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USDL 07-0019
For release: 10:00 A.M. EST
Wednesday, January 10, 2007

VOLUNTEERING IN THE UNITED STATES, 2006
About 61.2 million people volunteered through or for an organization at least once between September
2005 and September 2006, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.
The proportion of the population who volunteered was 26.7 percent. This is 2.1 percentage points lower
than the volunteer rate in each of the prior 3 years and slightly lower than in 2002, the first year for which
comparable data are available.
These data on volunteering were collected through a supplement to the September 2006 Current Population Survey (CPS). The supplement was sponsored by the Corporation for National and Community
Service. Volunteers are defined as persons who did unpaid work (except for expenses) through or for an
organization. The CPS is a monthly survey of about 60,000 households that obtains information on employment and unemployment among the nation’s civilian noninstitutional population age 16 and over. For more
information about the volunteer supplement, see the Technical Note.
Volunteering Among Demographic Groups
Over the year ending September 2006, both the number of volunteers and the volunteer rate were lower
than in the previous year ending September 2005. About 30.1 percent of women and 23.0 percent of men
did volunteer work in the year ended in September 2006, down from 32.4 and 25.0 percent, respectively,
during the prior year. As in previous years, women volunteered at a higher rate than men across all age
groups, educational levels, and other major characteristics. (See tables A and 1.)
Persons age 35 to 54 continued to be the most likely to volunteer (31.2 percent), while persons in their
early twenties were the least likely (17.8 percent). While all age groups showed declines in volunteer rates
from the prior year, the largest decline was among teenagers. The volunteer rate for females age 16 to 19
fell from 33.5 to 28.8 percent, and the volunteer rate for males of that age fell from 27.4 to 24.1 percent.
Whites continued to volunteer at a higher rate (28.3 percent) than blacks (19.2 percent) and Asians
(18.5 percent). Among Hispanics or Latinos, 13.9 percent volunteered.
Married persons volunteered at a higher rate (32.2 percent) than those who had never married (20.3
percent) and those with other marital statuses (21.3 percent). Parents with children under age 18 were substantially more likely to volunteer than were persons without children of that age, 34.4 percent compared with
23.6 percent.

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Table A. Volunteers by selected characteristics, September 2002 through September 2006
(Numbers in thousands)
September 2002

Characteristic

September 2003
Number

Percent of
population

63,791
26,805
36,987

September 2004
Number

Percent of
population

28.8
25.1
32.2

64,542
27,011
37,530

63,791
8,671
10,337
15,165
13,302
8,170
8,146

28.8
24.1
26.5
34.7
32.7
29.2
23.7

29.2
19.1
(2)
15.5

55,572
5,145
1,735
4,364

Less than a high school diploma.......................
2,806
10.1
High school graduates, no college 4...................
12,542
21.2
Less than a bachelor's degree 5......................
15,066
32.8
College graduates...........................................................
21,627
43.3

Number

Percent of
population

September 2005

September 2006

Number

Percent of
population

Number

Percent of
population

28.8
25.0
32.4

65,357
27,370
37,987

28.8
25.0
32.4

61,199
25,546
35,653

26.7
23.0
30.1

64,542
8,821
10,046
14,783
13,584
8,784
8,524

28.8
24.2
25.8
34.2
32.8
30.1
24.6

65,357
8,955
9,881
14,809
13,826
9,173
8,712

28.8
24.4
25.3
34.5
32.7
30.2
24.8

61,199
8,044
9,096
13,308
13,415
8,819
8,518

26.7
21.7
23.1
31.2
31.2
27.9
23.8

30.6
20.0
18.7
15.7

55,892
5,435
1,832
4,102

30.5
20.8
19.3
14.5

56,170
5,879
2,055
4,511

30.4
22.1
20.7
15.4

52,850
5,211
1,881
4,212

28.3
19.2
18.5
13.9

2,793
12,882
15,966
23,481

9.9
21.7
34.1
45.6

2,718
12,709
16,414
23,880

9.6
21.6
34.2
45.7

2,837
12,594
16,452
24,517

10.0
21.2
33.7
45.8

2,615
11,537
15,196
23,808

9.3
19.2
30.9
43.3

45,499
43,138
33,599
9,539
2,361
18,293

30.9
31.2
29.6
38.4
26.7
24.6

45,896
43,886
34,237
9,649
2,010
18,646

30.9
31.2
29.6
38.5
25.6
24.7

46,872
44,894
35,225
9,669
1,978
18,485

31.1
31.3
29.8
38.2
26.4
24.4

43,579
41,861
32,951
8,910
1,718
17,621

28.5
28.7
27.3
35.5
23.8
23.1

Sex
Total, both sexes............................................................
59,783
27.4
Men........................................................................
24,706
23.6
Women......................................................................
35,076
31.0
Age
Total, 16 years and over...............................
59,783
27.4
16 to 24 years.............................................................
7,742
21.9
25 to 34 years.............................................................
9,574
24.8
35 to 44 years.............................................................
14,971
34.1
45 to 54 years.............................................................
12,477
31.3
55 to 64 years.............................................................
7,331
27.5
65 years and over..........................................................
7,687
22.7
Race and Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity
White ¹.......................................................................
52,591
Black or African American ¹.................................
4,896
Asian ¹.......................................................................
(2)
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity................................
4,059
Educational attainment ³

Employment status
Civilian labor force........................................................
42,773
29.3
Employed..................................................................
40,742
29.5
Full time 6........................................................
32,210
28.3
Part time 7............................................................
8,532
35.4
Unemployed................................................................
2,031
25.1
Not in the labor force......................................................
17,010
23.7

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, persons who reported more than one race group were included in the group they identified as the 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 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. Due to the introduction of revised population controls in January 2003, January 2004,
January 2005, and January 2006, estimated levels for 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006 are not strictly comparable with each other or
with those for 2002. See the Technical Note for further information.

