College graduates were more than three times as likely as people with less than a high school diploma to provide profession- al or management assistance. How Volunteers Become Involved with Their Main Organization Two in five volunteers became involved with the main organization for which they did volunteer work of their own volition; that is, they ap- proached the organization. About 42 percent were asked to become a vol- unteer, most often by someone in the organization. (See table 6.) - 4 - Reasons for Not Volunteering Among those who had volunteered at some point in the past, the most com- mon reason given for not volunteering in the year ended September 2004 was lack of time (45.0 percent), followed by health or medical problems (14.4 percent), and family responsibilities or childcare problems (9.1 percent). Lack of time was the most common reason for persons in all age groups except those age 65 and over, who reported health or medical problems as the pri- mary reason. (See table 7.) - 5 - Technical Note The data in this release were collected through a supplement to the September 2004 Current Population Survey (CPS). The CPS--a monthly sur- vey of about 60,000 households conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics--focuses on obtaining information on em- ployment 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 char- acteristics of volunteers in the United States. In January 2003 and January 2004, the Census Bureau introduced signifi- cant adjustments to the population controls for the CPS as part of its an- nual update of population estimates. The 2003 adjustment resulted in an increase to the estimates for all population categories. This increase was partly offset by a downward adjustment in 2004. Consequently, esti- mated levels of volunteers for September 2003 and September 2004 are not strictly comparable with one another, or with estimated levels for September 2002. These adjustments to the levels, however, should have had only negli- gible effects on the volunteer rate. In addition to the population control adjustments, new questions on race and ethnicity were introduced into the CPS in January 2003. For a discussion of the changes introduced into the CPS in January 2003, see "Revisions to the Current Population Survey Effec- tive in January 2003" in the February 2003 issue of Employment and Earnings and available at http://www.bls.gov/cps/rvcps03.pdf on the BLS Web site. For a discussion of the changes introduced in January 2004, see "Adjustments to Household Survey Population Estimates in January 2004," in the February 2004 issue of Employment and Earnings, also available on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/cps/cps04adj.pdf. Information in this release will be made available to sensory-impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200; TDD message referral phone number: 1-800-877-8339. 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 exact difference, or sampling error, varies de- pending on the particular sample selected, 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 infor- mation, and errors made in the collection or processing of the data. For a full discussion of the reliability of data from the CPS and for information on estimating standard errors, see the "Explanatory Notes and Estimates of Error" section of Employment and Earnings. - 6 - Volunteer questions and concepts In the September 2004 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 house- hold answers all the questions in the CPS.) 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 70 percent of the 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 organiza- tions 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. Respondents thus classified as volunteers were asked further questions about the number and type of organizations for which they volunteered, to- tal hours spent volunteering, how they became involved with the main organ- ization for which they volunteered, and the type of activities they performed for the main organization. Non-volunteers were asked about why they didn't volunteer and if they had ever volunteered. The reference period for the questions on volunteering was about 1 year, from September 1, 2003, through the survey week in September 2004. The re- ference period for other characteristics, such as labor force status, edu- cational attainment, and marital status, refer to the survey reference week in September 2004. It is possible that these characteristics were different at the time volunteer activities were performed. Definitions Volunteers are persons who performed unpaid volunteer activities at any point from September 1, 2003, through the survey period in September 2004. 