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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)

 Sex

Total, both sexes............................................................ 59,783 27.4 63,791 28.8 64,542 28.8 65,357 28.8 61,199 26.7

 Men........................................................................ 24,706 23.6 26,805 25.1 27,011 25.0 27,370 25.0 25,546 23.0

 Women...................................................................... 35,076 31.0 36,987 32.2 37,530 32.4 37,987 32.4 35,653 30.1

Age

Total, 16 years and over............................... 59,783 27.4 63,791 28.8 64,542 28.8 65,357 28.8 61,199 26.7

 16 to 24 years............................................................. 7,742 21.9 8,671 24.1 8,821 24.2 8,955 24.4 8,044 21.7

 25 to 34 years............................................................. 9,574 24.8 10,337 26.5 10,046 25.8 9,881 25.3 9,096 23.1

 35 to 44 years............................................................. 14,971 34.1 15,165 34.7 14,783 34.2 14,809 34.5 13,308 31.2

 45 to 54 years............................................................. 12,477 31.3 13,302 32.7 13,584 32.8 13,826 32.7 13,415 31.2

 55 to 64 years............................................................. 7,331 27.5 8,170 29.2 8,784 30.1 9,173 30.2 8,819 27.9

 65 years and over.......................................................... 7,687 22.7 8,146 23.7 8,524 24.6 8,712 24.8 8,518 23.8

Race and Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity

White 1....................................................................... 52,591 29.2 55,572 30.6 55,892 30.5 56,170 30.4 52,850 28.3

Black or African American 1................................. 4,896 19.1 5,145 20.0 5,435 20.8 5,879 22.1 5,211 19.2

Asian 1....................................................................... (2) (2) 1,735 18.7 1,832 19.3 2,055 20.7 1,881 18.5

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity................................ 4,059 15.5 4,364 15.7 4,102 14.5 4,511 15.4 4,212 13.9

Educational attainment 3

Less than a high school diploma....................... 2,806 10.1 2,793 9.9 2,718 9.6 2,837 10.0 2,615 9.3

High school graduates, no college 4................... 12,542 21.2 12,882 21.7 12,709 21.6 12,594 21.2 11,537 19.2

Less than a bachelor's degree 5...................... 15,066 32.8 15,966 34.1 16,414 34.2 16,452 33.7 15,196 30.9

College graduates........................................................... 21,627 43.3 23,481 45.6 23,880 45.7 24,517 45.8 23,808 43.3

Employment status

Civilian labor force........................................................ 42,773 29.3 45,499 30.9 45,896 30.9 46,872 31.1 43,579 28.5

 Employed.................................................................. 40,742 29.5 43,138 31.2 43,886 31.2 44,894 31.3 41,861 28.7

 Full time 6

........................................................ 32,210 28.3 33,599 29.6 34,237 29.6 35,225 29.8 32,951 27.3

 Part time 7............................................................ 8,532 35.4 9,539 38.4 9,649 38.5 9,669 38.2 8,910 35.5

 Unemployed................................................................ 2,031 25.1 2,361 26.7 2,010 25.6 1,978 26.4 1,718 23.8

Not in the labor force...................................................... 17,010 23.7 18,293 24.6 18,646 24.7 18,485 24.4 17,621 23.1

 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.

September 2005

Number Percent of 

population

September 2004

Number Percent of 

population

September 2006

Number Percent of 

population

Characteristic

September 2003

Number Percent of 

population

September 2002

Number Percent of 

population
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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 1stof 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 assistanc 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)

Characteristics in September 2006

Total, both sexes Men Women

Civilian

noninstitutional

population

Volunteers Civilian

noninstitutional

population

Volunteers Civilian

noninstitutional

population

Volunteers

Number Percent of

population Number Percent ofpopulation Number Percent ofpopulation

Age

Total, 16 years and over ........................... 229,420 61,199 26.7 110,925 25,546 23.0 118,495 35,653 30.1