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Individuals with higher levels of educational attainment volunteered at higher rates than did those with less
education. More than 4 in 10 college graduates volunteered, compared with about 2 in 10 high school graduates and less than 1 in 10 of those with less than a high school diploma.
Among employed persons, 28.7 percent had volunteered during the year ended in September 2006. By
comparison, 23.8 percent of unemployed persons and 23.1 percent of those not in the labor force volunteered. Among the employed, part-time workers were more likely than full-time workers to have participated in volunteer activities—35.5 versus 27.3 percent.
Total Annual Hours Spent Volunteering
Volunteers spent a median of 52 hours on volunteer activities during the period from September 2005 to
September 2006. Men reported spending about 52 hours volunteering and women reported about 50 hours.
Median annual hours spent on volunteer activities ranged from a high of 104 hours for volunteers age 65 and
over to a low of 36 hours for those 25 to 34 years old. (See table 2.)
Number and Type of Organizations
Most volunteers were involved with either one or two organizations—68.5 and 19.8 percent, respectively. Individuals with higher educational attainment were more likely to volunteer for multiple organizations
than were those with less education. Parents also were somewhat more likely to volunteer for more than one
organization than were persons without children under 18. (See table 3.)
In 2006, the main organization—the organization for which the volunteer worked the most hours during
the year—was most frequently religious (35.0 percent of all volunteers), followed by educational/youth service related (26.4 percent). Another 12.7 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 their younger
counterparts. For example, 44.7 percent of volunteers age 65 and over did their service mainly through or
for a religious organization, compared with 30.1 percent of volunteers age 16 to 24 years.
Among volunteers with children under 18 years old, 46.1 percent of mothers and 36.5 percent of fathers
volunteered mainly for an educational/youth service-related organization, such as a school or sports team.
Volunteers without children under 18 were considerably more likely than parents to volunteer for other types
of organizations, such as hospitals or other health organizations and social or community service organizations.
Main Volunteer Activity for Main Organization
When volunteers were asked the main activity they performed for their main organization, fundraising
(10.9 percent) and tutoring or teaching (10.8 percent) were the most frequently reported. Men and women
tended to engage in different main activities. Men who volunteered were most likely to engage in general
labor (11.5 percent) or to coach, referee, or supervise sports teams (10.2 percent), while women volunteers
were most likely to fundraise (12.5 percent), or tutor or teach (12.5 percent). (See table 5.)
Educational attainment influenced the types of activities volunteers performed. College graduates were
more likely than those with less education to provide professional or management assistance or to tutor or
teach. They were least likely to collect, prepare, distribute, or serve food or to engage in general labor.

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Parents were considerably more likely than those without children to engage in some types of volunteer
activities that are frequently related to children, including coaching, refereeing, or supervising sports teams,
tutoring or teaching, mentoring youth, and fundraising.
How Volunteers Became Involved with Main Organization
About 43 percent of volunteers became involved with their main organization after being asked to volunteer, most often by someone in the organization. A slightly smaller proportion, about 2 in 5 volunteers, became involved on their own initiative; that is, they approached the organization. (See table 6.)

Technical Note
The data in this release were collected through a supplement to the September 2006 Current Population Survey
(CPS). The CPS—a monthly survey of about 60,000 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.
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
depending 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 information, 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.
In January 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006, the Census Bureau
introduced adjustments to the population controls for the CPS
as part of its annual update of population estimates. The 2003
adjustment resulted in an increase to the estimates for all
population categories. This increase was partly offset by
downward adjustments in 2004, 2005, and 2006. Consequently,
estimated levels of volunteers for September 2003, 2004,
2005, and 2006 are not strictly comparable with one another, or
with estimated levels for September 2002. These adjustments
to the levels, however, should have had only negligible effects
on the volunteer rates. 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 Effective in January
2003,” in the February 2003 issue of Employment and Earnings,
available on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/cps/
rvcps03.pdf. 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, available on the BLS Web
site at http://www.bls.gov/cps/cps04adj.pdf. For a discussion
of the changes introduced in January 2005, see “Adjustments
to Household Survey Population Estimates in January 2005,” in
the February 2005 issue of Employment and Earnings, available
on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/cps/cps05adj.pdf. For
a discussion of the changes introduced in January 2006, see
“Adjustments to Household Survey Population Estimates in
January 2006,” in the February 2006 issue of Employment and
Earnings, available on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/
cps/cps06adj.pdf.
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Volunteer questions and concepts
In the September 2006 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 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 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 is the same method of
identifying volunteers as was used in each of the four prior
supplements.
A new question was added to the 2006 survey: “Sometimes
people don’t think of activities they do through religious
organizations as volunteer activities. Since September 1st of last
year, have you done any of this type of volunteer activity?” It

