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                  VOLUNTEERING IN THE UNITED STATES, 2003


   Both the number of volunteers and the volunteer rate rose over the 
year ended in September 2003, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. 
Department of Labor reported today.  About 63.8 million people did vol-
unteer work at some point from September 2002 to September 2003, up from
59.8 million for the similar period ended in September 2002.  The volun-
teer rate grew to 28.8 percent, up from 27.4 percent.
   
   These data on volunteering were collected through a supplement to the
September 2003 Current Population Survey (CPS).  Volunteers are defined as
persons who did unpaid work (except for expenses) through or for an organ-
ization.  The CPS is a monthly survey of about 60,000 households that obtains 
information on employment and unemployment among the nation's civilian nonin-
stitutional population age 16 and over.  For more information about the vol-
unteer supplement, see the Technical Note.
   
Changes in Volunteer Rates
   
   About 25.1 percent of men and 32.2 percent of women did volunteer work
in the year ended in September 2003, increases of 1.5 and 1.2 percentage
points from 2002, respectively.  For teenagers, the volunteer rate jumped
by 2.6 percentage points to 29.5 percent.  In contrast, the volunteer rate
for the group most likely to volunteer, 35- to 44-year olds, was little
changed at 34.7 percent.  (See tables A and 1.)
   
   The volunteer rate for whites rose from 29.2 percent for the year end-
ed in September 2002 to 30.6 percent for the year ended in September 2003,
while the rates for blacks and Hispanics were little changed.  About 18.7
percent of Asians performed some sort of volunteer work through or for an
organization over the year ended in September 2003.  (Data for Asians were
not tabulated in 2002.)
   
   Among persons 25 years of age and over, the volunteer rates for those
with at least some college education or a bachelor's degree or better rose
over the year, while the rates for those whose education had not gone be-
yond high school graduation remained about the same.
   
Volunteering Among Demographic Groups
   
   Almost 64 million persons, or 28.8 percent of the civilian noninsti-
tutional population age 16 and over, volunteered through or for organiza-
tions at some point from September 2002 to September 2003.  Women volun-
teered at a higher rate than did men, a relationship that held across age 
groups, education levels, and other major characteristics.  (See table 1.)
   
   By age, 35- to 44-year olds were the most likely to volunteer, closely
followed by 45- to 54-year olds.  Their volunteer rates were 34.7 percent
and 32.7 percent, respectively.  Teenagers also had a relatively high vol-
unteer rate, 29.5 percent, perhaps reflecting an emphasis on volunteer
                                  
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Table A.  Volunteers by selected characteristics, September 2002 and 2003

