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USDL 08-0090

For release: 10:00 A.M. EST

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

(NOTE: This release was reissued on Friday, February 8, 2008, to acknowledge the Corporation

for National and Community Service in the second paragraph as the sponsor of the supplement.

No other changes were made to the news release.)

VOLUNTEERING IN THE UNITED STATES, 2007

About 60.8 million people volunteered through or for an organization at least once between September

2006 and September 2007, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.

The proportion of the population who volunteered was 26.2 percent. This 0.5 percentage point decrease in

the volunteer rate follows a decline of 2.1 percentage points in the prior year. The volunteer rate had held

constant at 28.8 percent from 2003 through 2005, after rising slightly from its 2002 level of 27.4 percent.

These data on volunteering were collected through a supplement to the September 2007 Current Population Survey (CPS). The supplement was sponsored by the Corporation for National and Community Service. The CPS is a monthly survey of about 60,000 households that obtains information on employment and

unemployment among the nation’s civilian noninstitutional population age 16 and over. Volunteers are defined

as persons who did unpaid work (except for expenses) through or for an organization. For more information

about the volunteer supplement, see the Technical Note.

Volunteering Among Demographic Groups

In the year ending September 2007, both the number of volunteers and the volunteer rate declined from

the previous year. About 29.3 percent of women did volunteer work during the year, down from 30.1 percent during the prior year. The volunteer rate for men was about unchanged at 22.9 percent. 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.)

By age, persons age 35 to 54 continued to be the most likely to volunteer (30.3 percent), while persons

in their early twenties were the least likely (17.7 percent). The volunteer rate for teens showed the largest

decline in the year ending in September 2007; the rate for females age 16 to 19 fell from 28.8 to 26.6 percent and the volunteer rate for males of that age fell from 24.1 to 22.5 percent.

Whites continued to volunteer at a higher rate (27.9 percent) than blacks (18.2 percent) and Asians

(17.7 percent). Among Hispanics, 13.5 percent volunteered.

Married persons volunteered at a higher rate (31.9 percent) than those who had never married (19.2 percent) and those with other marital statuses (20.9 percent). Parents with children under age 18 were substantially more likely to volunteer than were persons without children of that age, 33.7 versus 23.2 percent.

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Table A. Volunteers by selected characteristics, September 2003 through September 2007

(Numbers in thousands)

Characteristic

September 2003 September 2004 September 2005 September 2006 September 2007

Number Percent of 

population Number Percent of population Number Percent of population Number Percent of population Number Percent of population

 Sex

Total, both sexes ................................................ 63,791 28.8 64,542 28.8 65,357 28.8 61,199 26.7 60,838 26.2 

 Men ................................................................. 26,805 25.1 27,011 25.0 27,370 25.0 25,546 23.0 25,724 22.9 

 Women ............................................................ 36,987 32.2 37,530 32.4 37,987 32.4 35,653 30.1 35,114 29.3 

Age

Total, 16 years and over .................................... 63,791 28.8 64,542 28.8 65,357 28.8 61,199 26.7 60,838 26.2 

 16 to 24 years ................................................. 8,671 24.1 8,821 24.2 8,955 24.4 8,044 21.7 7,798 20.8 

 25 to 34 years ................................................. 10,337 26.5 10,046 25.8 9,881 25.3 9,096 23.1 9,019 22.6 

 35 to 44 years ................................................. 15,165 34.7 14,783 34.2 14,809 34.5 13,308 31.2 12,902 30.5 

 45 to 54 years ................................................. 13,302 32.7 13,584 32.8 13,826 32.7 13,415 31.2 13,136 30.1 

 55 to 64 years ................................................. 8,170 29.2 8,784 30.1 9,173 30.2 8,819 27.9 9,316 28.4 

 65 years and over ........................................... 8,146 23.7 8,524 24.6 8,712 24.8 8,518 23.8 8,667 23.8 

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

White ................................................................. 55,572 30.6 55,892 30.5 56,170 30.4 52,850 28.3 52,586 27.9 

Black or African American ................................. 5,145 20.0 5,435 20.8 5,879 22.1 5,211 19.2 5,010 18.2 

Asian ................................................................. 1,735 18.7 1,832 19.3 2,055 20.7 1,881 18.5 1,887 17.7 

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity ................................ 4,364 15.7 4,102 14.5 4,511 15.4 4,212 13.9 4,279 13.5 

Educational attainment 1

Less than a high school diploma ....................... 2,793 9.9 2,718 9.6 2,837 10.0 2,615 9.3 2,394 9.0 

High school graduates, no college 2

 ................... 12,882 21.7 12,709 21.6 12,594 21.2 11,537 19.2 11,379 18.6 

Some college or associate degree ..................... 15,966 34.1 16,414 34.2 16,452 33.7 15,196 30.9 15,468 30.7 

Bachelor's degree and higher 3 .......................... 23,481 45.6 23,880 45.7 24,517 45.8 23,808 43.3 23,799 41.8 

Employment status

Civilian labor force .............................................. 45,499 30.9 45,896 30.9 46,872 31.1 43,579 28.5 43,405 28.1 

 Employed ........................................................ 43,138 31.2 43,886 31.2 44,894 31.3 41,861 28.7 41,708 28.3 

 Full time 4 ....................................................... 33,599 29.6 34,237 29.6 35,225 29.8 32,951 27.3 32,714 26.9 

 Part time 5 ...................................................... 9,539 38.4 9,649 38.5 9,669 38.2 8,910 35.5 8,994 35.4 

 Unemployed..................................................... 2,361 26.7 2,010 25.6 1,978 26.4 1,718 23.8 1,697 23.2 

Not in the labor force........................................... 18,293 24.6 18,646 24.7 18,485 24.4 17,621 23.1 17,433 22.3 

 1 Data refer to persons 25 years and over.

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 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.