was asked of respondents who had answered “no” to the
previous two questions. To maintain historical comparability
with estimates from previous surveys, these individuals were
not counted as volunteers in these tabulations, even if they
answered “yes” to the new question. If respondents who
answered “yes” to this new question had been included as
volunteers, the number of volunteers would have been 64.2
million, and the volunteer rate would have been 28.0 percent.
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 questions
in previous surveys about why non-volunteers didn’t volunteer
and if they had ever volunteered were discontinued in 2006.
The reference period for the questions on volunteering
was about 1 year, from September 1, 2005, through the survey
week in September 2006. The reference period for other
characteristics, such as labor force status, educational attainment,
and marital status, refer to the survey reference week in September
2006. 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, 2005, through the
survey period in September 2006. The count of volunteers only
includes pers ons 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. (See table 4.)
In the 2005 survey, one organization category, immigrant/
refugee assis tanc e, 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 had to provide 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 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.
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 asks 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
identifies which of them is the main activity for the main
organization.

Table 1. Volunteers by selected characteristics, September 2006
(Numbers in thousands)

Total, both sexes
Characteristics in September 2006

Men

Women

Civilian
Volunteers
Civilian
Volunteers
Civilian
Volunteers
noninstinoninstinoninstiPercent of
Percent of
Percent of
tutional
tutional
tutional
Number
Number
Number
population population
population population
population
population

Age
Total, 16 years and over ........................... 229,420
16 to 24 years .........................................
37,027
16 to 19 years ......................................
16,751
20 to 24 years ......................................
20,276
25 years and over ................................... 192,393
25 to 34 years ......................................
39,301
35 to 44 years ......................................
42,696
45 to 54 years ......................................
43,055
55 to 64 years ......................................
31,618
65 years and over ................................
35,721

61,199
8,044
4,426
3,618
53,155
9,096
13,308
13,415
8,819
8,518

26.7
21.7
26.4
17.8
27.6
23.1
31.2
31.2
27.9
23.8

110,925
18,696
8,497
10,199
92,229
19,611
21,059
21,075
15,214
15,269

25,546
3,574
2,046
1,528
21,972
3,547
5,329
5,840
3,823
3,432

23.0
19.1
24.1
15.0
23.8
18.1
25.3
27.7
25.1
22.5

118,495
18,331
8,254
10,077
100,164
19,690
21,638
21,980
16,404
20,452

35,653
4,470
2,380
2,090
31,183
5,549
7,979
7,574
4,995
5,086

30.1
24.4
28.8
20.7
31.1
28.2
36.9
34.5
30.5
24.9

52,850
5,211
1,881
4,212

28.3
19.2
18.5
13.9

91,242
12,181
4,853
15,590

22,320
1,948
776
1,695

24.5
16.0
16.0
10.9

95,427
14,928
5,302
14,734

30,529
3,263
1,104
2,517

32.0
21.9
20.8
17.1

28,068
60,098
49,250
54,977

2,615
11,537
15,196
23,808

9.3
19.2
30.9
43.3

13,735
28,916
22,306
27,272

1,077
4,590
5,702
10,603

7.8
15.9
25.6
38.9

14,333
31,181
26,944
27,705

1,538
6,947
9,494
13,205

10.7
22.3
35.2
47.7

Single, never married ...............................
64,101
Married, spouse present ........................... 119,991
45,328
Other marital status 4 ................................

12,982
38,579
9,638

20.3
32.2
21.3

34,285
60,365
16,276

5,734
17,175
2,637

16.7
28.5
16.2

29,816
59,626
29,053

7,248
21,404
7,001

24.3
35.9
24.1

38,627
22,572

23.6
34.4

81,834
29,091

16,696
8,850

20.4
30.4

82,026
36,469

21,931
13,722

26.7
37.6

43,579
41,861
32,951
8,910
1,718
17,621

28.5
28.7
27.3
35.5
23.8
23.1

81,852
78,368
70,054
8,314
3,483
29,073

20,030
19,384
17,025
2,359
646
5,516

24.5
24.7
24.3
28.4
18.5
19.0

71,312
67,584
50,810
16,774
3,727
47,183

23,549
22,477
15,925
6,552
1,072
12,105

33.0
33.3
31.3
39.1
28.8
25.7

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
White ........................................................ 186,669
Black or African American ........................
27,109
Asian .........................................................
10,155
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity .......................
30,324
Educational attainment 1
Less than a high school diploma ..............
High school graduates, no college 2 .........
Less than a bachelor’s degree 3 ...............
College graduates ....................................
Marital status

Presence of own children
under 18 years 5
Without own children under 18 ................. 163,860
With own children under 18 ......................
65,559
Employment status
Civilian labor force .................................... 153,163
Employed ................................................ 145,953
Full time 6 ............................................. 120,865
Part time 7 .............................................
25,088
Unemployed ...........................................
7,211
Not in the labor force ................................
76,256
1
2
3
4
5

Data refer to persons 25 years and over.
Includes high school diploma or equivalent.
Includes the categories, some college, no degree; and associate degree.
Includes divorced, separated, and widowed persons.
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, 2005, through the
survey period in September 2006. 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.