 16 to 24 years ......................................... 37,027 8,044 21.7 18,696 3,574 19.1 18,331 4,470 24.4

 16 to 19 years ...................................... 16,751 4,426 26.4 8,497 2,046 24.1 8,254 2,380 28.8

 20 to 24 years ...................................... 20,276 3,618 17.8 10,199 1,528 15.0 10,077 2,090 20.7

 25 years and over ................................... 192,393 53,155 27.6 92,229 21,972 23.8 100,164 31,183 31.1

 25 to 34 years ...................................... 39,301 9,096 23.1 19,611 3,547 18.1 19,690 5,549 28.2

 35 to 44 years ...................................... 42,696 13,308 31.2 21,059 5,329 25.3 21,638 7,979 36.9

 45 to 54 years ...................................... 43,055 13,415 31.2 21,075 5,840 27.7 21,980 7,574 34.5

 55 to 64 years ...................................... 31,618 8,819 27.9 15,214 3,823 25.1 16,404 4,995 30.5

 65 years and over ................................ 35,721 8,518 23.8 15,269 3,432 22.5 20,452 5,086 24.9

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

White ........................................................ 186,669 52,850 28.3 91,242 22,320 24.5 95,427 30,529 32.0

Black or African American ........................ 27,109 5,211 19.2 12,181 1,948 16.0 14,928 3,263 21.9

Asian ......................................................... 10,155 1,881 18.5 4,853 776 16.0 5,302 1,104 20.8

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity ....................... 30,324 4,212 13.9 15,590 1,695 10.9 14,734 2,517 17.1

Educational attainment 1

Less than a high school diploma .............. 28,068 2,615 9.3 13,735 1,077 7.8 14,333 1,538 10.7

High school graduates, no college 2 ......... 60,098 11,537 19.2 28,916 4,590 15.9 31,181 6,947 22.3

Less than a bachelor’s degree 3 ............... 49,250 15,196 30.9 22,306 5,702 25.6 26,944 9,494 35.2

College graduates .................................... 54,977 23,808 43.3 27,272 10,603 38.9 27,705 13,205 47.7

Marital status

Single, never married ............................... 64,101 12,982 20.3 34,285 5,734 16.7 29,816 7,248 24.3

Married, spouse present ........................... 119,991 38,579 32.2 60,365 17,175 28.5 59,626 21,404 35.9

Other marital status 4 ................................ 45,328 9,638 21.3 16,276 2,637 16.2 29,053 7,001 24.1

Presence of own children

under 18 years 5

Without own children under 18 ................. 163,860 38,627 23.6 81,834 16,696 20.4 82,026 21,931 26.7

With own children under 18 ...................... 65,559 22,572 34.4 29,091 8,850 30.4 36,469 13,722 37.6

Employment status

Civilian labor force .................................... 153,163 43,579 28.5 81,852 20,030 24.5 71,312 23,549 33.0

 Employed ................................................ 145,953 41,861 28.7 78,368 19,384 24.7 67,584 22,477 33.3

 Full time 6 ............................................. 120,865 32,951 27.3 70,054 17,025 24.3 50,810 15,925 31.3

 Part time 7 ............................................. 25,088 8,910 35.5 8,314 2,359 28.4 16,774 6,552 39.1

 Unemployed ........................................... 7,211 1,718 23.8 3,483 646 18.5 3,727 1,072 28.8

Not in the labor force ................................ 76,256 17,621 23.1 29,073 5,516 19.0 47,183 12,105 25.7

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, 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

Characteristics in September 2006

Total

volunteers

(thousands)

Percent distribution of total annual hours spent volunteering at all

organizations

Median

annual

hours 1

Total 1 to 14

hour(s)

15 to 49

hours

50 to 99

hours

100 to

499 hours

500 hours

and over

Not

reporting

annual

hours

Sex

Total, both sexes ...................................... 61,199 100.0 21.1 24.9 14.7 28.6 5.6 5.2 52

 Men ......................................................... 25,546 100.0 20.7 24.5 15.0 28.9 5.7 5.2 52