(Numbers in thousands)
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                              |    September 2002r   |    September 2003
                              |----------------------|----------------------
                              |        |      |      |        |      |
                              |        | Per- |      |        | Per- |
        Characteristic        |        | cent |Median|        | cent |Median 
                              | Number |  of  |annual| Number |  of  |annual
                              |        | popu-|hours |        | popu-|hours
                              |        |lation|      |        |lation|
                              |        |      |      |        |      |
                              |        |      |      |        |      |
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             Sex              |        |      |      |        |      |        
                              |        |      |      |        |      |        
Total, both sexes.............| 59,783 | 27.4 |  52  | 63,791 | 28.8 |  52  
  Men.........................| 24,706 | 23.6 |  52  | 26,805 | 25.1 |  52  
  Women.......................| 35,076 | 31.0 |  50  | 36,987 | 32.2 |  52  
                              |        |      |      |        |      |        
             Age              |        |      |      |        |      |        
                              |        |      |      |        |      |        
Total, 16 years and over......| 59,783 | 27.4 |  52  | 63,791 | 28.8 |  52  
  16 to 24 years..............|  7,742 | 21.9 |  40  |  8,671 | 24.1 |  40  
  25 to 34 years..............|  9,574 | 24.8 |  33  | 10,337 | 26.5 |  36  
  35 to 44 years..............| 14,971 | 34.1 |  52  | 15,165 | 34.7 |  50  
  45 to 54 years..............| 12,477 | 31.3 |  52  | 13,302 | 32.7 |  52  
  55 to 64 years..............|  7,331 | 27.5 |  60  |  8,170 | 29.2 |  60  
  65 years and over...........|  7,687 | 22.7 |  96  |  8,146 | 23.7 |  88  
                              |        |      |      |        |      |     
    Race and Hispanic or      |        |      |      |        |      |     
      Latino ethnicity        |        |      |      |        |      |      
                              |        |      |      |        |      |      
White 1/......................| 52,591 | 29.2 |  52  | 55,572 | 30.6 |  52  
Black or African American 1/..|  4,896 | 19.1 |  52  |  5,145 | 20.0 |  52  
Asian 1/......................|   (2)  |  (2) |  (2) |  1,735 | 18.7 |  40  
Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity..|  4,059 | 15.5 |  40  |  4,364 | 15.7 |  40  
                              |        |      |      |        |      |      
   Educational attainment 3/  |        |      |      |        |      |       
                              |        |      |      |        |      |       
Less than a high school       |        |      |      |        |      |       
 diploma......................|  2,806 | 10.1 |  48  |  2,793 |  9.9 |  48   
High school graduate, no      |        |      |      |        |      |       
 college 4/...................| 12,542 | 21.2 |  49  | 12,882 | 21.7 |  48   
Less than a bachelor's        |        |      |      |        |      |       
 degree 5/....................| 15,066 | 32.8 |  52  | 15,966 | 34.1 |  52  
College graduates.............| 21,627 | 43.3 |  60  | 23,481 | 45.6 |  60  
                              |        |      |      |        |      |     
      Employment status       |        |      |      |        |      |     
                              |        |      |      |        |      |     
Civilian labor force..........| 42,773 | 29.3 |  48  | 45,499 | 30.9 |  48  
  Employed ...................| 40,742 | 29.5 |  48  | 43,138 | 31.2 |  48  
    Full time 6/..............| 32,210 | 28.3 |  46  | 33,599 | 29.6 |  48  
    Part time 7/..............|  8,532 | 35.4 |  52  |  9,539 | 38.4 |  52  
  Unemployed..................|  2,031 | 25.1 |  50  |  2,361 | 26.7 |  48  
Not in the labor force........| 17,010 | 23.7 |  72  | 18,293 | 24.6 |  66  
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  1/  Beginning in 2003, persons who selected this race group only; persons
who selected more than one race group are not included.  Prior to 2003, per-
sons who reported more than one race group were included in the group they 
identified as the main race.
  2/  Data for Asians were not tabulated in 2002.
  3/  Data refer to persons 25 yeas 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.
  r = revised.  Estimates for 2002 have been revised to reflect the use of
Census 2000-based population controls.  See the Technical Note for additional 
information.
  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.
                                  
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activities in schools.  Volunteer rates were lowest among persons age 65
years and over (23.7 percent) and among those in their early twenties (19.7
percent).  Within the 65 years and over group, volunteer rates decreased as
age increased.
   
   Parents with children under age 18 were more likely to volunteer than
persons with no children of that age, with volunteer rates of 37.5 percent
and 25.0 percent, respectively.  Volunteer rates were higher among married
persons (34.0 percent) than among never-married persons (22.8 percent) and
persons of other marital statuses (22.5 percent).
   
   Whites volunteered at a higher rate (30.6 percent) than did blacks (20.0
percent) and Asians (18.7 percent).  Among individuals of Hispanic or Latino 
ethnicity, 15.7 percent volunteered.
   
   Overall, 31.2 percent of all employed persons had volunteered during the
year ended in September 2003.  By comparison, the volunteer rates of persons 
who were unemployed (26.7 percent) or not in the labor force (24.6 percent) 
were lower.  Among the employed, part-time workers were more likely than full-
time workers to have participated in volunteer activities--38.4 percent and 
29.6 percent, respectively.
   
Total Annual Hours Spent Volunteering
   
   Volunteers spent a median of 52 hours on volunteer activities during the
period from September 2002 to September 2003, unchanged from the previous
survey period.  The median number of hours men and women spent volunteering
was the same (52 hours).  (See table 2.)
   
   Among the age groups, volunteers age 65 and over devoted the most time--a
median of 88 hours--to volunteer activities.  Those age 25 to 34 years spent
the least time, volunteering a median of 36 hours during the year.

Number and Type of Organizations
   
   Most volunteers were involved with one or two organizations--69.2 percent
and 19.2 percent, respectively.  Individuals with higher educational attain-
ment were more likely to volunteer for multiple organizations than were indi-
viduals with less education.  (See table 3.)
   
   The main organization--the organization for which the volunteer worked
the most hours during the year--was either religious (34.6 percent of all
volunteers) or educational/youth-service related (27.4 percent).  Another
11.8 percent of volunteers performed activities mainly for social or com-
munity service organizations, and 8.2 percent volunteered the most hours
for hospitals or other health organizations.  This distribution is largely
the same as in the prior year.  (See table 4.)