Table 2. Volunteers by annual hours of volunteer activities and selected characteristics, September 2006
Percent distribution of total annual hours spent volunteering at all
organizations
Characteristics in September 2006

Total
volunteers
(thousands)

Not
50 to 99
100 to 500 hours reporting
annual
hours
499 hours and over
hours

Median
annual
hours 1

Total

1 to 14
hour(s)

15 to 49
hours

61,199
25,546
35,653

100.0
100.0
100.0

21.1
20.7
21.4

24.9
24.5
25.3

14.7
15.0
14.4

28.6
28.9
28.4

5.6
5.7
5.4

5.2
5.2
5.1

52
52
50

61,199
8,044
4,426
3,618
53,155
9,096
13,308
13,415
8,819
8,518

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

21.1
23.5
22.2
25.0
20.7
28.1
22.6
19.9
18.1
13.8

24.9
27.4
29.7
24.7
24.5
27.2
26.8
25.2
23.0
18.9

14.7
15.3
16.4
13.9
14.6
14.7
14.9
15.5
15.2
12.0

28.6
22.7
21.4
24.2
29.5
22.2
27.0
29.4
31.9
38.8

5.6
4.0
3.6
4.6
5.8
3.4
4.9
5.2
7.0
9.4

5.2
7.1
6.8
7.6
4.8
4.4
3.8
4.8
4.8
7.1

52
40
40
40
52
36
48
52
63
104

52,850
5,211
1,881
4,212

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

20.8
21.0
30.7
22.5

25.1
21.6
25.5
26.0

14.8
14.9
12.6
14.2

29.1
26.1
21.2
25.5

5.4
7.0
4.4
5.1

4.7
9.5
5.6
6.7

52
52
30
42

2,615
11,537
15,196
23,808

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

22.6
22.7
21.8
18.8

23.1
23.1
24.9
25.2

15.7
12.9
14.2
15.6

24.0
28.9
29.4
30.5

7.2
5.8
5.7
5.7

7.4
6.5
4.1
4.2

50
52
52
55

12,982
38,579
9,638

100.0
100.0
100.0

24.3
19.8
21.9

27.4
24.2
24.6

14.4
15.1
13.5

23.8
30.5
27.4

4.3
5.6
7.2

5.9
4.8
5.5

40
52
50

16,696
8,850

100.0
100.0

20.2
21.6

24.5
24.4

14.3
16.5

28.6
29.4

6.6
4.1

5.8
4.0

52
52

21,931
13,722

100.0
100.0

20.2
23.3

24.2
26.9

14.0
15.1

30.2
25.5

5.8
4.8

5.5
4.4

52
44

43,579
41,861
32,951
8,910
1,718
17,621

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

22.5
22.4
23.0
20.1
23.7
17.7

26.2
26.3
26.6
25.1
24.8
21.7

15.0
15.1
15.3
14.3
12.3
14.0

27.1
27.1
26.3
29.9
27.3
32.4

4.7
4.6
4.3
5.8
6.2
7.6

4.6
4.5
4.5
4.8
5.6
6.6

48
48
48
52
48
70

Sex
Total, both sexes ......................................
Men .........................................................
Women ...................................................
Age
Total, 16 years and over ...........................
16 to 24 years .........................................
16 to 19 years ......................................
20 to 24 years ......................................
25 years and over ...................................
25 to 34 years ......................................
35 to 44 years ......................................
45 to 54 years ......................................
55 to 64 years ......................................
65 years and over ................................
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
White ........................................................
Black or African American ........................
Asian .........................................................
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity .......................
Educational attainment 2
Less than a high school diploma ..............
High school graduates, no college 3 .........
Less than a bachelor’s degree 4 ...............
College graduates ....................................
Marital status
Single, never married ...............................
Married, spouse present ...........................
Other marital status 5 ................................
Presence of own children
under 18 years 6
Men:
No own children under 18 years old .......
With own children under 18 years old ....
Women:
No own children under 18 years old .......
With own children under 18 years old ....
Employment status
Civilian labor force ....................................
Employed ................................................
Full time 7 .............................................
Part time 8 .............................................
Unemployed ...........................................
Not in the labor force ................................
1
2
3
4
5
6

For those reporting annual hours.
Data refer to persons 25 years and over.
Includes high school diploma or equivalent.
Includes the categories, some college, no degree; and associate degree.
Includes divorced, separated, and widowed persons.
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, 2005, through the
survey period in September 2006. 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.

Table 3. Volunteers by number of organizations for which volunteer activities were performed and selected
characteristics, September 2006

Characteristics in September 2006

Total
volunteers
(thousands)

Percent distribution of the number of organizations for which
volunteer activities were performed