 Women ................................................... 35,653 100.0 21.4 25.3 14.4 28.4 5.4 5.1 50

Age

Total, 16 years and over ........................... 61,199 100.0 21.1 24.9 14.7 28.6 5.6 5.2 52

 16 to 24 years ......................................... 8,044 100.0 23.5 27.4 15.3 22.7 4.0 7.1 40

 16 to 19 years ...................................... 4,426 100.0 22.2 29.7 16.4 21.4 3.6 6.8 40

 20 to 24 years ...................................... 3,618 100.0 25.0 24.7 13.9 24.2 4.6 7.6 40

 25 years and over ................................... 53,155 100.0 20.7 24.5 14.6 29.5 5.8 4.8 52

 25 to 34 years ...................................... 9,096 100.0 28.1 27.2 14.7 22.2 3.4 4.4 36

 35 to 44 years ...................................... 13,308 100.0 22.6 26.8 14.9 27.0 4.9 3.8 48

 45 to 54 years ...................................... 13,415 100.0 19.9 25.2 15.5 29.4 5.2 4.8 52

 55 to 64 years ...................................... 8,819 100.0 18.1 23.0 15.2 31.9 7.0 4.8 63

 65 years and over ................................ 8,518 100.0 13.8 18.9 12.0 38.8 9.4 7.1 104

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

White ........................................................ 52,850 100.0 20.8 25.1 14.8 29.1 5.4 4.7 52

Black or African American ........................ 5,211 100.0 21.0 21.6 14.9 26.1 7.0 9.5 52

Asian ......................................................... 1,881 100.0 30.7 25.5 12.6 21.2 4.4 5.6 30

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity ....................... 4,212 100.0 22.5 26.0 14.2 25.5 5.1 6.7 42

Educational attainment 2

Less than a high school diploma .............. 2,615 100.0 22.6 23.1 15.7 24.0 7.2 7.4 50

High school graduates, no college 3 ......... 11,537 100.0 22.7 23.1 12.9 28.9 5.8 6.5 52

Less than a bachelor’s degree 4 ............... 15,196 100.0 21.8 24.9 14.2 29.4 5.7 4.1 52

College graduates .................................... 23,808 100.0 18.8 25.2 15.6 30.5 5.7 4.2 55

Marital status

Single, never married ............................... 12,982 100.0 24.3 27.4 14.4 23.8 4.3 5.9 40

Married, spouse present ........................... 38,579 100.0 19.8 24.2 15.1 30.5 5.6 4.8 52

Other marital status 5 ................................ 9,638 100.0 21.9 24.6 13.5 27.4 7.2 5.5 50

Presence of own children

 under 18 years 6

Men:

 No own children under 18 years old ....... 16,696 100.0 20.2 24.5 14.3 28.6 6.6 5.8 52

 With own children under 18 years old .... 8,850 100.0 21.6 24.4 16.5 29.4 4.1 4.0 52

Women:

 No own children under 18 years old ....... 21,931 100.0 20.2 24.2 14.0 30.2 5.8 5.5 52

 With own children under 18 years old .... 13,722 100.0 23.3 26.9 15.1 25.5 4.8 4.4 44

Employment status

Civilian labor force .................................... 43,579 100.0 22.5 26.2 15.0 27.1 4.7 4.6 48

 Employed ................................................ 41,861 100.0 22.4 26.3 15.1 27.1 4.6 4.5 48

 Full time 7 ............................................. 32,951 100.0 23.0 26.6 15.3 26.3 4.3 4.5 48

 Part time 8 ............................................. 8,910 100.0 20.1 25.1 14.3 29.9 5.8 4.8 52

 Unemployed ........................................... 1,718 100.0 23.7 24.8 12.3 27.3 6.2 5.6 48

Not in the labor force ................................ 17,621 100.0 17.7 21.7 14.0 32.4 7.6 6.6 70

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, 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