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 teaches acting to children through a local theater would be considered a volunteer. A woman who, on her own, organizes softball games for the children in her neighborhood would not be counted as a volunteer for the purpose of this survey. - 7 - Organizations are associations, societies, or groups of people who share a common interest. Examples include churches, youth groups, and civic or- ganizations. For the purpose of this study, organizations are classified into eight major categories, including religious, youth, and social or com- munity service organizations. (See table 4.) 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 had to provide information about the organization and, for those who volunteered for more than one organization, annual hours worked for each. Some res- pondents did not provide the information necessary to determine the type of 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. Table 1. Volunteers by selected characteristics, September 2004 (Numbers in thousands) Total, both sexes Men Women Volunteers Volunteers Volunteers Characteristics in September 2004 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.......... 223,941 64,542 28.8 108,020 27,011 25.0 115,921 37,530 32.4 16 to 24 years.................. 36,475 8,821 24.2 18,390 3,799 20.7 18,085 5,022 27.8 16 to 19 years............... 16,246 4,774 29.4 8,245 2,072 25.1 8,001 2,702 33.8 20 to 24 years............... 20,229 4,047 20.0 10,146 1,727 17.0 10,084 2,320 23.0 25 years and over............... 187,466 55,720 29.7 89,630 23,212 25.9 97,836 32,508 33.2 25 to 34 years............... 38,976 10,046 25.8 19,383 3,956 20.4 19,593 6,090 31.1 35 to 44 years............... 43,169 14,783 34.2 21,232 6,068 28.6 21,936 8,714 39.7 45 to 54 years............... 41,442 13,584 32.8 20,255 5,917 29.2 21,187 7,667 36.2 55 to 64 years............... 29,207 8,784 30.1 14,033 3,869 27.6 15,173 4,915 32.4 65 years and over............ 34,673 8,524 24.6 14,727 3,402 23.1 19,946 5,122 25.7 Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity White............................. 183,022 55,892 30.5 89,252 23,687 26.5 93,770 32,205 34.3 Black or African American......... 26,163 5,435 20.8 11,705 1,957 16.7 14,458 3,478 24.1 Asian............................. 9,506 1,832 19.3 4,523 765 16.9 4,983 1,067 21.4 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity...... 28,338 4,102 14.5 14,539 1,629 11.2 13,798 2,474 17.9 Educational attainment (1) Less than a high school diploma... 28,181 2,718 9.6 13,721 1,063 7.7 14,460 1,654 11.4 High school graduates, no college (2).................... 58,959 12,709 21.6 27,663 5,001 18.1 31,296 7,708 24.6 Less than a bachelor's degree (3)..................... 48,034 16,414 34.2 21,735 6,413 29.5 26,298 10,001 38.0 College graduates................. 52,292 23,880 45.7 26,510 10,735 40.5 25,782 13,145 51.0 Marital status Single, never married............. 60,910 14,126 23.2 32,538 6,203 19.1 28,371 7,923 27.9 Married, spouse present........... 119,057 40,346 33.9 60,132 18,044 30.0 58,925 22,302 37.8 Other marital status (4).......... 43,974 10,070 22.9 15,350 2,764 18.0 28,625 7,306 25.5 Presence of own children under 18 years (5) Without own children under 18..... 157,646 40,082 25.4 78,381 17,269 22.0 79,264 22,812 28.8 With own children under 18........ 66,295 24,460 36.9 29,639 9,742 32.9 36,657 14,718 40.2 Employment status Civilian labor force.............. 148,496 45,896 30.9 79,490 21,354 26.9 69,006 24,542 35.6 Employed........................ 140,643 43,886 31.2 75,339 20,405 27.1 65,303 23,481 36.0 Full time (6)................. 115,607 34,237 29.6 67,009 17,935 26.8 48,598 16,302 33.5 Part time (7)................. 25,036 9,649 38.5 8,330 2,470 29.7 16,706 7,179 43.0 Unemployed...................... 