Three Four

Five
or
more

Not reporting
number of
organizations

Total

One

Two

61,199
25,546
35,653

100.0
100.0
100.0

68.5
69.6
67.8

19.8
19.3
20.1

7.3
7.0
7.5

2.4
2.3
2.5

1.7
1.5
1.8

0.3
.2
.3

61,199
8,044
4,426
3,618
53,155
9,096
13,308
13,415
8,819
8,518

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

68.5
73.8
71.3
76.8
67.7
74.6
67.0
64.6
66.7
67.5

19.8
18.0
19.6
16.1
20.1
16.5
20.9
21.6
19.7
20.5

7.3
5.4
5.9
4.7
7.6
5.6
8.0
8.3
8.1
7.3

2.4
1.5
1.8
1.1
2.6
1.7
2.3
2.9
3.3
2.6

1.7
.8
1.0
.5
1.8
1.3
1.5
2.3
1.9
1.9

.3
.5
.4
.7
.2
.3
.2
.2
.3
.2

52,850
5,211
1,881
4,212

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

67.3
75.7
80.0
78.8

20.5
14.7
15.4
14.5

7.7
5.3
3.2
4.6

2.5
2.3
.2
.9

1.7
1.3
1.1
.8

.3
.7
.1
.4

2,615
11,537
15,196
23,808

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

87.2
77.0
70.5
59.3

9.3
16.1
19.0
23.9

2.2
4.3
6.8
10.3

.8
1.3
2.3
3.5

.3
1.0
1.2
2.7

.2
.3
.2
.3

12,982
38,579
9,638

100.0
100.0
100.0

72.7
66.8
69.9

18.0
20.9
17.9

5.6
7.8
7.6

2.0
2.6
2.3

1.3
1.7
1.9

.4
.2
.4

16,696
8,850

100.0
100.0

70.4
68.0

18.7
20.5

6.8
7.3

2.4
2.2

1.4
1.8

.3
.2

21,931
13,722

100.0
100.0

69.0
65.8

19.6
21.0

7.1
8.2

2.3
2.8

1.6
2.1

.4
.2

43,579
41,861
32,951
8,910
1,718
17,621

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

68.0
67.8
68.2
66.3
72.7
69.9

20.1
20.2
20.0
21.0
18.4
19.0

7.6
7.6
7.6
7.8
5.3
6.7

2.4
2.4
2.3
3.0
1.8
2.4

1.7
1.7
1.7
1.6
1.8
1.6

.3
.3
.2
.3

Sex
Total, both sexes ....................................................................................
Men ......................................................................................................
Women .................................................................................................
Age
Total, 16 years and over ........................................................................
16 to 24 years ......................................................................................
16 to 19 years ...................................................................................
20 to 24 years ...................................................................................
25 years and over ................................................................................
25 to 34 years ...................................................................................
35 to 44 years ...................................................................................
45 to 54 years ...................................................................................
55 to 64 years ...................................................................................
65 years and over .............................................................................
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
White ......................................................................................................
Black or African American ......................................................................
Asian ......................................................................................................
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity ....................................................................
Educational attainment 1
Less than a high school diploma ............................................................
High school graduates, no college 2 ......................................................
Less than a bachelor’s degree 3 ............................................................
College graduates ..................................................................................
Marital status
Single, never married .............................................................................
Married, spouse present ........................................................................
Other marital status 4 .............................................................................
Presence of own children under 18 years 5
Men:
No own children under 18 years old ....................................................
With own children under 18 years old ..................................................
Women:
No own children under 18 years old ....................................................
With own children under 18 years old ..................................................
Employment status
Civilian labor force .................................................................................
Employed .............................................................................................
Full time 6 ...........................................................................................
Part time 7 ..........................................................................................
Unemployed .........................................................................................
Not in the labor force ..............................................................................
1
2
3
4
5

Data refer to persons 25 years and over.
Includes high school diploma or equivalent.
Includes the categories, some college, no degree; and associate degree.
Includes divorced, separated, and widowed persons.
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.

–
.4

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, 2005, through the
survey period in September 2006. 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. Dash represents or rounds to zero.

Table 4. Volunteers by type of main organization for which volunteer activities were performed and selected
characteristics, September 2006
Percent distribution of volunteers by type of main organization 1
Characteristics in September 2006

Total
volunteers
(thousands)

Total

61,199

100.0

6.1

26.4

1.6

8.1

25,546

100.0

7.9

23.9

1.6

6.1

35,653

100.0

4.9

28.2

1.6

61,199

100.0

6.1

26.4

8,044

100.0

4.5

31.7

4,426

100.0

4.4

3,618

100.0

53,155
9,096

Civic, political,
professional,
or international

Educational or
youth
service

EnvironHospital
mental or
or other
animal
health
care

Sport,
hobby,
cultural,
or arts

Religious

Social or
community
service

1.3

35.0

12.7

3.7

3.4

1.5

2.3

34.9

13.5

4.6

3.6

1.7

9.6

.6

35.1

12.1

3.1

3.4

1.4

1.6

8.1

1.3

35.0

12.7

3.7

3.4

1.5

2.0

8.0

1.3

30.1

13.3

3.2

4.2

1.8

35.6

1.9

7.2

.8

30.0

11.9

3.3

3.3

1.6

4.6

27.1

2.0

8.9

2.0

30.1

15.0

3.2

5.2

1.9

100.0

6.4

25.6

1.6

8.2

1.3

35.8

12.6

3.8

3.3

1.5

100.0

5.8

34.3

1.7

8.8

1.5

28.4

11.6

3.1

3.5

1.4

13,308

100.0

4.2

39.0

1.0

6.1

1.3

31.4

9.9

3.1

2.7

1.2

13,415

100.0

6.7

26.3

1.9

7.5

1.3

35.9

12.3

3.7

2.7

1.7

8,819

100.0

7.8

13.0

2.1

10.4

1.6

41.2

13.9

4.7

3.7

1.5

8,518

100.0

8.5

7.4

1.4

9.4

1.0

44.7

16.9

4.5

4.6

1.6

52,850

100.0

6.3

26.4

1.8

8.4

1.4

34.2

12.8

3.9

3.4

1.4

5,211

100.0

4.6

26.1

.4

5.2

.6

43.3

11.9

1.8

3.7

2.5

1,881

100.0

5.1

25.6

.6

9.8

.2

39.8

9.8

3.1

4.0

1.9

4,212

100.0

3.1

35.6

.4

5.5

.7

35.1

10.4

3.9

3.5

1.7

Public
safety

Other

Not determined

Sex

..................................
...............................................
Women ...........................................