   Older volunteers were more likely to work mainly for religious organi-
zations than were their younger counterparts.  For example, 46.5 percent 
of volunteers age 65 and over performed volunteer activities mainly through 
or for a religious organization, compared with 29.1 percent of volunteers 
age 16 to 24 years.  Younger individuals were more likely to volunteer for 
educational or youth service organizations.
   
   Among volunteers with children under 18 years, 47.2 percent of mothers
and 36.1 percent of fathers volunteered mainly for an educational/youth-
service related organization, such as a school or little league.  Parents
   
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were more than twice as likely to volunteer for such organizations as per-
sons with no children of that age.  Conversely, volunteers with no children 
under 18 were about twice as likely as parents to volunteer for some other 
types of organizations, such as social or community service organizations.
   
Volunteer Activities for Main Organization
   
   The activities of volunteers varied.  Among the more commonly reported
(volunteers could report more than one activity) were fundraising or sell-
ing items to raise money (28.8 percent); coaching, refereeing, tutoring, or 
teaching (28.6 percent); collecting, preparing, distributing, or serving 
food (24.9 percent); providing information, which would include being an 
usher, greeter, or minister (22.0 percent); and engaging in general labor 
(21.8 percent).  (See table 5.)
   
   Some demographic groups were more likely to engage in certain activities
than were others.  For example, parents of children under 18 were much more
likely to coach, referee, tutor, or teach than were persons with no children 
of that age.  College graduates were more than four times as likely as those 
with less than a high school diploma to provide professional or management 
assistance.
   
   The volunteer activity categories were redesigned for 2003 to be more
consistent conceptually and to provide better information about the types
of volunteer activities performed.  The redesign eliminated a "catch-all"
category used in 2002 that received over two-fifths of all responses to 
the question on the type of volunteer activities performed.  As a result 
of the redesign, the 2003 data on volunteer activities performed are not
comparable with the data for 2002.
   
How Volunteers Became Involved with Main Organization
   
   Two in five volunteers became involved with the main organization for
which they did volunteer work on their own initiative; that is, they ap-
proached the organization.  Almost 44 percent were asked to become a vol-
unteer, most often by someone in the organization.  (See table 6.)
   
Reasons for Not Volunteering
   
   Among those who had volunteered at some point in the past, the most
common reason given for not volunteering in the year ended September 2003
was lack of time (44.7 percent), followed by health or medical problems
(14.7 percent) and family responsibilities or childcare problems (9.5
percent).  Lack of time was the most common reason for all groups except
those age 65 and over and for those with less than a high school diploma, 
or who were not in the labor force--both of which contained a relatively 
high proportion of older persons.  For each of these three groups, health 
or medical problems was the primary reason for not volunteering.

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 |                  Changes in Volunteer Estimates                  |
 |                                                                  |
 |   Estimates shown in this release for the years ended September  |
 | 2002 and September 2003 are based on Census 2000 population      |
 | controls.  For this reason, the estimates for the year ended     |
 | September 2002 appearing in this release may differ from those   |
 | published earlier, which were based on population controls de-   |
 | rived from the 1990 census.  For further information on these    |
 | changes, see the Technical Note.                                 |
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Technical Note

   The data in this release were collected through a supplement to the
September 2003 Current Population Survey (CPS).  The CPS--a monthly sur-
vey of about 60,000 households conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for 
the Bureau of Labor Statistics--focuses on obtaining information on em-
ployment and unemployment among the nation's civilian noninstitutional 
population age 16 and over.  The purpose of this supplement to the CPS 
was to obtain information on the incidence of volunteering and the char-
acteristics of volunteers in the United States.
   
   The 2002 data in this release have been revised to reflect Census 2000-
based population controls, and thus may differ from previously published
estimates which were based on population controls that were derived from
the 1990 census.  Sample results from the CPS are weighted up to indepen-
dent estimates of the population by sex, age, race, and Hispanic or Latino/
non-Hispanic ethnicity.  The weights, or population controls, are developed 
using counts of the civilian noninstitutional population derived from the 
decennial census and are updated using information from administrative 
records.
   
   Information in this release will be made available to sensory-impaired
individuals upon request.  Voice phone: 202-691-5200; TDD message referral
phone number:  1-800-877-8339.
   
Reliability of the estimates
   
   Statistics based on the CPS are subject to both sampling and nonsampling
error.  When a sample, rather than the entire population, is surveyed, there 
is a chance that the sample estimates may differ from the "true" population 
values they represent.  The exact difference, or sampling error, varies de-
pending on the particular sample selected, and this variability is measured 
by the standard error of the estimate.  There is about a 90-percent chance, 
or level of confidence, that an estimate based on a sample will differ by no 
more than 1.6 standard errors from the "true" population value because of  
sampling error.  BLS analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level 
of confidence.
   