 3 Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees. 

 4 Usually work 35 hours or more a week at all jobs.

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 Usually work less than 35 hours a week at all jobs.

 NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not 

presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are 

introduced annually with the release of January data. See the Technical Note for futher information. 
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Individuals with higher levels of educational attainment volunteered at higher rates than did those with

less education. Among persons age 25 and over, more than 4 in 10 college graduates volunteered compared with fewer than 2 in 10 high school graduates and almost 1 in 10 of those with less than a high school

diploma. The volunteer rate of college graduates of each sex declined more than did that of individuals of

that sex with lower levels of education.

Among employed persons, 28.3 percent had volunteered during the year ended in September 2007.

By comparison, 23.2 percent of unemployed persons and 22.3 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—35.4 versus 26.9 percent.

Total Annual Hours Spent Volunteering

Volunteers of both sexes spent a median of 52 hours on volunteer activities during the period from

September 2006 to September 2007. Median annual hours spent on volunteer activities ranged from a

high of 96 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—68.8 and 19.7 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.)

The main organization—the organization for which the volunteer worked the most hours during the year—

was most frequently religious (35.6 percent of all volunteers), followed by educational/youth service related

(26.2 percent). Another 13.1 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, 47.2 percent of volunteers age 65 and over did their service mainly through or

for a religious organization compared with 29.9 percent of volunteers age 16 to 24 years.

Among volunteers with children under 18 years old, 45.7 percent of mothers and 37.7 percent of fathers

volunteered mainly for an educational/youth service-related organization, such as a school or scouting group.

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. Male volunteers were most likely to engage in general labor

(12.4 percent) or to coach, referee, or supervise sports teams (10.0 percent), while female volunteers were

most likely to tutor or teach (12.9 percent) or fundraise (12.4 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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How Volunteers Become Involved with Their Main Organization

About 44.6 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, 40.1 percent, 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 2007 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 Household Data

Section of the “Explanatory Notes and Estimates of Error” at http://

www.bls.gov/cps/eetech_methods.pdf.

The Census Bureau introduces 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. The 2007 adjustment was in the

upward direction. Consequently, estimated levels of volunteers for

September 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 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 at http://www.bls.gov/cps/

rvcps03.pdf on the BLS Web site. For a discussion of the changes

introduced in January 2004, see “Adjustments to Household Survey

Population Estimates in January 2004,” in the February 2004 issue of

Employment and Earnings, 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 ofEmployment 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.

For a discussion of the changes introduced in January 2007, see

“Adjustments to Household Survey Population Estimates in January

2007,” in the February 2007 issue of Employment and Earnings,

available on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/cps/cps07adj.pdf.

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referral phone number: 1-800-877-8339.

Volunteer questions and concepts

In the September 2007 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 selfrespondents could more easily answer questions on the characteristics

of the volunteer activity. About 71 percent of the responses were selfreports.

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 five prior supplements.

Respondents classified as volunteers were asked further questions

about the number and type of organizations for which they volunteered,

total hours spent volunteering, how they became involved with the main

organization for which they volunteered, the type of activities they

performed for the main organization, and what their main activity was.

The reference period for the questions on volunteering was about 1

year, from September 1, 2006, through the survey week in September

2007. The reference period for other characteristics, such as labor force

status, educational attainment, and marital status, refer to the survey
reference week in September 2007. It is possible that these characteristics

were different at the time volunteer activities were performed.

Several new questions were added to the 2007 survey. A question

was added to determine if volunteers had done any of their volunteering

at a distance of 120 miles or more from home but still within the United

States and its territories. Those who had were then asked what share of

their volunteering it constituted and in what state or states it took place.

The question in the 2006 supplement that asked about time spent

volunteering abroad was changed to ask about the share of volunteering that

was done abroad in 2007. The answer categories for the questions on the

share of volunteering done abroad or 120 miles or more from home were

made consistent by this change.

Definitions

Volunteers are persons who performed unpaid volunteer activities at

any point from September 1, 2006, through the survey period in September

2007. The count of volunteers only includes persons who volunteered

through or for an organization; the figures do not include persons who

volunteered in a more informal manner. For example, a woman who taught

acting to children through a local theater would be considered a volunteer.

However, a woman who, on her own, organized softball games for the

children in her neighborhood would not be counted as a volunteer for the

purpose of this survey.

Organizations are associations, societies, or groups of people who

share a common interest. Examples include churches, youth groups, and

civic organizations. For the purpose of this study, organizations are

grouped into eight major categories, including religious, youth, and social

or community service organizations. (See table 4.)

In the 2005 survey, one organization category, immigrant/refugee

assistance, was added to the questionnaire as a possible response.

Responses that were collected in this category may have been distributed

over at least six of the major organization categories in previous years. For

this reason, the addition of the new response category created a break in

the comparability of organizations between 2005 and prior years. Because

few people reported volunteering for immigrant/refugee assistance

organizations and because the group was not a definite subset of any of the

major organization categories, those persons who did report that they

volunteered for immigrant/refugee assistance organizations were placed

in the “other” group.