7,853 2,010 25.6 4,151 948 22.9 3,702 1,061 28.7 Not in the labor force............ 75,445 18,646 24.7 28,530 5,658 19.8 46,915 12,988 27.7 1 Data refer to persons 25 years and over. 2 Includes high school diploma or equivalent. 3 Includes the categories, some college, no degree; and associate degree. 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, 2003, through the survey period in September 2004. 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. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classi- fied by ethnicity as well as by race. Table 2. Volunteers by annual hours of volunteer activities and selected characteristics, September 2004 Percent distribution of total annual hours spent volunteering at all organizations Total volunteers Median Characteristics in September 2004 (thousands) Not annual 1 to 14 15 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 500 report- hours (1) Total hour(s) hours hours 499 hours ing hours and over annual hours Sex Total, both sexes................. 64,542 100.0 21.3 24.3 15.0 28.1 5.7 5.7 52 Men............................. 27,011 100.0 19.8 24.5 15.1 28.4 6.2 6.0 52 Women........................... 37,530 100.0 22.3 24.1 15.0 27.9 5.3 5.5 50 Age Total, 16 years and over.......... 64,542 100.0 21.3 24.3 15.0 28.1 5.7 5.7 52 16 to 24 years.................. 8,821 100.0 24.4 29.7 14.6 21.4 2.9 6.9 36 16 to 19 years............... 4,774 100.0 23.8 29.7 15.2 21.9 2.6 6.7 39 20 to 24 years............... 4,047 100.0 25.2 29.7 13.8 20.8 3.3 7.2 36 25 years and over............... 55,720 100.0 20.8 23.4 15.1 29.2 6.1 5.5 52 25 to 34 years............... 10,046 100.0 26.9 25.9 14.0 23.2 4.4 5.5 40 35 to 44 years............... 14,783 100.0 23.0 23.6 15.2 28.9 4.7 4.5 51 45 to 54 years............... 13,584 100.0 19.9 25.0 15.2 29.3 5.7 4.9 52 55 to 64 years............... 8,784 100.0 17.6 22.1 16.8 29.8 7.5 6.2 60 65 years and over............ 8,524 100.0 14.2 18.7 14.2 35.7 9.8 7.4 96 Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity White............................. 55,892 100.0 21.2 24.5 15.3 28.2 5.6 5.3 52 Black or African American......... 5,435 100.0 20.7 21.4 12.1 29.1 7.7 9.0 56 Asian............................. 1,832 100.0 25.3 24.2 15.2 23.4 3.8 8.0 40 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity...... 4,102 100.0 23.9 25.5 12.6 27.3 5.0 5.7 48 Educational attainment (2) Less than a high school diploma... 2,718 100.0 24.4 24.9 10.2 26.5 5.8 8.3 40 High school graduates, no college (3).................... 12,709 100.0 22.4 23.4 14.4 26.6 6.5 6.7 50 Less than a bachelor's degree (4)..................... 16,414 100.0 22.3 22.8 14.6 29.4 6.1 4.8 52 College graduates................. 23,880 100.0 18.4 23.6 16.3 30.6 5.9 5.0 60 Marital status Single, never married............. 14,126 100.0 24.0 27.3 14.7 22.8 4.1 7.1 40 Married, spouse present........... 40,346 100.0 20.2 23.5 15.4 29.8 6.0 5.1 52 Other marital status (5).......... 10,070 100.0 21.5 23.0 13.8 28.9 6.6 6.2 52 Presence of own children under 18 years (6) Men: No own children under 18 years old.......................... 17,269 100.0 19.4 24.6 14.7 27.7 7.1 6.6 52 With own children under 18 years old.......................... 9,742 100.0 20.6 24.3 15.8 29.7 4.8 4.8 52 Women: No own children under 18 years old.......................... 22,812 100.0 21.3 24.0 14.4 28.3 5.9 6.1 52 With own children under 18 years old.......................... 14,718 100.0 23.8 24.2 15.9 27.2 4.3 4.6 48 Employment status Civilian labor force.............. 45,896 100.0 22.6 25.4 15.0 26.9 4.7 5.5 48 Employed........................ 43,886 100.0 22.6 25.3 15.0 26.9 4.7 5.5 48 Full time (7)................. 34,237 100.0 23.0 25.2 15.1 26.7 4.5 5.6 48 Part time (8)................. 9,649 100.0 20.9 25.9 14.9 27.7 5.4 5.2 50 Unemployed...................... 2,010 100.0 23.5 26.4 14.4 25.5 4.7 5.6 46 Not in the labor force............ 18,646 100.0 17.9 21.5 15.0 31.2 8.2 6.3 64 1 For those reporting annual hours. 2 Data refer to persons 25 years and over. 3 Includes high school diploma or equivalent. 4 Includes the categories, some college, no degree; and associate degree. 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, 2003, through the survey period in September 2004. 