Total One Two Three Four

Five

or

more

Not reporting

number of

organizations

Sex

Total, both sexes .................................................................................... 61,199 100.0 68.5 19.8 7.3 2.4 1.7 0.3

 Men ...................................................................................................... 25,546 100.0 69.6 19.3 7.0 2.3 1.5 .2

 Women ................................................................................................. 35,653 100.0 67.8 20.1 7.5 2.5 1.8 .3

Age

Total, 16 years and over ........................................................................ 61,199 100.0 68.5 19.8 7.3 2.4 1.7 .3

 16 to 24 years ...................................................................................... 8,044 100.0 73.8 18.0 5.4 1.5 .8 .5

 16 to 19 years ................................................................................... 4,426 100.0 71.3 19.6 5.9 1.8 1.0 .4

 20 to 24 years ................................................................................... 3,618 100.0 76.8 16.1 4.7 1.1 .5 .7

 25 years and over ................................................................................ 53,155 100.0 67.7 20.1 7.6 2.6 1.8 .2

 25 to 34 years ................................................................................... 9,096 100.0 74.6 16.5 5.6 1.7 1.3 .3

 35 to 44 years ................................................................................... 13,308 100.0 67.0 20.9 8.0 2.3 1.5 .2

 45 to 54 years ................................................................................... 13,415 100.0 64.6 21.6 8.3 2.9 2.3 .2

 55 to 64 years ................................................................................... 8,819 100.0 66.7 19.7 8.1 3.3 1.9 .3

 65 years and over ............................................................................. 8,518 100.0 67.5 20.5 7.3 2.6 1.9 .2

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

White ...................................................................................................... 52,850 100.0 67.3 20.5 7.7 2.5 1.7 .3

Black or African American ...................................................................... 5,211 100.0 75.7 14.7 5.3 2.3 1.3 .7

Asian ...................................................................................................... 1,881 100.0 80.0 15.4 3.2 .2 1.1 .1

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity .................................................................... 4,212 100.0 78.8 14.5 4.6 .9 .8 .4

Educational attainment 1

Less than a high school diploma ............................................................ 2,615 100.0 87.2 9.3 2.2 .8 .3 .2

High school graduates, no college 2 ...................................................... 11,537 100.0 77.0 16.1 4.3 1.3 1.0 .3

Less than a bachelor’s degree 3 ............................................................ 15,196 100.0 70.5 19.0 6.8 2.3 1.2 .2

College graduates .................................................................................. 23,808 100.0 59.3 23.9 10.3 3.5 2.7 .3

Marital status

Single, never married ............................................................................. 12,982 100.0 72.7 18.0 5.6 2.0 1.3 .4

Married, spouse present ........................................................................ 38,579 100.0 66.8 20.9 7.8 2.6 1.7 .2

Other marital status 4 ............................................................................. 9,638 100.0 69.9 17.9 7.6 2.3 1.9 .4

Presence of own children under 18 years 5

Men:

 No own children under 18 years old .................................................... 16,696 100.0 70.4 18.7 6.8 2.4 1.4 .3

 With own children under 18 years old .................................................. 8,850 100.0 68.0 20.5 7.3 2.2 1.8 .2

Women:

 No own children under 18 years old .................................................... 21,931 100.0 69.0 19.6 7.1 2.3 1.6 .4

 With own children under 18 years old .................................................. 13,722 100.0 65.8 21.0 8.2 2.8 2.1 .2

Employment status

Civilian labor force ................................................................................. 43,579 100.0 68.0 20.1 7.6 2.4 1.7 .3

 Employed ............................................................................................. 41,861 100.0 67.8 20.2 7.6 2.4 1.7 .3

 Full time 6 ........................................................................................... 32,951 100.0 68.2 20.0 7.6 2.3 1.7 .2

 Part time 7 .......................................................................................... 8,910 100.0 66.3 21.0 7.8 3.0 1.6 .3

 Unemployed ......................................................................................... 1,718 100.0 72.7 18.4 5.3 1.8 1.8 –