The main organization is the organization for which the volunteer

worked the most hours during the year. If a respondent volunteered for

only one organization, it was considered the main organization, even if

exact hours were not obtained.

In order to identify the type of main organization, respondents 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

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 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 identified which of them was the main activity for the main

organization.
Table 1. Volunteers by selected characteristics, September 2007

(Numbers in thousands)

Characteristics in September 2007

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 ........................... 232,461 60,838 26.2 112,486 25,724 22.9 119,975 35,114 29.3

 16 to 24 years ......................................... 37,467 7,798 20.8 18,935 3,422 18.1 18,533 4,376 23.6

 16 to 19 years ...................................... 17,024 4,173 24.5 8,639 1,940 22.5 8,385 2,233 26.6

 20 to 24 years ...................................... 20,443 3,625 17.7 10,296 1,482 14.4 10,147 2,143 21.1

 25 years and over ................................... 194,993 53,040 27.2 93,551 22,303 23.8 101,442 30,737 30.3

 25 to 34 years ...................................... 39,874 9,019 22.6 19,933 3,620 18.2 19,942 5,399 27.1

 35 to 44 years ...................................... 42,318 12,902 30.5 20,874 5,341 25.6 21,444 7,561 35.3

 45 to 54 years ...................................... 43,667 13,136 30.1 21,376 5,676 26.6 22,291 7,460 33.5

 55 to 64 years ...................................... 32,774 9,316 28.4 15,775 4,103 26.0 16,999 5,213 30.7

 65 years and over ................................ 36,360 8,667 23.8 15,593 3,563 22.8 20,767 5,104 24.6

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

White ........................................................ 188,644 52,586 27.9 92,286 22,321 24.2 96,359 30,265 31.4

Black or African American ........................ 27,584 5,010 18.2 12,411 1,946 15.7 15,173 3,064 20.2

Asian ......................................................... 10,674 1,887 17.7 5,043 844 16.7 5,631 1,042 18.5

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity ....................... 31,617 4,279 13.5 16,278 1,640 10.1 15,339 2,638 17.2

Educational attainment 1

Less than a high school diploma .............. 26,528 2,394 9.0 13,009 974 7.5 13,519 1,421 10.5

High school graduates, no college 2 ......... 61,046 11,379 18.6 29,111 4,539 15.6 31,934 6,840 21.4

Some college or associate degree .......... 50,454 15,468 30.7 22,971 6,047 26.3 27,483 9,421 34.3

Bachelor’s degree and higher 3 ................ 56,966 23,799 41.8 28,460 10,744 37.7 28,506 13,055 45.8

Marital status

Single, never married ............................... 65,734 12,612 19.2 35,228 5,745 16.3 30,506 6,867 22.5

Married, spouse present ........................... 121,892 38,876 31.9 61,465 17,351 28.2 60,427 21,525 35.6

Other marital status 4 ................................ 44,835 9,350 20.9 15,792 2,628 16.6 29,043 6,722 23.1

Presence of own children

under 18 years 5

Without own children under 18 ................. 166,154 38,496 23.2 83,302 16,880 20.3 82,852 21,616 26.1

With own children under 18 ...................... 66,307 22,342 33.7 29,184 8,844 30.3 37,123 13,498 36.4

Employment status

Civilian labor force .................................... 154,445 43,405 28.1 82,585 20,097 24.3 71,860 23,308 32.4

 Employed ................................................ 147,118 41,708 28.3 78,783 19,393 24.6 68,335 22,315 32.7

 Full time 6 ............................................. 121,737 32,714 26.9 70,207 17,125 24.4 51,530 15,588 30.3

 Part time 7 ............................................. 25,382 8,994 35.4 8,576 2,268 26.4 16,806 6,726 40.0

 Unemployed ........................................... 7,327 1,697 23.2 3,802 704 18.5 3,525 994 28.2

Not in the labor force ................................ 78,016 17,433 22.3 29,901 5,628 18.8 48,115 11,805 24.5

1 Data refer to persons 25 years and over. 2 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent. 3 Includes persons with bachelor’s, professional, and doctoral degrees. 4 Includes divorced, separated, and widowed persons. 5 Own children include sons, daughters, stepchildren, and adopted children. 

Not included are nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and other related and unrelated

children. 6 Usually work 35 hours or more a week at all jobs.

7 Usually work less than 35 hours a week at all jobs.

 NOTE: Data on volunteers relate to persons who performed unpaid volunteer

activities for an organization at any point from September 1, 2006, through the

survey period in September 2007. Estimates for the above race groups (white,

black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not

presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or

Latino may be of any race.
Table 2. Volunteers by annual hours of volunteer activities and selected characteristics, September 2007

Characteristics in September 2007

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 ...................................... 60,838 100.0 20.6 24.3 15.6 29.2 5.8 4.5 52

 Men ........................................................ 25,724 100.0 19.9 24.5 15.9 28.9 6.5 4.4 52

 Women .................................................. 35,114 100.0 21.2 24.2 15.4 29.3 5.3 4.5 52

Age

Total, 16 years and over ........................... 60,838 100.0 20.6 24.3 15.6 29.2 5.8 4.5 52

 16 to 24 years ......................................... 7,798 100.0 22.9 29.2 15.1 23.0 3.9 6.0 40

 16 to 19 years ...................................... 4,173 100.0 22.5 32.2 16.3 21.3 3.1 4.6 39

