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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.