Total, both sexes
Men

Age

.........................
....................................
16 to 19 years .................................
20 to 24 years .................................
25 years and over ...............................
25 to 34 years .................................
35 to 44 years .................................
45 to 54 years .................................
55 to 64 years .................................
65 years and over .............................

Total, 16 years and over
16 to 24 years

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

...............................................
.......................
Asian ...............................................
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity ......................
White

Black or African American

Educational attainment 2

................
............
Less than a bachelor’s degree 4 ................
College graduates ................................
Less than a high school diploma

2,615

100.0

4.0

21.2

.8

6.0

1.9

43.1

14.4

3.1

4.4

1.2

11,537

100.0

6.0

23.2

1.0

8.2

2.2

39.8

12.4

3.0

3.0

1.2

15,196

100.0

6.0

26.7

1.4

8.6

1.6

35.4

12.5

3.6

3.4

1.0

23,808

100.0

7.1

26.6

2.1

8.1

.7

33.2

12.6

4.3

3.4

1.9

12,982

100.0

5.9

28.8

2.2

9.6

1.6

27.1

14.9

4.0

4.4

1.5

38,579

100.0

6.0

26.8

1.4

7.0

1.3

38.6

10.9

3.6

2.8

1.5

9,638

100.0

6.9

21.6

1.9

10.5

1.0

31.6

16.7

3.3

4.8

1.7

..........
........

16,696

100.0

9.1

17.2

2.0

7.3

2.5

35.3

16.0

4.8

4.2

1.6

8,850

100.0

5.7

36.5

.9

3.8

2.0

34.2

8.8

4.0

2.4

1.7

..........
........

21,931

100.0

5.7

17.0

2.3

12.0

.8

38.1

14.8

3.8

4.1

1.4

13,722

100.0

3.5

46.1

.6

5.9

.4

30.2

7.8

1.9

2.1

1.4

................................
.........................................
Full time 7 .......................................
Part time 8 ......................................
Unemployed ......................................
Not in the labor force .............................

43,579

100.0

6.3

28.1

1.7

8.2

1.6

33.3

12.2

3.8

3.4

1.5

41,861

100.0

6.3

27.8

1.7

8.2

1.6

33.6

12.2

3.8

3.3

1.5

32,951

100.0

6.9

27.2

1.7

8.1

1.7

33.3

12.3

3.8

3.4

1.5

8,910

100.0

4.1

30.4

1.7

8.4

1.0

34.5

11.7

3.8

3.1

1.5

1,718

100.0

5.2

33.4

2.7

7.7

1.6

27.7

14.1

3.0

3.7

.9

17,621

100.0

5.8

22.3

1.4

8.0

.8

39.2

13.8

3.5

3.7

1.5

High school graduates, no college 3

Marital status
Single, never married

.............................
.........................
.............................

Married, spouse present
Other marital status 5

Presence of own children
under 18 years 6
Men:
No own children under 18 years old

With own children under 18 years old
Women:
No own children under 18 years old

With own children under 18 years old
Employment status
Civilian labor force
Employed

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
8

Usually work 35 hours or more a week at all jobs.
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, 2005, through the survey period in September
2006. 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.

Table 5. Main volunteer activity for main organization for which activities were performed and selected characteristics,
September 2006
Percent distribution of main volunteer activity for main organization 1

Characteristics in September 2006

Total
volunteers
(thousands)

Coach,
referee,
or
supervise
sports
teams

Tutor
or
teach

Mentor
youth

Be an
usher,
greeter,
or
minister

Collect,
prepare,
distribute, or
serve
food

Collect,
Provide
make, or Fundra- counseldistribute
ise or
ing,
sell
clothing,
medical
crafts, or items to care,fire/
goods
raise
EMS, or
other
money protective
than food
services

Provide
general
office
services

Provide
professional or
management
assistance,
including
serving
on a
board or
committee

Engage
in music,
performance, or
other
artistic
activities

Engage
in general
labor;
supply
Other
transportation to
people

Equal
time
among
all

Sex

...........................
.........................................
Women .....................................

Total, both sexes
Men

61,199

5.8

10.8

5.5

4.2

8.8

3.2

10.9

2.9

4.5

8.1

4.3

7.9

14.0

9.1

25,546

10.2

8.4

5.4

5.2

6.7

2.0

8.7

3.6

2.6

9.7

4.3

11.5

13.2

8.5

35,653

2.7

12.5

5.6

3.4

10.4

4.1

12.5

2.4

5.9

7.0

4.2

5.3

14.6

9.4

Age

..................
.............................
16 to 19 years ...........................
20 to 24 years ...........................
25 years and over ........................
25 to 34 years ...........................
35 to 44 years ...........................
45 to 54 years ...........................
55 to 64 years ...........................
65 years and over ......................