 20 to 24 years ...................................... 3,625 100.0 23.4 25.6 13.7 24.9 4.8 7.6 41

 25 years and over ................................... 53,040 100.0 20.3 23.6 15.7 30.1 6.1 4.3 54

 25 to 34 years ...................................... 9,019 100.0 27.0 27.6 13.9 23.3 4.1 4.1 36

 35 to 44 years ...................................... 12,902 100.0 21.8 24.4 16.4 28.8 5.2 3.5 52

 45 to 54 years ...................................... 13,136 100.0 19.0 24.9 16.2 30.1 6.0 3.8 55

 55 to 64 years ...................................... 9,316 100.0 18.9 22.3 16.0 31.7 6.0 5.1 60

 65 years and over ................................ 8,667 100.0 14.3 17.8 15.4 37.2 9.8 5.5 96

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

White ........................................................ 52,586 100.0 20.3 24.8 15.7 29.4 5.7 4.1 52

Black or African American ........................ 5,010 100.0 18.9 20.1 15.7 29.0 8.2 8.1 60

Asian ......................................................... 1,887 100.0 30.4 22.3 12.9 23.3 4.3 6.8 36

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity ....................... 4,279 100.0 21.9 25.4 13.7 27.5 5.6 5.9 48

Educational attainment 2

Less than a high school diploma .............. 2,394 100.0 22.3 23.6 14.8 26.5 7.4 5.3 50

High school graduates, no college 3 ......... 11,379 100.0 22.2 22.9 14.6 28.7 6.7 5.0 52

Some college or associate degree .......... 15,468 100.0 22.2 22.8 14.9 30.2 5.8 4.0 52

Bachelor’s degree and higher 4 ................ 23,799 100.0 17.9 24.5 16.8 31.0 5.9 4.0 60

Marital status

Single, never married ............................... 12,612 100.0 24.0 28.1 14.5 23.3 4.8 5.4 40

Married, spouse present ........................... 38,876 100.0 19.4 23.4 16.3 30.9 5.8 4.1 59

Other marital status 5 ................................ 9,350 100.0 21.0 22.9 14.3 29.6 7.3 4.9 54

Presence of own children

 under 18 years 6

Men:

 No own children under 18 years old ....... 16,880 100.0 19.4 24.1 15.5 28.7 7.3 5.0 52

 With own children under 18 years old .... 8,844 100.0 20.7 25.3 16.6 29.3 4.9 3.2 52

Women:

 No own children under 18 years old ....... 21,616 100.0 20.9 23.6 14.6 29.9 5.9 5.1 52

 With own children under 18 years old .... 13,498 100.0 21.6 25.1 16.7 28.5 4.5 3.6 52

Employment status

Civilian labor force .................................... 43,405 100.0 21.8 25.6 15.6 27.9 4.9 4.2 50

 Employed ................................................ 41,708 100.0 21.8 25.6 15.7 28.0 4.8 4.2 50

 Full time 7 ............................................. 32,714 100.0 22.1 25.7 15.7 27.7 4.6 4.2 50

 Part time 8 ............................................. 8,994 100.0 20.8 25.2 15.4 29.1 5.5 4.0 52

 Unemployed ........................................... 1,697 100.0 21.7 27.3 13.7 25.8 6.4 5.1 48

Not in the labor force ................................ 17,433 100.0 17.6 21.1 15.7 32.2 8.2 5.2 71

1 For those reporting annual hours. 2 Data refer to persons 25 years and over. 3 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent. 4 Includes persons with bachelor’s, professional, and doctoral degrees. 5 Includes divorced, separated, and widowed persons. 6 Own children include sons, daughters, stepchildren, and adopted children. 

Not included are nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and other related and

unrelated children.

7 Usually work 35 hours or more a week at all jobs. 8 Usually work less than 35 hours a week at all jobs.

 NOTE: Data on volunteers relate to persons who performed unpaid volunteer

activities for an organization at any point from September 1, 2006, through the

survey period in September 2007. Estimates for the above race groups (white,

black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not

presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or

Latino may be of any race. 
Table 3. Volunteers by number of organizations for which volunteer activities were performed and selected

characteristics, September 2007

Characteristics in September 2007

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 .................................................................................... 60,838 100.0 68.8 19.7 7.3 2.5 1.4 0.3

 Men ..................................................................................................... 25,724 100.0 69.7 19.2 7.1 2.3 1.3 .4

 Women ................................................................................................ 35,114 100.0 68.2 20.0 7.5 2.6 1.5 .3

Age

Total, 16 years and over ........................................................................ 60,838 100.0 68.8 19.7 7.3 2.5 1.4 .3

 16 to 24 years ...................................................................................... 7,798 100.0 74.8 17.4 4.8 1.3 1.0 .7

 16 to 19 years ................................................................................... 4,173 100.0 72.6 18.8 5.6 1.8 1.0 .3

 20 to 24 years ................................................................................... 3,625 100.0 77.4 15.7 3.9 .8 1.1 1.1

 25 years and over ................................................................................ 53,040 100.0 68.0 20.0 7.6 2.7 1.4 .3

 25 to 34 years ................................................................................... 9,019 100.0 75.1 17.6 5.3 1.2 .7 .3

 35 to 44 years ................................................................................... 12,902 100.0 65.2 21.9 8.2 3.0 1.4 .3

 45 to 54 years ................................................................................... 13,136 100.0 66.1 20.4 8.5 3.0 1.8 .3