   The CPS data also are affected by nonsampling error.  Nonsampling error
can occur for many reasons, including the failure to sample a segment of
the population, inability to obtain information for all respondents in the
sample, inability or unwillingness of respondents to provide correct infor-
mation, and errors made in the collection or processing of the data.
   
   For a full discussion of the reliability of data from the CPS and for
information on estimating standard errors, see the "Explanatory Notes and
Estimates of Error" section of Employment and Earnings.
   
Volunteer questions and concepts
   
   In the September 2003 supplement, questions on volunteer activities were
asked of all households.  Efforts were made to have household members answer 
the volunteer questions for themselves.  (Generally, one member of the house-
hold answers all the questions in the CPS.)  Self response was considered 
important for the volunteer supplement because research indicated that self 
respondents could more easily answer questions on the characteristics of the 
volunteer activity.  About three-quarters of the responses were self reports.
   
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   The survey was introduced as follows:  "This month, we are interested 
in volunteer activities, that is, activities for which people are not paid, 
except perhaps expenses.  We only want you to include volunteer activities 
that you did through or for an organization, even if you only did them once 
in a while."
        
   Following this introduction, respondents were asked the first supplement
question:  "Since September 1st of last year, have you done any volunteer
activities through or for an organization?"
        
   If respondents did not answer "yes" to the first question, they were asked
the following question:  "Sometimes people don't think of activities they do 
infrequently or activities they do for children's schools or youth organiza-
tions as volunteer activities.  Since September 1st of last year, have you 
done any of these types of volunteer activities?"
   
   Respondents were considered volunteers if they answered "yes" to either 
of these questions.
   
   Respondents thus classified as volunteers were asked further questions
about the number and type of organizations for which they volunteered, to-
tal hours spent volunteering, how they became involved with the main organ-
ization for which they volunteered, and the type of activities they performed 
for the main organization.  
   
   In a redesigned question, non-volunteers were asked if they had ever
volunteered.  If they responded "yes," they were asked for the reason that
they had not volunteered during the previous year.
   
   The volunteer activity categories also were redesigned for 2003 to be
more consistent conceptually and to provide better information about the
types of volunteer activities performed.  This redesign eliminated a "catch-
all" category used in 2002 that received over two-fifths of all responses
to the question on the type of volunteer activities performed.

   The reference period for the questions on volunteering was about 1 year,
from September 1, 2002, through the survey week in September 2003.  The re-
ference period for other characteristics, such as labor force status, edu-
cational attainment, and marital status, refer to the survey reference week 
in September 2003.  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, 2002, through the survey period in September 2003.
The count of volunteers only includes persons who volunteered through or
for an organization; the figures do not include persons who volunteered in
a more informal manner.  For example, a woman who teaches acting to children 
through a local theater would be considered a volunteer.  A woman who, on her 
own, organizes softball games for the children in her neighborhood would not 
be counted as a volunteer for the purpose of this survey.
   
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   Organizations are associations, societies, or groups of people who share
a common interest.  Examples include churches, youth groups, and civic or-
ganizations.  For the purpose of this study, organizations are classified 
into eight major categories, including religious, youth, and social or com-
munity service organizations.  (See table 4.)
   
   The main organization is the organization for which the volunteer worked
the most hours during the year.  If a respondent volunteered for only one
organization, it was considered the main organization, even if exact hours
were not obtained.
   
   In order to identify the type of main organization, respondents had to
provide information about the organization and, for those who volunteered
for more than one organization, annual hours worked for each.  Some res-
pondents did not provide the information necessary to determine the type
of main organization.  For these respondents, the follow-up questions on
activities and how they became involved with the main organization asked
them to report on the organization for which they think they spent the 
most time volunteering.

 
 
 