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. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classi- fied by ethnicity as well as by race. Table 3. Volunteers by number of organizations for which volunteer activities were performed and selected characteristics, September 2004 Percent distribution of the number of organizations for which volunteer activities were performed Total Characteristics in September 2004 volunteers (thousands) Not Five reporting Total One Two Three Four or number of more organiza- tions Sex Total, both sexes................. 64,542 100.0 69.6 19.2 7.0 2.4 1.5 0.3 Men............................. 27,011 100.0 71.1 18.2 6.8 2.3 1.3 .3 Women........................... 37,530 100.0 68.5 19.9 7.1 2.6 1.6 .3 Age Total, 16 years and over.......... 64,542 100.0 69.6 19.2 7.0 2.4 1.5 .3 16 to 24 years.................. 8,821 100.0 77.3 16.0 3.9 1.4 .8 .5 16 to 19 years............... 4,774 100.0 75.2 17.5 4.2 1.4 1.1 .7 20 to 24 years............... 4,047 100.0 79.8 14.4 3.6 1.4 .5 .3 25 years and over............... 55,720 100.0 68.4 19.7 7.5 2.6 1.6 .2 25 to 34 years............... 10,046 100.0 74.3 17.4 5.5 1.6 1.0 .2 35 to 44 years............... 14,783 100.0 65.5 21.2 8.4 3.1 1.5 .3 45 to 54 years............... 13,584 100.0 65.9 20.9 8.5 2.5 1.9 .2 55 to 64 years............... 8,784 100.0 68.5 18.8 7.8 3.0 1.7 .3 65 years and over............ 8,524 100.0 70.2 18.7 6.3 2.8 1.8 .1 Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity White............................. 55,892 100.0 68.4 19.9 7.4 2.6 1.5 .2 Black or African American......... 5,435 100.0 77.2 15.4 4.0 1.5 1.4 .4 Asian............................. 1,832 100.0 80.8 11.6 5.7 1.1 .4 .3 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity...... 4,102 100.0 80.8 12.6 4.6 .7 .8 .6 Educational attainment (1) Less than a high school diploma... 2,718 100.0 88.2 8.1 2.3 .5 .8 € High school graduates, no college (2).................... 12,709 100.0 78.0 15.6 4.2 1.4 .6 .2 Less than a bachelor's degree (3)..................... 16,414 100.0 69.8 19.4 7.1 2.3 1.2 .2 College graduates................. 23,880 100.0 60.1 23.4 10.1 3.7 2.5 .3 Marital status Single, never married............. 14,126 100.0 74.4 17.1 5.3 1.6 1.2 .5 Married, spouse present........... 40,346 100.0 67.6 20.2 7.6 2.7 1.6 .2 Other marital status(4)........... 10,070 100.0 70.9 18.1 6.8 2.4 1.5 .3 Presence of own children under 18 years (5) Men: No own children under 18 years old.......................... 17,269 100.0 72.4 17.5 6.3 2.2 1.2 .3 With own children under 18 years old.......................... 9,742 100.0 68.7 19.5 7.6 2.4 1.6 .2 Women: No own children under 18 years old.......................... 22,812 100.0 70.9 18.4 6.4 2.4 1.6 .3 With own children under 18 years old.......................... 14,718 100.0 64.9 22.1 8.4 2.7 1.7 .2 Employment status Civilian labor force.............. 45,896 100.0 69.1 19.4 7.2 2.5 1.5 .3 Employed........................ 43,886 100.0 68.8 19.6 7.3 2.5 1.5 .3 Full time (6)................. 34,237 100.0 69.0 19.6 7.1 2.4 1.5 .3 Part time (7)................. 9,649 100.0 68.1 19.4 7.6 2.9 1.7 .2 Unemployed...................... 2,010 100.0 75.4 15.4 6.3 1.5 1.1 .2 Not in the labor force............ 18,646 100.0 70.8 18.7 6.5 2.4 1.5 .2 1 Data refer to persons 25 years and over. 2 Includes high school diploma or equivalent. 3 Includes the categories, some college, no degree; and associate degree. 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, 2003, through the survey period in September 2004. 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. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classi- fied by ethnicity as well as by 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 2004 Percent distribution of volunteers by type of main organization(1) Total volun- Civic, Educa- Envi- Hos- Characteristics in teers polit- tional ron- pital Pub- Social Sport, September 2004 (thou- ical, or mental or lic Reli- or hobby, Not sands) Total profes- youth or other safe- gious commu- cul- Other deter- sional, ser- animal health ty nity tural, mined or inter- vice care service or arts national Sex Total, both sexes........ 