Total, 16 years and over
16 to 24 years

61,199

5.8

10.8

5.5

4.2

8.8

3.2

10.9

2.9

4.5

8.1

4.3

7.9

14.0

9.1

8,044

6.5

11.7

7.8

2.6

7.9

3.0

9.9

3.1

2.8

2.2

6.0

11.2

16.0

9.3

4,426

6.9

9.4

7.5

2.5

8.7

3.5

10.6

1.7

2.2

2.1

7.1

11.7

16.2

9.8

3,618

6.0

14.6

8.3

2.8

7.0

2.2

9.0

4.8

3.5

2.2

4.6

10.7

15.7

8.8

53,155

5.7

10.6

5.2

4.4

9.0

3.3

11.1

2.8

4.8

9.0

4.0

7.4

13.7

9.0

9,096

7.4

13.7

8.2

2.8

6.9

2.8

12.1

3.8

3.3

5.7

4.1

7.8

13.5

7.8

13,308

10.0

13.4

6.5

3.0

7.3

2.9

12.0

2.4

3.6

7.2

3.3

6.0

13.6

8.8

13,415

5.4

9.4

5.5

5.0

8.4

2.7

12.4

2.9

4.5

10.2

3.8

8.4

12.8

8.6

8,819

2.8

8.9

2.8

5.4

10.2

3.4

9.6

3.3

5.3

12.7

4.3

7.7

13.3

10.2

8,518

.7

6.8

1.7

6.3

13.4

5.3

7.8

1.9

8.1

9.7

5.0

7.1

16.1

10.2

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

.........................................
................
Asian .........................................
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity ...............
White

Black or African American

52,850

6.0

10.8

5.3

4.1

8.7

3.2

11.2

2.8

4.6

8.5

4.1

7.9

14.2

8.7

5,211

5.7

10.4

6.8

5.5

9.3

4.1

8.6

3.4

4.0

5.5

5.7

6.8

11.7

12.6

1,881

3.4

12.2

4.7

3.9

10.8

3.1

8.9

3.7

4.4

7.2

4.6

8.6

17.2

7.3

4,212

7.4

11.3

6.5

3.9

10.7

4.1

10.4

2.1

4.1

3.8

4.1

7.0

15.1

9.4

Educational attainment 2

.........
.....
Less than a bachelor’s degree 4 .........
College graduates ..........................

Less than a high school diploma

High school graduates, no college 3

2,615

4.4

8.2

3.3

4.5

17.3

5.0

7.7

1.3

3.3

2.5

3.0

11.4

16.6

11.5

11,537

5.4

8.3

3.9

4.9

13.1

3.8

11.9

2.4

5.2

5.0

3.4

8.8

14.5

9.3

15,196

5.7

10.3

5.0

4.3

9.1

3.3

12.5

2.9

5.4

6.4

3.9

7.6

13.8

9.7

23,808

6.0

12.3

6.1

4.2

5.9

2.8

10.1

3.2

4.3

13.3

4.4

6.1

13.0

8.2

12,982

6.0

9.7

7.6

3.0

7.9

3.2

10.8

3.8

3.6

4.8

5.6

9.9

15.3

8.8

38,579

6.2

11.6

5.2

4.6

8.5

2.9

10.9

2.8

4.4

9.3

3.9

7.5

13.0

9.2

9,638

4.1

9.2

4.0

4.0

11.5

4.6

11.1

2.0

6.1

7.9

3.8

6.6

16.3

8.9

Marital status
Single, never married

......................
..................
......................

Married, spouse present
Other marital status 5

Presence of own children
under 18 years 6
Men:

....
..

16,696

5.5

7.5

5.0

5.6

7.7

2.4

9.3

3.9

3.1

10.2

5.0

12.2

13.8

8.7

8,850

18.9

9.9

6.1

4.6

4.6

1.3

7.5

3.0

1.7

8.8

3.1

10.2

12.1

8.1

....
..

21,931

1.8

10.4

4.7

4.1

11.3

4.6

10.9

2.8

6.4

7.3

4.8

6.1

15.2

9.5

13,722

4.2

15.9

7.2

2.3

8.9

3.4

15.0

1.7

4.9

6.3

3.3

3.9

13.6

9.4

.........................
..................................
Full time 7 ................................
Part time 8 ................................
Unemployed ...............................
Not in the labor force ......................

43,579

7.0

10.9

6.0

4.2

7.9

2.7

11.6

3.2

3.7

8.9

4.1

8.0

13.2

8.7

41,861

7.2

10.9

6.0

4.2

7.9

2.7

11.7

3.2

3.7

9.0

4.0

7.9

13.1

8.6

32,951

8.0

10.4

6.0

4.5

7.7

2.5

11.7

3.3

3.3

9.7

3.7

8.1

12.5

8.7

8,910

4.1

12.8

6.2

3.3

8.3

3.2

11.5

2.8

5.0

6.3

5.0

7.4

15.4

8.5

1,718

3.9

10.7

4.8

3.3

8.7

4.4

10.6

2.1

4.2

6.5

6.5

9.8

15.0

9.6

17,621

2.9

10.5

4.4

4.1

11.1

4.5

9.1

2.2

6.5

6.2

4.7

7.6

16.1

10.0

No own children under 18 years old

With own children under 18 years old
Women:
No own children under 18 years old

With own children under 18 years old
Employment status
Civilian labor force
Employed

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
8

Usually work 35 hours or more a week at all jobs.
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, 2005, through the survey period in September 2006.
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. 1.8 percent of volunteers did not report the type of activity.