Not in the labor force .............................................................................. 17,621 100.0 69.9 19.0 6.7 2.4 1.6 .4

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, 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

Characteristics in September 2006

Total

volunteers

(thousands)

Percent distribution of volunteers by type of main organization 1

Total

Civic, political,

professional,

or international

Educational or

youth

service

Environmental or

animal

care

Hospital

or other

health

Public

safety Religious

Social or

community

service

Sport,

hobby,

cultural,

or arts

Other Not determined

Sex

Total, both sexes .................................. 61,199 100.0 6.1 26.4 1.6 8.1 1.3 35.0 12.7 3.7 3.4 1.5

 Men ............................................... 25,546 100.0 7.9 23.9 1.6 6.1 2.3 34.9 13.5 4.6 3.6 1.7

 Women ........................................... 35,653 100.0 4.9 28.2 1.6 9.6 .6 35.1 12.1 3.1 3.4 1.4

Age

Total, 16 years and over ......................... 61,199 100.0 6.1 26.4 1.6 8.1 1.3 35.0 12.7 3.7 3.4 1.5

 16 to 24 years .................................... 8,044 100.0 4.5 31.7 2.0 8.0 1.3 30.1 13.3 3.2 4.2 1.8

 16 to 19 years ................................. 4,426 100.0 4.4 35.6 1.9 7.2 .8 30.0 11.9 3.3 3.3 1.6

 20 to 24 years ................................. 3,618 100.0 4.6 27.1 2.0 8.9 2.0 30.1 15.0 3.2 5.2 1.9

 25 years and over ............................... 53,155 100.0 6.4 25.6 1.6 8.2 1.3 35.8 12.6 3.8 3.3 1.5

 25 to 34 years ................................. 9,096 100.0 5.8 34.3 1.7 8.8 1.5 28.4 11.6 3.1 3.5 1.4

 35 to 44 years ................................. 13,308 100.0 4.2 39.0 1.0 6.1 1.3 31.4 9.9 3.1 2.7 1.2

 45 to 54 years ................................. 13,415 100.0 6.7 26.3 1.9 7.5 1.3 35.9 12.3 3.7 2.7 1.7

 55 to 64 years ................................. 8,819 100.0 7.8 13.0 2.1 10.4 1.6 41.2 13.9 4.7 3.7 1.5

 65 years and over ............................. 8,518 100.0 8.5 7.4 1.4 9.4 1.0 44.7 16.9 4.5 4.6 1.6

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

White ............................................... 52,850 100.0 6.3 26.4 1.8 8.4 1.4 34.2 12.8 3.9 3.4 1.4

Black or African American ....................... 5,211 100.0 4.6 26.1 .4 5.2 .6 43.3 11.9 1.8 3.7 2.5

Asian ............................................... 1,881 100.0 5.1 25.6 .6 9.8 .2 39.8 9.8 3.1 4.0 1.9

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity ...................... 4,212 100.0 3.1 35.6 .4 5.5 .7 35.1 10.4 3.9 3.5 1.7

Educational attainment 2

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

High school graduates, no college 3 ............ 11,537 100.0 6.0 23.2 1.0 8.2 2.2 39.8 12.4 3.0 3.0 1.2

Less than a bachelor’s degree 4 ................ 15,196 100.0 6.0 26.7 1.4 8.6 1.6 35.4 12.5 3.6 3.4 1.0

College graduates ................................ 23,808 100.0 7.1 26.6 2.1 8.1 .7 33.2 12.6 4.3 3.4 1.9

Marital status

Single, never married ............................. 12,982 100.0 5.9 28.8 2.2 9.6 1.6 27.1 14.9 4.0 4.4 1.5

Married, spouse present ......................... 38,579 100.0 6.0 26.8 1.4 7.0 1.3 38.6 10.9 3.6 2.8 1.5

Other marital status 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

Presence of own children

 under 18 years 6

Men:

 No own children under 18 years old .......... 16,696 100.0 9.1 17.2 2.0 7.3 2.5 35.3 16.0 4.8 4.2 1.6

 With own children under 18 years old ........ 8,850 100.0 5.7 36.5 .9 3.8 2.0 34.2 8.8 4.0 2.4 1.7

Women:

 No own children under 18 years old .......... 21,931 100.0 5.7 17.0 2.3 12.0 .8 38.1 14.8 3.8 4.1 1.4

 With own children under 18 years old ........ 13,722 100.0 3.5 46.1 .6 5.9 .4 30.2 7.8 1.9 2.1 1.4

Employment status

Civilian 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

 Employed ......................................... 41,861 100.0 6.3 27.8 1.7 8.2 1.6 33.6 12.2 3.8 3.3 1.5

 Full time 7 ....................................... 32,951 100.0 6.9 27.2 1.7 8.1 1.7 33.3 12.3 3.8 3.4 1.5

 Part time 8 ...................................... 8,910 100.0 4.1 30.4 1.7 8.4 1.0 34.5 11.7 3.8 3.1 1.5

 Unemployed ...................................... 1,718 100.0 5.2 33.4 2.7 7.7 1.6 27.7 14.1 3.0 3.7 .9

Not in the labor force ............................. 17,621 100.0 5.8 22.3 1.4 8.0 .8 39.2 13.8 3.5 3.7 1.5

1 Main organization is defined as the organization for which the volunteer worked the

most hours during the year. See the Technical Note for more details. 2 Data refer to persons 25 years and over. 3 Includes 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, 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

Characteristics in September 2006

Total

volunteers

(thousands)

Percent distribution of main volunteer activity for main organization 1

Coach,

referee,

or

supervise

sports

teams

Tutor

or

teach

Mentor

youth

Be an

usher,

greeter,

or

minister

Collect,

prepare,

distribute, or

serve

food

Collect,

make, or

distribute

clothing,

crafts, or

goods

other

than food

Fundraise or

sell

items to

raise

money

Provide

counseling,

medical

care,fire/

EMS, or

protective

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

transportation to

people

Other

Equal

time

among

all

Sex

Total, both sexes ........................... 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

 Men ......................................... 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

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

Total, 16 years and over .................. 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

 16 to 24 years ............................. 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

 16 to 19 years ........................... 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

 20 to 24 years ........................... 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

 25 years and over ........................ 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

 25 to 34 years ........................... 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

 35 to 44 years ........................... 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

 45 to 54 years ........................... 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

 55 to 64 years ........................... 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

 65 years and over ...................... 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

White ......................................... 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

Black or African American ................ 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

Asian ......................................... 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

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity ............... 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 high school diploma ......... 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

High school graduates, no college 3 ..... 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

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

College graduates .......................... 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

Marital status

Single, never married ...................... 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

Married, spouse present .................. 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

Other marital status 5 ...................... 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

Presence of own children

 under 18 years 6

Men:

 No own children under 18 years old .... 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

 With own children under 18 years old .. 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

Women:

 No own children under 18 years old .... 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

 With own children under 18 years old .. 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

Employment status

Civilian 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

 Employed .................................. 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

 Full time 7 ................................ 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

 Part time 8 ................................ 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

 Unemployed ............................... 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

Not in the labor force ...................... 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

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, 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

Characteristics in September 2006

Total

volunteers

(thousands)

Percent distribution of how volunteers became involved with main organization 1

Total

Approached

the

organization

Was asked by:

Other

Not

reporting

how

became

involved

Total 2 Boss or

employer

Relative,

friend, or

co-worker

Someone in

the

organization/

school

Someone

else

Sex

Total, both sexes .................................................. 61,199 100.0 40.8 43.3 1.4 14.2 26.5 1.1 13.5 2.3

 Men ................................................................ 25,546 100.0 40.1 44.3 1.5 15.4 26.1 1.3 13.3 2.3

 Women ............................................................ 35,653 100.0 41.4 42.6 1.3 13.4 26.9 .9 13.7 2.3