64,542 100.0 7.0 27.0 1.7 7.5 1.5 34.4 12.4 3.6 3.3 1.6 Men.................... 27,011 100.0 9.0 24.8 1.7 5.4 2.7 33.3 12.9 4.7 3.9 1.6 Women.................. 37,530 100.0 5.5 28.5 1.6 9.1 .7 35.2 12.1 2.9 2.9 1.6 Age Total, 16 years and over..................... 64,542 100.0 7.0 27.0 1.7 7.5 1.5 34.4 12.4 3.6 3.3 1.6 16 to 24 years......... 8,821 100.0 5.5 32.4 1.5 8.6 1.7 28.5 13.0 3.4 3.2 2.2 16 to 19 years...... 4,774 100.0 4.4 34.9 1.4 6.9 1.2 31.3 11.5 3.5 2.6 2.4 20 to 24 years...... 4,047 100.0 6.7 29.5 1.7 10.7 2.3 25.2 14.7 3.3 4.0 1.9 25 years and over...... 55,720 100.0 7.2 26.1 1.7 7.4 1.5 35.3 12.4 3.7 3.3 1.5 25 to 34 years...... 10,046 100.0 5.5 34.1 2.4 6.4 2.2 30.4 11.1 2.8 3.8 1.4 35 to 44 years...... 14,783 100.0 5.3 39.8 1.4 5.5 1.4 30.5 9.0 3.4 2.4 1.4 45 to 54 years...... 13,584 100.0 8.1 26.0 1.5 6.9 1.4 35.3 12.3 4.2 2.9 1.3 55 to 64 years...... 8,784 100.0 9.3 13.2 2.0 8.9 1.5 39.6 15.0 4.3 4.2 1.9 65 years and over... 8,524 100.0 8.7 6.4 1.4 10.9 1.1 45.2 16.9 3.6 4.3 1.6 Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity White.................... 55,892 100.0 7.2 26.8 1.8 7.9 1.6 33.5 12.5 3.7 3.4 1.5 Black or African American.............. 5,435 100.0 5.2 27.1 .2 5.0 .6 45.6 10.7 1.6 1.9 2.1 Asian.................... 1,832 100.0 4.3 29.0 .7 6.8 .4 34.2 15.2 5.1 2.1 2.1 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity............. 4,102 100.0 5.4 35.2 1.1 6.3 1.1 31.8 10.6 2.7 4.3 1.5 Educational attainment (2) Less than a high school diploma............... 2,718 100.0 5.5 23.9 .6 4.4 1.9 46.0 11.0 1.4 4.1 1.0 High school graduates, no college (3)........... 12,709 100.0 6.8 23.5 1.3 7.6 2.3 38.5 12.3 3.0 3.3 1.5 Less than a bachelor's degree (4)............ 16,414 100.0 6.6 27.3 1.7 7.6 1.7 34.9 12.3 3.3 3.3 1.3 College graduates........ 23,880 100.0 8.0 26.9 2.0 7.5 .9 32.8 12.6 4.5 3.3 1.7 Marital status Single, never married.... 14,126 100.0 6.7 28.9 2.3 8.8 1.7 27.2 14.3 4.0 4.1 2.1 Married, spouse present............... 40,346 100.0 6.8 27.7 1.4 6.4 1.6 37.3 11.1 3.5 2.8 1.4 Other marital status (5)............ 10,070 100.0 7.8 21.3 1.7 10.5 1.0 32.7 15.1 3.7 4.4 1.6 Presence of own children under 18 years (6) Men: No own children under 18 years old........ 17,269 100.0 10.1 17.5 2.1 6.8 2.8 33.8 15.3 4.8 5.1 1.7 With own children under 18 years old........ 9,742 100.0 7.2 37.8 1.0 3.0 2.6 32.3 8.5 4.6 1.7 1.3 Women: No own children under 18 years old........ 22,812 100.0 7.0 16.5 2.2 12.0 .8 37.5 15.3 3.4 3.4 1.8 With own children under 18 years old........ 14,718 100.0 3.1 47.0 .7 4.6 .5 31.6 7.2 2.0 2.1 1.2 Employment status Civilian labor force..... 45,896 100.0 7.2 28.8 1.8 7.2 1.7 32.8 12.0 3.9 3.1 1.6 Employed............... 43,886 100.0 7.2 28.4 1.7 7.3 1.7 33.1 11.9 4.0 3.1 1.6 Full time (7)........ 34,237 100.0 7.9 27.6 1.8 7.2 2.0 32.7 12.0 4.0 3.1 1.7 Part time (8)........ 9,649 100.0 4.9 31.2 1.5 7.4 .8 34.6 11.5 3.8 3.3 1.1 Unemployed............. 2,010 100.0 7.1 36.3 2.2 4.9 1.8 24.8 15.4 2.9 3.0 1.5 Not in the labor force... 18,646 100.0 6.3 22.5 1.4 8.5 1.1 38.4 13.5 2.8 3.8 1.6 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 high school diploma or equivalent. 4 Includes the categories, some college, no degree; and associate degree. 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, 2003, through the survey period in September 2004. 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. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, there- fore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race. Table 5. Volunteer activities for main organization for which activities were performed and selected characteristics, September 2004 Percent distribution of volunteer activities for main organization(1) Col- lect, Provide Engage Col- make, Provide profes- in Total Coach, Provide lect, or Fund- coun- Pro- sional music, En- Not Characteristics in volun- ref- informa- pre- dis- raise seling, Supply vide or man- perform- gage repor- September 2004 teers eree, tion; pare, tribute or medical trans- gen- agement ance- in ting (thou- tutor, be an dis- cloth- sell care, porta- eral assis- or gener- Oth- type sands) or usher, tri- ing, items fire/ tion office tance other al er of teach greeter, bute, crafts- to EMS or for ser- including artis- labor activ- or or or raise protec- people vices serving tic ity minister serve goods, money tive on a activ- food other services board or ities than committee food Sex Total, both sexes........ 