Table 6. Volunteers by how they became involved with main organization for which volunteer activities were performed
and selected characteristics, September 2006
Percent distribution of how volunteers became involved with main organization 1

Characteristics in September 2006

Total
volunteers
(thousands)

Was asked by:
Total

Approached
the
organization

Total 2

Boss or
employer

Relative,
friend, or
co-worker

Someone in
the
organization/
school

Someone
else

Other

Not
reporting
how
became
involved

Sex

..................................................
................................................................
Women ............................................................

Total, both sexes
Men

61,199

100.0

40.8

43.3

1.4

14.2

26.5

1.1

13.5

2.3

25,546

100.0

40.1

44.3

1.5

15.4

26.1

1.3

13.3

2.3

35,653

100.0

41.4

42.6

1.3

13.4

26.9

.9

13.7

2.3

Age

.........................................
....................................................
16 to 19 years ..................................................
20 to 24 years ..................................................
25 years and over ...............................................
25 to 34 years ..................................................
35 to 44 years ..................................................
45 to 54 years ..................................................
55 to 64 years ..................................................
65 years and over .............................................

Total, 16 years and over
16 to 24 years

61,199

100.0

40.8

43.3

1.4

14.2

26.5

1.1

13.5

2.3

8,044

100.0

40.8

40.3

1.1

14.7

22.4

1.8

15.7

3.2

4,426

100.0

40.3

41.2

.4

14.3

24.4

2.0

15.7

2.9

3,618

100.0

41.5

39.1

1.9

15.2

19.9

1.6

15.7

3.6

53,155

100.0

40.8

43.8

1.4

14.1

27.2

1.0

13.2

2.2

9,096

100.0

40.5

45.2

2.5

17.1

24.3

1.1

12.1

2.2

13,308

100.0

41.3

43.9

1.7

12.2

29.0

.9

13.0

1.8

13,415

100.0

39.2

44.6

1.3

14.2

28.0

.9

13.9

2.4

8,819

100.0

40.5

43.6

1.1

14.6

26.6

1.2

13.8

2.0

8,518

100.0

43.4

41.2

.2

13.5

26.5

.8

13.0

2.3

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

................................................................
.......................................
Asian ................................................................
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity ......................................
White

Black or African American

52,850

100.0

40.5

43.9

1.3

14.4

26.9

1.1

13.5

2.2

5,211

100.0

42.6

40.3

1.8

11.9

25.0

1.4

13.8

3.3

1,881

100.0

45.8

38.1

1.4

14.0

22.2

.5

12.6

3.4

4,212

100.0

43.3

40.5

1.7

13.2

24.1

1.5

13.0

3.2

Educational attainment 3

................................
............................
Less than a bachelor’s degree 5 ................................
College graduates .................................................
Less than a high school diploma

High school graduates, no college 4

2,615

100.0

41.6

41.4

.9

15.5

24.7

.2

15.3

1.7

11,537

100.0

40.3

43.4

1.2

14.2

26.8

1.0

14.2

2.2

15,196

100.0

39.9

45.4

1.4

15.1

27.7

1.1

13.1

1.6

23,808

100.0

41.6

43.3

1.6

13.3

27.3

1.0

12.6

2.5

12,982

100.0

41.6

40.7

1.6

15.8

21.4

1.6

14.8

2.8

38,579

100.0

40.6

44.6

1.2

13.3

28.9

1.0

12.8

2.0

9,638

100.0

40.5

42.0

1.6

15.5

23.7

.9

14.9

2.6

Marital status
Single, never married

.............................................
.........................................
.............................................

Married, spouse present
Other marital status 6

Presence of own children under 18 years 7
Men:
No own children under 18 years old

..........................
.........................

16,696

100.0

40.3

43.3

1.5

16.5

24.1

1.3

13.7

2.6

8,850

100.0

39.5

46.1

1.6

13.4

29.8

1.3

12.4

1.9

..........................
.........................

21,931

100.0

42.2

41.4

1.3

14.7

24.0

1.0

14.0

2.5

13,722

100.0

40.1

44.7

1.1

11.2

31.4

.8

13.3

1.9

43,579

100.0

39.6

44.5

1.8

14.8

26.7

1.0

13.8

2.1

41,861

100.0

39.3

44.8

1.9

14.9

26.9

1.0

13.7

2.2

32,951

100.0

38.9

45.0

2.3

15.3

26.4

1.0

13.8

2.2

8,910

100.0

40.9

43.8

.4

13.4

28.9

.8

13.2

2.1

1,718

100.0

44.9

38.6

1.1

12.4

22.8

2.4

15.5

1.0

17,621

100.0

44.0

40.4

.2

12.9

26.0

1.2

12.9

2.7

With own children under 18 years old
Women:
No own children under 18 years old

With own children under 18 years old

Employment status

................................................
.........................................................
Full time 8 .......................................................
Part time 9 .......................................................
Unemployed ......................................................
Not in the labor force .............................................
Civilian labor force
Employed

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, 2005, through the survey period in September
2006. 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.