Age

Total, 16 years and over ......................................... 61,199 100.0 40.8 43.3 1.4 14.2 26.5 1.1 13.5 2.3

 16 to 24 years .................................................... 8,044 100.0 40.8 40.3 1.1 14.7 22.4 1.8 15.7 3.2

 16 to 19 years .................................................. 4,426 100.0 40.3 41.2 .4 14.3 24.4 2.0 15.7 2.9

 20 to 24 years .................................................. 3,618 100.0 41.5 39.1 1.9 15.2 19.9 1.6 15.7 3.6

 25 years and over ............................................... 53,155 100.0 40.8 43.8 1.4 14.1 27.2 1.0 13.2 2.2

 25 to 34 years .................................................. 9,096 100.0 40.5 45.2 2.5 17.1 24.3 1.1 12.1 2.2

 35 to 44 years .................................................. 13,308 100.0 41.3 43.9 1.7 12.2 29.0 .9 13.0 1.8

 45 to 54 years .................................................. 13,415 100.0 39.2 44.6 1.3 14.2 28.0 .9 13.9 2.4

 55 to 64 years .................................................. 8,819 100.0 40.5 43.6 1.1 14.6 26.6 1.2 13.8 2.0

 65 years and over ............................................. 8,518 100.0 43.4 41.2 .2 13.5 26.5 .8 13.0 2.3

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

White ................................................................ 52,850 100.0 40.5 43.9 1.3 14.4 26.9 1.1 13.5 2.2

Black or African American ....................................... 5,211 100.0 42.6 40.3 1.8 11.9 25.0 1.4 13.8 3.3

Asian ................................................................ 1,881 100.0 45.8 38.1 1.4 14.0 22.2 .5 12.6 3.4

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity ...................................... 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 high school diploma ................................ 2,615 100.0 41.6 41.4 .9 15.5 24.7 .2 15.3 1.7

High school graduates, no college 4 ............................ 11,537 100.0 40.3 43.4 1.2 14.2 26.8 1.0 14.2 2.2

Less than a bachelor’s degree 5 ................................ 15,196 100.0 39.9 45.4 1.4 15.1 27.7 1.1 13.1 1.6

College graduates ................................................. 23,808 100.0 41.6 43.3 1.6 13.3 27.3 1.0 12.6 2.5

Marital status

Single, never married ............................................. 12,982 100.0 41.6 40.7 1.6 15.8 21.4 1.6 14.8 2.8

Married, spouse present ......................................... 38,579 100.0 40.6 44.6 1.2 13.3 28.9 1.0 12.8 2.0

Other marital status 6 ............................................. 9,638 100.0 40.5 42.0 1.6 15.5 23.7 .9 14.9 2.6

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

 With own children under 18 years old ......................... 8,850 100.0 39.5 46.1 1.6 13.4 29.8 1.3 12.4 1.9

Women:

 No own children under 18 years old .......................... 21,931 100.0 42.2 41.4 1.3 14.7 24.0 1.0 14.0 2.5

 With own children under 18 years old ......................... 13,722 100.0 40.1 44.7 1.1 11.2 31.4 .8 13.3 1.9

Employment status

Civilian labor force ................................................ 43,579 100.0 39.6 44.5 1.8 14.8 26.7 1.0 13.8 2.1

 Employed ......................................................... 41,861 100.0 39.3 44.8 1.9 14.9 26.9 1.0 13.7 2.2

 Full time 8 ....................................................... 32,951 100.0 38.9 45.0 2.3 15.3 26.4 1.0 13.8 2.2

 Part time 9 ....................................................... 8,910 100.0 40.9 43.8 .4 13.4 28.9 .8 13.2 2.1

 Unemployed ...................................................... 1,718 100.0 44.9 38.6 1.1 12.4 22.8 2.4 15.5 1.0

Not in the labor force ............................................. 17,621 100.0 44.0 40.4 .2 12.9 26.0 1.2 12.9 2.7

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.