64,542 27.8 22.7 26.4 15.3 29.5 8.9 12.7 14.2 18.9 12.3 24.4 14.8 1.8 Men.................... 27,011 29.8 23.7 21.1 10.7 26.2 10.4 13.1 10.5 21.5 10.7 29.7 13.9 1.6 Women.................. 37,530 26.3 22.0 30.3 18.7 31.8 7.9 12.5 16.8 17.0 13.5 20.5 15.5 1.8 Age Total, 16 years and over..................... 64,542 27.8 22.7 26.4 15.3 29.5 8.9 12.7 14.2 18.9 12.3 24.4 14.8 1.8 16 to 24 years......... 8,821 30.3 20.3 23.7 14.9 25.9 7.9 7.1 11.8 5.5 16.9 29.2 14.7 2.8 16 to 19 years...... 4,774 29.9 20.9 26.1 16.7 26.9 6.3 5.8 11.3 4.5 18.3 31.0 13.7 3.0 20 to 24 years...... 4,047 30.7 19.6 20.9 12.9 24.7 9.8 8.6 12.3 6.6 15.2 27.1 15.9 2.7 25 years and over...... 55,720 27.4 23.1 26.9 15.4 30.0 9.1 13.6 14.5 21.0 11.6 23.6 14.8 1.6 25 to 34 years...... 10,046 34.1 18.3 22.9 14.8 27.6 9.5 11.7 12.1 13.0 12.6 22.2 15.9 1.9 35 to 44 years...... 14,783 34.6 20.6 26.5 15.3 35.1 8.2 15.7 14.4 19.7 12.3 25.6 13.5 1.4 45 to 54 years...... 13,584 27.7 25.0 28.5 15.7 32.0 9.8 14.6 14.6 23.6 12.1 25.8 13.2 1.6 55 to 64 years...... 8,784 20.9 26.8 27.4 14.9 27.6 10.6 12.5 15.3 27.0 10.4 22.9 14.8 1.3 65 years and over... 8,524 13.0 26.2 29.0 16.2 23.5 7.4 12.0 16.7 22.3 9.9 19.0 18.7 1.7 Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity White.................... 55,892 27.7 22.3 26.1 15.1 30.4 8.7 12.5 14.0 19.6 11.9 24.7 14.9 1.6 Black or African American.............. 5,435 31.2 28.3 31.6 18.3 22.2 11.5 16.0 16.1 15.4 17.2 21.5 13.4 2.4 Asian.................... 1,832 24.7 18.2 23.2 9.8 23.7 9.2 8.5 12.4 10.8 9.6 19.9 15.2 3.0 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity............. 4,102 28.2 18.8 24.5 14.6 26.5 8.8 10.8 12.2 8.0 9.1 19.0 20.2 2.0 Educational attainment (2) Less than a high school diploma............... 2,718 15.5 17.9 32.0 16.3 20.5 5.1 8.3 8.7 8.4 7.3 25.1 18.5 1.5 High school graduates, no college (3)........... 12,709 21.7 21.4 30.8 15.9 29.3 7.3 14.5 12.2 14.0 10.3 24.9 17.2 1.6 Less than a bachelor's degree (4)............ 16,414 27.1 24.1 29.3 16.8 31.7 9.0 15.8 15.8 19.6 12.4 25.7 14.2 1.4 College graduates........ 23,880 31.9 23.9 22.5 14.1 30.3 10.5 12.3 15.6 27.1 12.3 21.3 13.6 1.7 Marital status Single, never married.... 14,126 28.2 20.2 21.7 13.8 25.6 8.6 8.0 12.4 9.9 14.9 25.7 15.8 2.5 Married, spouse present............... 40,346 29.4 23.7 27.7 15.6 31.0 9.0 14.4 14.6 22.4 11.9 24.8 14.1 1.5 Other marital status (5)............ 10,070 20.8 22.2 27.9 16.3 28.9 8.9 12.6 14.8 17.3 10.4 20.8 16.3 1.8 Presence of own children under 18 years (6) Men: No own children under 18 years old........ 17,269 23.7 24.6 21.6 10.6 24.2 10.6 11.2 10.9 21.0 11.4 29.8 15.2 1.7 With own children under 18 years old........ 9,742 40.6 22.0 20.2 10.8 29.9 10.0 16.6 9.8 22.5 9.6 29.7 11.5 1.5 Women: No own children under 18 years old........ 22,812 21.9 23.5 28.4 17.7 28.0 8.5 9.8 16.7 16.8 12.8 19.6 15.8 2.2 With own children under 18 years old........ 14,718 33.1 19.7 33.2 20.2 37.7 6.9 16.6 16.9 17.3 14.5 21.9 15.1 1.3 Employment status Civilian labor force..... 45,896 30.2 22.5 25.6 14.7 30.9 9.6 13.2 13.2 20.1 12.5 25.4 13.8 1.7 Employed............... 43,886 30.3 22.5 25.5 14.6 31.0 9.6 13.2 13.2 20.4 12.3 25.2 13.9 1.7 Full time (7)........ 34,237 30.2 22.6 24.3 13.7 31.1 9.9 13.3 12.4 21.5 11.7 25.3 13.6 1.8 Part time (8)........ 9,649 30.8 22.4 29.6 18.1 30.7 8.4 13.1 16.1 16.6 14.7 24.9 15.0 1.4 Unemployed............. 2,010 28.5 22.8 26.6 16.6 28.5 9.4 11.6 14.4 12.4 14.9 28.3 12.9 1.7 Not in the labor force... 18,646 21.7 23.1 28.6 16.8 25.9 7.3 11.7 16.4 15.9 12.1 21.9 17.3 1.9 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 high school diploma or equivalent. 4 Includes the categories, some college, no degree; and associate degree. 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, 2003, through the survey period in September 2004. 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. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race. Detail will sum to greater than 100 percent because respondents could choose more than one activity. Table 6. Volunteers by how they became involved with main organization for which volunteer activities were performed and selected characteristics, September 2004 Percent distribution of how volunteers became involved with main organization(1) Total Was asked by: Characteristics in volun- September 2004 teers Approach- Not (thou- ed the Rela- Someone report- sands) Total organi- Boss or tive, in the Some- ing how zation To- employ- friend, organi- one Other became tal(2) er or zation/ else in- co-work- school volved er Sex Total, both sexes............. 64,542 100.0 40.9 42.2 1.2 13.6 25.9 1.2 14.5 2.5 Men......................... 27,011 100.0 40.6 42.9 1.2 15.2 25.0 1.3 13.9 2.6 Women....................... 37,530 100.0 41.1 41.6 1.2 12.5 26.5 1.2 14.9 2.4 Age Total, 16 years and over...... 64,542 100.0 40.9 42.2 1.2 13.6 25.9 1.2 14.5 2.5 16 to 24 years.............. 8,821 100.0 39.7 39.8 1.2 14.8 22.4 1.4 17.8 2.7 16 to 19 years........... 4,774 100.0 40.6 38.4 .1 13.7 22.6 2.0 18.4 2.7 20 to 24 years........... 4,047 100.0 38.6 41.6 2.5 16.2 22.1 .7 17.2 2.6 25 years and over........... 55,720 100.0 41.1 42.5 1.2 13.5 26.4 1.2 14.0 2.4 25 to 34 years........... 10,046 100.0 38.9 43.7 2.1 15.1 24.9 1.6 15.2 2.2 35 to 44 years........... 14,783 100.0 41.0 43.8 1.4 12.4 28.9 .8 13.0 2.2 45 to 54 years........... 13,584 100.0 41.7 41.5 1.2 13.3 25.8 1.0 14.3 2.4 55 to 64 years........... 8,784 100.0 41.1 43.0 1.0 13.8 26.4 1.7 13.2 2.7 65 years and over........ 8,524 100.0 42.8 40.1 .2 13.2 25.0 1.4 14.4 2.8 Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity White......................... 55,892 100.0 41.1 42.2 1.2 13.8 25.8 1.2 14.3 2.3 Black or African American..... 5,435 100.0 39.7 40.9 1.2 11.8 26.6 1.1 15.7 3.8 Asian......................... 1,832 100.0 41.9 40.6 1.5 11.7 25.8 1.6 13.7 3.8 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity.................. 4,102 100.0 42.8 39.5 1.6 12.4 24.0 1.3 15.2 2.5 Educational attainment (3) Less than a high school diploma.................... 2,718 100.0 39.4 44.5 .6 13.8 27.8 2.0 13.6 2.5 High school graduates, no college(4)................. 12,709 100.0 39.5 43.5 1.1 14.5 26.6 1.2 14.5 2.5 Less than a bachelor's degree(5).................. 16,414 100.0 40.6 43.1 1.2 13.8 26.8 1.2 14.1 2.2 College graduates............. 23,880 100.0 42.4 41.3 1.4 12.7 25.9 1.2 13.6 2.6 Marital status Single, never married......... 14,126 100.0 40.2 39.5 1.2 15.1 21.6 1.6 17.4 2.9 Married, spouse present....... 40,346 100.0 41.1 43.4 1.2 13.0 27.9 1.1 13.3 2.3 Other marital status (6)...... 10,070 100.0 41.2 40.9 1.4 14.3 23.7 1.2 15.3 2.7 Presence of own children under 18 years (7) Men: No own children under 18 years old................ 17,269 100.0 40.6 41.7 1.1 16.3 22.6 1.5 14.8 2.9 With own children under 18 years old................ 9,742 100.0 40.6 44.9 1.4 13.1 29.3 1.0 12.3 2.2 Women: No own children under 18 years old................ 22,812 100.0 41.7 39.9 1.4 14.1 22.9 1.4 15.6 2.7 With own children under 18 years old................ 14,718 100.0 40.2 44.2 1.1 10.1 32.0 .9 13.8 1.8 Employment status Civilian labor force.......... 45,896 100.0 40.2 43.0 1.7 14.2 25.8 1.1 14.3 2.5 Employed.................... 43,886 100.0 40.2 42.9 1.7 14.1 25.8 1.1 14.4 2.6 Full time(8).............. 34,237 100.0 39.5 43.7 2.1 14.6 25.7 1.1 14.0 2.8 Part time(9).............. 9,649 100.0 42.5 40.1 .5 12.3 25.9 1.2 15.5 1.8 Unemployed.................. 2,010 100.0 40.0 43.8 .9 15.1 26.6 1.2 14.0 2.2 Not in the labor force........ 18,646 100.0 42.7 40.2 .2 12.3 26.0 1.6 14.8 2.3 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 high school diploma or equivalent. 5 Includes the categories, some college, no degree; and associate degree. 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, 2003, through the survey period in September 2004. 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. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, there- fore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race. Table 7. Main reason for not volunteering last year as reported by non-volunteers who had volunteered in the past by selected characteristics, September 2004 Percent distribution of main reason for not volunteering Family Moved, No respon- lack of longer Not Characteristics in Total Burnout/ sibil- Health No informa- required/ report- September 2004 (thou- not ities- or Lack No longer a Wasn't tion, not ing sands)(1) Total enjoy- or medical of one member inter- transpor- rele- Other reason able child- prob- time asked of the ested tation, vant to for not previ- care lems organi- or current volun- ously prob- zation expenses life teering lems (2) situa- tion Sex Total, both sexes........ 