 55 to 64 years ................................................................................... 9,316 100.0 67.7 19.6 7.6 3.3 1.4 .4

 65 years and over ............................................................................. 8,667 100.0 67.8 19.4 8.1 2.7 1.8 .2

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

White ...................................................................................................... 52,586 100.0 67.4 20.5 7.7 2.7 1.5 .3

Black or African American ...................................................................... 5,010 100.0 78.3 14.4 4.1 1.6 1.1 .6

Asian ...................................................................................................... 1,887 100.0 80.6 13.6 3.5 1.6 .6 .1

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity .................................................................... 4,279 100.0 80.6 13.5 3.6 1.3 .7 .4

Educational attainment 1

Less than a high school diploma ............................................................ 2,394 100.0 88.1 9.1 2.1 .4 .2 –

High school graduates, no college 2 ...................................................... 11,379 100.0 76.2 16.5 4.6 1.7 .6 .4

Some college or associate degree ........................................................ 15,468 100.0 70.5 19.6 6.8 2.1 .9 .2

Bachelor’s degree and higher 3 ............................................................. 23,799 100.0 60.4 23.0 10.2 3.8 2.3 .3

Marital status

Single, never married ............................................................................. 12,612 100.0 74.2 17.0 6.0 1.4 .9 .5

Married, spouse present ........................................................................ 38,876 100.0 66.9 20.7 7.7 2.8 1.6 .2

Other marital status 4 ............................................................................. 9,350 100.0 69.7 19.0 7.2 2.6 1.2 .3

Presence of own children under 18 years 5

Men:

 No own children under 18 years old .................................................... 16,880 100.0 70.9 18.4 6.9 2.1 1.2 .5

 With own children under 18 years old .................................................. 8,844 100.0 67.5 20.9 7.3 2.8 1.4 .2

Women:

 No own children under 18 years old .................................................... 21,616 100.0 70.1 18.8 6.9 2.5 1.3 .3

 With own children under 18 years old .................................................. 13,498 100.0 65.1 21.9 8.3 2.8 1.7 .2

Employment status

Civilian labor force ................................................................................. 43,405 100.0 68.4 20.0 7.4 2.5 1.4 .3

 Employed ............................................................................................. 41,708 100.0 68.2 20.1 7.5 2.5 1.4 .3

 Full time 6 ........................................................................................... 32,714 100.0 68.9 19.8 7.3 2.4 1.3 .3

 Part time 7 .......................................................................................... 8,994 100.0 65.6 21.0 8.3 3.0 1.7 .4

 Unemployed ......................................................................................... 1,697 100.0 72.7 18.2 5.5 2.2 .7 .7

Not in the labor force .............................................................................. 17,433 100.0 69.9 18.8 7.0 2.5 1.5 .3

1 Data refer to persons 25 years and over. 2 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent. 3 Includes persons with bachelor’s, professional, and doctoral degrees. 4 Includes divorced, separated, and widowed persons. 5 Own children include sons, daughters, stepchildren, and adopted children. 

Not included are nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and other related and

unrelated children. 6 Usually work 35 hours or more a week at all jobs.

7 Usually work less than 35 hours a week at all jobs.

 NOTE: Data on volunteers relate to persons who performed unpaid volunteer

activities for an organization at any point from September 1, 2006, through the

survey period in September 2007. Estimates for the above race groups (white,

black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not

presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or

Latino may be of any race. Dash represents or rounds to zero.
Table 4. Volunteers by type of main organization for which volunteer activities were performed and selected

characteristics, September 2007

Characteristics in September 2007

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 .................................. 60,838 100.0 5.1 26.2 1.9 7.8 1.3 35.6 13.1 3.5 3.7 1.7

 Men ............................................... 25,724 100.0 6.5 24.3 2.0 5.7 2.3 35.0 13.9 4.2 4.2 1.8

 Women ........................................... 35,114 100.0 4.1 27.5 1.9 9.4 .6 36.0 12.4 3.1 3.4 1.6

Age

Total, 16 years and over ......................... 60,838 100.0 5.1 26.2 1.9 7.8 1.3 35.6 13.1 3.5 3.7 1.7

 16 to 24 years .................................... 7,798 100.0 3.9 30.8 2.4 8.1 1.3 29.9 13.9 2.8 3.9 2.8

 16 to 19 years ................................. 4,173 100.0 3.4 35.8 1.9 6.9 .7 30.8 12.8 2.9 3.0 1.8

 20 to 24 years ................................. 3,625 100.0 4.5 25.1 3.1 9.5 2.0 29.0 15.2 2.8 5.0 3.9

 25 years and over ............................... 53,040 100.0 5.3 25.5 1.9 7.8 1.3 36.4 13.0 3.6 3.7 1.6

 25 to 34 years ................................. 9,019 100.0 4.3 32.3 1.9 7.9 1.5 31.1 12.4 3.4 3.8 1.2

 35 to 44 years ................................. 12,902 100.0 3.9 39.0 1.6 6.6 1.2 30.3 10.3 3.3 2.5 1.3

 45 to 54 years ................................. 13,136 100.0 5.1 27.3 2.0 7.7 1.3 35.8 11.9 4.0 3.3 1.6

 55 to 64 years ................................. 9,316 100.0 7.2 13.9 2.3 8.6 1.2 41.0 15.7 3.6 4.5 2.1

 65 years and over ............................. 8,667 100.0 6.5 8.1 1.6 8.8 1.3 47.2 16.1 3.9 4.9 1.7

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

White ............................................... 52,586 100.0 5.2 26.3 2.1 8.1 1.5 34.5 13.1 3.7 3.8 1.6

Black or African American ....................... 5,010 100.0 4.0 24.3 .6 5.1 .2 47.9 11.6 .9 2.6 2.6

Asian ............................................... 1,887 100.0 3.4 24.9 .9 7.9 .4 38.3 12.9 4.4 3.8 3.1

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity ...................... 4,279 100.0 3.1 34.8 1.4 6.3 .6 35.5 10.9 2.6 3.1 1.8

Educational attainment 2

Less than a high school diploma ................ 2,394 100.0 3.3 22.0 .8 5.0 .8 48.3 13.4 2.0 3.7 .9

High school graduates, no college 3 ............ 11,379 100.0 4.2 22.3 1.4 6.9 1.9 41.4 13.3 3.3 3.7 1.7

Some college or associate degree ............. 15,468 100.0 5.4 25.3 1.7 8.4 1.6 36.1 13.2 3.4 3.6 1.2

Bachelor’s degree and higher 4 ................. 23,799 100.0 6.0 27.5 2.3 8.1 .9 33.1 12.6 4.1 3.7 1.8

Marital status

Single, never married ............................. 12,612 100.0 5.0 27.6 2.7 9.4 1.3 27.3 15.6 4.0 4.7 2.4

Married, spouse present ......................... 38,876 100.0 5.0 26.8 1.7 6.7 1.3 39.1 11.5 3.3 3.1 1.5

Other marital status 5 ............................. 9,350 100.0 5.9 21.7 1.8 10.4 1.6 32.4 16.2 3.6 4.8 1.7

Presence of own children

 under 18 years 6

Men:

 No own children under 18 years old .......... 16,880 100.0 7.3 17.4 2.5 6.7 2.6 36.1 16.1 4.2 4.9 2.1

 With own children under 18 years old ........ 8,844 100.0 5.0 37.7 1.0 3.7 1.8 33.1 9.8 4.0 2.7 1.4

Women:

 No own children under 18 years old .......... 21,616 100.0 5.0 16.2 2.5 11.7 .6 38.9 15.3 3.4 4.3 1.9

 With own children under 18 years old ........ 13,498 100.0 2.5 45.7 .9 5.6 .5 31.4 7.8 2.5 1.9 1.2

Employment status

Civilian labor force ................................ 43,405 100.0 5.4 27.7 2.0 7.8 1.4 34.3 12.7 3.5 3.6 1.7

 Employed ......................................... 41,708 100.0 5.3 27.6 2.0 7.8 1.5 34.5 12.5 3.5 3.5 1.7

 Full time 7 ....................................... 32,714 100.0 5.8 27.1 2.0 7.8 1.6 34.1 12.6 3.6 3.6 1.7

 Part time 8 ...................................... 8,994 100.0 3.7 29.6 2.0 7.6 .9 36.1 12.2 3.2 3.2 1.5

 Unemployed ...................................... 1,697 100.0 5.4 29.7 2.2 8.8 .9 28.0 16.6 1.8 4.5 2.2

Not in the labor force ............................. 17,433 100.0 4.5 22.4 1.7 7.8 1.0 39.0 14.1 3.7 4.1 1.8

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

most hours during the year. See the Technical Note for more details. 2 Data refer to persons 25 years and over. 3 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent. 4 Includes persons with bachelor’s, professional, and doctoral degrees. 5 Includes divorced, separated, and widowed persons. 6 Own children include sons, daughters, stepchildren, and adopted children. Not

included are nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and other related and unrelated children.

7 Usually work 35 hours or more a week at all jobs. 8 Usually work less than 35 hours a week at all jobs.

 NOTE: Data on volunteers relate to persons who performed unpaid volunteer activities for

an organization at any point from September 1, 2006, through the survey period in September

2007. Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do

not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is

identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. 
Table 5. Main volunteer activity for main organization for which activities were performed and selected characteristics, 

September 2007

Characteristics in September 2007

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 ........................... 60,838 5.8 10.8 5.8 4.2 9.2 3.2 10.9 3.1 4.7 7.6 4.4 8.3 14.3 7.7

 Men ........................................ 25,724 10.0 8.0 5.5 5.4 7.2 1.8 8.8 3.6 2.7 9.3 4.1 12.4 14.3 7.0

 Women .................................... 35,114 2.7 12.9 6.0 3.4 10.7 4.2 12.4 2.8 6.2 6.3 4.7 5.4 14.3 8.2

Age

Total, 16 years and over .................. 60,838 5.8 10.8 5.8 4.2 9.2 3.2 10.9 3.1 4.7 7.6 4.4 8.3 14.3 7.7

 16 to 24 years ............................. 7,798 6.1 10.4 9.4 3.3 6.8 3.1 9.9 3.0 3.9 2.1 6.2 11.7 16.9 7.1

 16 to 19 years ........................... 4,173 6.4 9.8 9.9 3.3 8.2 3.3 10.7 1.8 4.2 1.1 6.6 12.0 15.2 7.5

 20 to 24 years ........................... 3,625 5.9 11.2 8.8 3.3 5.3 2.8 8.9 4.4 3.5 3.2 5.8 11.4 18.9 6.7

 25 years and over ........................ 53,040 5.8 10.8 5.3 4.4 9.5 3.2 11.0 3.1 4.9 8.4 4.2 7.9 13.9 7.8