36,997 100.0 2.1 9.1 14.4 45.0 3.2 1.8 4.5 4.0 5.8 8.5 1.6 Men.................... 16,214 100.0 2.5 5.5 10.9 49.9 3.8 2.0 5.5 4.4 5.5 8.5 1.6 Women.................. 20,784 100.0 1.8 11.9 17.2 41.1 2.8 1.7 3.8 3.8 6.1 8.4 1.5 Age Total, 16 years and over..................... 36,997 100.0 2.1 9.1 14.4 45.0 3.2 1.8 4.5 4.0 5.8 8.5 1.6 16 to 24 years......... 4,600 100.0 1.3 6.4 1.0 60.9 3.1 3.5 3.7 5.0 3.9 9.8 1.4 16 to 19 years...... 1,407 100.0 1.7 3.5 .8 56.9 4.5 4.7 4.7 5.5 4.4 11.2 2.1 20 to 24 years...... 3,194 100.0 1.1 7.6 1.1 62.7 2.4 2.9 3.3 4.8 3.6 9.2 1.1 25 years and over...... 32,397 100.0 2.2 9.5 16.3 42.7 3.2 1.6 4.7 3.9 6.1 8.3 1.6 25 to 34 years...... 6,123 100.0 1.5 13.4 2.0 59.6 3.4 1.0 2.8 5.9 2.1 6.7 1.6 35 to 44 years...... 6,001 100.0 1.4 12.5 4.6 55.4 3.3 1.5 3.5 4.1 5.2 7.3 1.3 45 to 54 years...... 7,431 100.0 2.6 8.0 8.2 50.0 3.6 2.2 4.3 3.6 7.5 8.0 2.0 55 to 64 years...... 5,594 100.0 2.7 8.4 14.6 41.5 3.4 2.2 6.0 3.2 8.2 8.2 1.7 65 years and over... 7,248 100.0 2.7 6.1 47.7 11.3 2.5 1.0 6.6 3.0 7.1 10.8 1.2 Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity White.................... 31,899 100.0 2.1 8.9 14.6 44.9 3.1 1.8 4.5 4.1 6.1 8.5 1.4 Black or African American................. 3,138 100.0 1.9 11.2 16.2 42.8 3.3 1.8 5.1 3.2 4.0 8.6 1.9 Asian.................... 1,087 100.0 1.9 11.7 4.6 52.2 5.8 .3 3.7 4.0 3.5 8.1 4.2 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity............. 2,488 100.0 2.1 11.4 10.5 43.2 5.2 1.0 3.3 6.2 6.4 9.2 1.6 Educational attainment (3) Less than a high school diploma............... 2,961 100.0 2.7 9.5 39.2 20.7 3.8 1.3 4.2 3.3 5.6 8.7 1.0 High school graduate, no college (4)........... 9,525 100.0 2.5 9.5 20.0 35.0 3.7 1.7 5.9 3.6 8.1 8.4 1.7 Less than a bachelor's degree (5)............ 9,729 100.0 2.3 9.2 14.3 44.7 3.0 1.7 4.5 4.3 5.4 8.9 1.6 College graduates........ 10,183 100.0 1.8 9.7 8.0 54.3 2.8 1.3 3.8 4.1 5.1 7.5 1.6 Marital status Single, never married.... 8,648 100.0 1.7 4.9 4.4 58.9 3.6 2.4 4.6 5.2 3.5 9.0 1.6 Married, spouse present............... 19,854 100.0 2.1 11.8 12.2 44.5 3.2 1.8 4.3 3.6 7.0 7.9 1.6 Other marital status (6)............ 8,496 100.0 2.5 7.0 29.5 31.8 2.9 1.3 5.0 4.0 5.4 9.3 1.3 Presence of own children under 18 years (7) Men: No own children under 18 years old........ 12,561 100.0 2.6 3.5 13.2 46.6 3.9 2.1 6.2 4.7 6.0 9.4 1.8 With own children under 18 years old........ 3,653 100.0 1.9 12.3 2.8 61.5 3.2 1.7 3.1 3.1 3.9 5.6 .9 Women: No own children under 18 years old........ 15,780 100.0 2.1 7.3 21.3 39.5 2.8 1.8 4.4 4.0 6.7 8.8 1.4 With own children under 18 years old........ 5,004 100.0 1.2 26.3 4.1 46.1 2.8 1.3 1.8 3.2 4.1 7.3 1.8 Employment status Civilian labor force..... 25,197 100.0 1.9 8.6 2.7 58.3 3.5 2.0 3.8 4.3 5.6 7.8 1.6 Employed............... 23,898 100.0 1.9 8.3 2.7 59.6 3.5 2.0 3.5 4.0 5.7 7.3 1.6 Full time (8)........ 19,719 100.0 1.9 7.7 2.1 62.0 3.3 1.9 3.1 3.9 5.4 7.1 1.6 Part time (9)........ 4,179 100.0 1.9 10.9 5.6 48.1 4.2 2.6 5.2 4.4 6.8 8.7 1.6 Unemployed............. 1,299 100.0 2.3 15.1 3.1 35.2 3.5 1.5 8.4 9.8 4.0 15.5 1.9 Not in the labor force... 11,800 100.0 2.6 10.1 39.3 16.4 2.6 1.4 6.2 3.5 6.4 10.0 1.4 1 Data refer to persons who did not volunteer during the survey reference period (September 2003-September 2004), but who had volunteered in the past. 2 Includes the categories lack of information about opportunities, lack of transportation, lack of paid expenses, moved in the last year, and opportunities don't match interest or skills. 3 Data refer to persons 25 years and over. 4 Includes high school diploma or equivalent. 5 Includes the categories, some college, no degree; and associate degree. 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, 2003, through the survey period in September 2004. 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. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race.