 25 to 34 years ........................... 9,019 7.7 12.4 8.3 2.5 8.1 2.6 11.3 3.7 3.8 5.5 4.4 7.5 14.1 8.2

 35 to 44 years ........................... 12,902 10.1 13.8 6.8 3.1 7.2 2.6 12.7 2.7 3.9 6.4 3.5 6.9 12.8 7.5

 45 to 54 years ........................... 13,136 6.1 10.2 5.3 4.6 9.3 3.0 11.9 3.2 4.2 9.0 4.4 8.4 12.9 7.6

 55 to 64 years ........................... 9,316 1.9 9.5 3.6 5.8 9.4 3.2 10.1 3.7 5.1 12.3 4.5 8.2 14.4 8.1

 65 years and over ...................... 8,667 1.1 7.3 1.6 6.4 15.0 4.8 7.8 2.3 8.1 9.1 4.2 8.4 16.1 7.7

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

White ......................................... 52,586 6.0 10.7 5.6 4.0 9.0 3.2 11.2 3.1 4.8 8.0 4.2 8.4 14.3 7.5

Black or African American ................ 5,010 5.0 10.8 8.8 7.4 10.3 3.9 8.2 2.9 5.0 3.9 5.6 6.3 12.5 9.5

Asian ......................................... 1,887 3.2 12.3 3.4 3.3 12.0 2.0 10.6 2.3 3.9 6.4 4.9 9.6 19.0 7.2

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity ............... 4,279 6.1 12.7 5.6 4.5 9.8 2.8 10.3 2.8 5.1 3.4 4.6 6.4 18.5 7.4

Educational attainment 2

Less than a high school diploma ......... 2,394 3.7 7.6 2.6 5.0 20.8 5.4 6.0 2.6 4.2 1.5 4.0 12.2 18.5 5.9

High school graduates, no college 3 ..... 11,379 5.2 8.4 4.4 5.8 13.0 4.2 11.0 2.8 5.5 4.3 3.1 9.8 15.0 7.5

Some college or associate degree ...... 15,468 5.5 10.1 5.5 3.9 10.2 2.9 12.1 3.4 5.0 6.3 4.7 8.2 13.8 8.5

Bachelor’s degree and higher 4 .......... 23,799 6.4 12.8 5.8 4.0 6.3 2.6 10.8 3.1 4.5 12.4 4.3 6.3 12.9 7.6

Marital status

Single, never married ...................... 12,612 5.8 9.1 8.0 3.4 8.0 2.9 10.6 3.4 4.2 4.5 5.5 10.4 17.0 7.2

Married, spouse present .................. 38,876 6.3 11.9 5.5 4.5 8.9 2.9 10.8 2.9 4.5 8.8 4.1 7.8 13.1 7.8

Other marital status 5 ...................... 9,350 3.8 8.5 4.0 4.2 11.8 4.6 11.3 3.3 6.5 6.5 4.2 7.7 15.4 8.0

Presence of own children

 under 18 years 6

Men:

 No own children under 18 years old .... 16,880 5.3 7.3 5.0 5.9 7.8 2.1 8.7 3.9 3.3 9.4 4.2 13.6 15.8 7.6

 With own children under 18 years old .. 8,844 19.1 9.1 6.5 4.4 6.0 1.2 9.1 2.9 1.7 9.0 3.7 10.0 11.2 6.0

Women:

 No own children under 18 years old .... 21,616 1.8 10.3 5.0 4.1 11.6 4.7 11.7 3.0 6.7 7.0 5.2 6.0 15.2 7.7

 With own children under 18 years old .. 13,498 4.3 17.0 7.6 2.2 9.1 3.4 13.4 2.3 5.3 5.2 3.8 4.5 12.7 9.0

Employment status

Civilian labor force ......................... 43,405 7.1 10.9 6.3 4.1 8.1 2.8 11.8 3.3 3.7 8.0 4.4 8.4 13.6 7.4

 Employed .................................. 41,708 7.2 11.0 6.3 4.1 8.0 2.8 11.9 3.3 3.7 8.2 4.4 8.2 13.5 7.3

 Full time 7 ................................ 32,714 8.2 10.3 6.2 4.2 7.9 2.5 12.2 3.4 3.3 8.8 4.2 8.3 13.3 7.2

 Part time 8 ................................ 8,994 3.5 13.3 6.9 4.0 8.7 3.5 10.8 3.0 5.2 5.6 5.2 8.0 14.4 7.8

 Unemployed ............................... 1,697 5.7 9.0 7.0 2.8 9.8 4.9 10.5 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.6 11.7 13.8 8.2

Not in the labor force ...................... 17,433 2.5 10.6 4.4 4.6 11.9 4.0 8.5 2.5 7.2 6.5 4.4 8.3 16.0 8.5

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

hours during the year. See the Technical Note for more details. 2 Data refer to persons 25 years and over. 3 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent. 4 Includes persons with bachelor’s, professional, and doctoral degrees. 5 Includes divorced, separated, and widowed persons. 6 Own children include sons, daughters, stepchildren, and adopted children. Not included are

nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and other related and unrelated children.

7 Usually work 35 hours or more a week at all jobs. 8 Usually work less than 35 hours a week at all jobs.

 NOTE: Data on volunteers relate to persons who performed unpaid volunteer activities for an

organization at any point from September 1, 2006, through the survey period in September 2007. 

Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to

totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as

Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. 
Table 6. Volunteers by how they became involved with main organization for which volunteer activities were performed

and selected characteristics, September 2007

Characteristics in September 2007

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 .................................................. 60,838 100.0 40.1 44.6 1.3 14.8 27.2 1.2 12.7 2.6

 Men ............................................................... 25,724 100.0 39.9 45.1 1.3 15.8 26.5 1.3 12.3 2.7

 Women ........................................................... 35,114 100.0 40.2 44.3 1.3 14.1 27.6 1.1 13.0 2.5

Age

Total, 16 years and over ......................................... 60,838 100.0 40.1 44.6 1.3 14.8 27.2 1.2 12.7 2.6

 16 to 24 years .................................................... 7,798 100.0 40.4 42.2 .6 16.9 22.6 1.9 13.5 3.9

 16 to 19 years .................................................. 4,173 100.0 41.9 42.5 .1 16.1 24.6 1.7 12.6 3.0

 20 to 24 years .................................................. 3,625 100.0 38.8 41.8 1.3 17.9 20.3 2.2 14.5 4.8

 25 years and over ............................................... 53,040 100.0 40.0 45.0 1.4 14.5 27.8 1.1 12.6 2.4

 25 to 34 years .................................................. 9,019 100.0 39.1 44.8 2.6 15.3 25.9 1.0 13.7 2.3

 35 to 44 years .................................................. 12,902 100.0 39.9 45.9 1.3 13.6 30.0 .9 12.1 2.1

 45 to 54 years .................................................. 13,136 100.0 39.3 46.0 1.6 14.7 28.3 1.3 12.6 2.2

 55 to 64 years .................................................. 9,316 100.0 40.2 43.5 1.2 14.5 26.5 1.1 13.3 2.9

 65 years and over ............................................. 8,667 100.0 41.9 44.0 .3 14.7 27.4 1.2 11.4 2.7

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

White ................................................................ 52,586 100.0 40.0 45.1 1.3 14.9 27.6 1.1 12.5 2.4

Black or African American ....................................... 5,010 100.0 41.3 40.8 1.8 13.8 23.8 1.4 14.4 3.5

Asian ................................................................ 1,887 100.0 42.6 39.9 1.3 12.0 23.8 2.7 13.2 4.4

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity ...................................... 4,279 100.0 41.4 43.8 1.2 13.7 27.2 1.7 11.8 3.1

Educational attainment 3

Less than a high school diploma ................................ 2,394 100.0 44.5 42.0 .6 15.0 24.5 1.9 11.9 1.7

High school graduates, no college 4 ............................ 11,379 100.0 38.8 46.0 1.2 15.4 28.3 .9 12.8 2.4

Some college or associate degree ............................. 15,468 100.0 41.3 43.4 1.5 14.1 26.7 1.0 13.1 2.2

Bachelor’s degree and higher 5 ................................. 23,799 100.0 39.3 45.9 1.6 14.3 28.7 1.2 12.2 2.6

Marital status

Single, never married ............................................. 12,612 100.0 39.6 42.4 1.6 17.7 21.4 1.7 14.2 3.7

Married, spouse present ......................................... 38,876 100.0 40.4 45.5 1.2 13.6 29.5 1.0 12.0 2.2

Other marital status 6 ............................................. 9,350 100.0 39.1 44.2 1.7 15.8 25.3 1.3 13.8 2.9

Presence of own children under 18 years 7

Men:

 No own children under 18 years old .......................... 16,880 100.0 40.0 44.4 1.3 16.9 24.5 1.5 12.4 3.2

 With own children under 18 years old ......................... 8,844 100.0 39.7 46.4 1.3 13.6 30.4 1.0 12.1 1.8

Women:

 No own children under 18 years old .......................... 21,616 100.0 40.4 42.8 1.4 15.8 24.3 1.2 13.8 3.0

 With own children under 18 years old ......................... 13,498 100.0 39.8 46.7 1.3 11.5 32.9 1.0 11.8 1.7

Employment status

Civilian labor force ................................................ 43,405 100.0 39.2 45.5 1.8 15.2 27.2 1.2 12.8 2.5

 Employed ......................................................... 41,708 100.0 39.2 45.6 1.8 15.1 27.3 1.2 12.7 2.5

 Full time 8 ....................................................... 32,714 100.0 38.8 45.9 2.1 15.6 26.9 1.2 12.7 2.5

 Part time 9 ....................................................... 8,994 100.0 40.5 44.5 .9 13.3 28.8 1.3 12.5 2.5

 Unemployed ...................................................... 1,697 100.0 39.7 42.9 .7 16.2 23.7 2.0 15.2 2.2

Not in the labor force ............................................. 17,433 100.0 42.2 42.5 .2 13.9 27.1 1.1 12.5 2.8

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

hours during the year. See the Technical Note for more details. 2 Includes persons who did not specify who asked them to volunteer, not shown

separately. 3 Data refer to persons 25 years and over. 4 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent. 5 Includes persons with bachelor’s, professional, and doctoral degrees. 6 Includes divorced, separated, and widowed persons. 7 Own children include sons, daughters, stepchildren, and adopted children. Not included

are nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and other related and unrelated children. 8 Usually work 35 hours or more a week at all jobs. 9 Usually work less than 35 hours a week at all jobs.

 NOTE: Data on volunteers relate to persons who performed unpaid volunteer activities for

an organization at any point from September 1, 2006, through the survey period in September

2007. Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do

not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is

identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.