 Table 1.  Volunteers by selected characteristics, September 2003
 
 (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
                                         Total, both sexes                  Men                        Women           
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
 Characteristics in September 2003   Civilian     Volunteers     Civilian     Volunteers     Civilian     Volunteers   
                                     noninsti-                   noninsti-                   noninsti-                  
                                     tutional          Percent   tutional           Percent  tutional          Percent 
                                     popula-   Number    of      popula-   Number     of     popula-   Number    of   
                                       tion            popula-     tion             popula-    tion            popula-  
                                                        tion                         tion                        tion    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                Age                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                       
 Total, 16 years and over..........  221,779   63,791    28.8    106,744   26,805    25.1    115,035   36,987    32.2  
   16 to 24 years..................   35,979    8,671    24.1     18,079    3,782    20.9     17,900    4,888    27.3  
      16 to 19 years...............   16,131    4,758    29.5      8,176    2,098    25.7      7,955    2,661    33.4  
      20 to 24 years...............   19,848    3,912    19.7      9,903    1,685    17.0      9,945    2,228    22.4  
   25 years and over...............  185,800   55,121    29.7     88,665   23,022    26.0     97,135   32,098    33.0  
      25 to 34 years...............   39,072   10,337    26.5     19,375    3,976    20.5     19,697    6,360    32.3  
      35 to 44 years...............   43,691   15,165    34.7     21,440    6,308    29.4     22,251    8,857    39.8  
      45 to 54 years...............   40,692   13,302    32.7     19,863    5,829    29.3     20,828    7,474    35.9  
      55 to 64 years...............   28,003    8,170    29.2     13,437    3,569    26.6     14,566    4,602    31.6  
      65 years and over............   34,342    8,146    23.7     14,550    3,341    23.0     19,792    4,806    24.3  
                                                                                                                       
    Race and Hispanic or                                                                                               
      Latino ethnicity                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                       
 White.............................  181,696   55,572    30.6     88,462   23,507    26.6     93,234   32,065    34.4  
 Black or African American.........   25,784    5,145    20.0     11,501    1,975    17.2     14,283    3,170    22.2  
 Asian.............................    9,278    1,735    18.7      4,362      774    17.7      4,916      961    19.5  
 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity......   27,808    4,364    15.7     14,233    1,702    12.0     13,575    2,662    19.6  
                                                                                                                       
     Educational attainment(1)                                                                                         
                                                                                                                       
 Less than a high school diploma...   28,243    2,793     9.9     13,659    1,141     8.4     14,584    1,652    11.3  
 High school graduate, no                                                                                              
   college(2)......................   59,241   12,882    21.7     27,666    4,985    18.0     31,575    7,896    25.0  
 Less than a bachelor's degree(3)..   46,786   15,966    34.1     21,341    6,146    28.8     25,444    9,819    38.6  
 College graduates.................   51,530   23,481    45.6     25,999   10,750    41.3     25,531   12,731    49.9  
                                                                                                                       
           Marital status                                                                                              
                                                                                                                       
 Single, never married.............   60,017   13,670    22.8     31,962    5,953    18.6     28,055    7,718    27.5  
 Married, spouse present...........  118,986   40,486    34.0     59,925   18,155    30.3     59,061   22,331    37.8  
 Other marital status(4)...........   42,775    9,635    22.5     14,856    2,697    18.2     27,919    6,938    24.9  
                                                                                                                       
      Presence of own children                                                                                         
         under 18 years(5)                                                                                             
                                                                                                                       
 Without own children under 18.....  155,359   38,907    25.0     77,121   16,969    22.0     78,238   21,938    28.0  
 With own children under 18........   66,420   24,884    37.5     29,623    9,836    33.2     36,797   15,049    40.9  
                                                                                                                       
         Employment status                                                                                             
                                                                                                                       
 Civilian labor force..............  147,322   45,499    30.9     78,854   21,231    26.9     68,468   24,268    35.4  
   Employed........................  138,477   43,138    31.2     74,155   20,247    27.3     64,322   22,890    35.6  
     Full time(6)..................  113,636   33,599    29.6     65,952   17,741    26.9     47,684   15,857    33.3  
     Part time(7)..................   24,841    9,539    38.4      8,203    2,506    30.5     16,638    7,033    42.3  
   Unemployed......................    8,844    2,361    26.7      4,699      983    20.9      4,146    1,378    33.2  
 Not in the labor force............   74,457   18,293    24.6     27,890    5,574    20.0     46,567   12,719    27.3  

   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, 2002, through the survey period in September 2003.  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 2003
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                Percent distribution of total annual hours spent volunteering         
                                                                    at all organizations                              
                                       Total                                                                          
                                    volunteers                                                                 Median 
 Characteristics in September 2003  (thousands)                                                         Not    annual 
                                                         1 to 14 15 to 49 50 to 99  100 to     500    report- hours(1)
                                                 Total    hour(s)  hours    hours     499     hours    ing            
                                                                                     hours   and over  annual          
                                                                                                       hours          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                Sex                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                      
 Total, both sexes.................   63,791     100.0     20.9     24.6     14.9     28.1      5.6      5.8     52   
   Men.............................   26,805     100.0     20.5     24.7     14.4     28.2      6.0      6.2     52   
   Women...........................   36,987     100.0     21.2     24.5     15.2     28.1      5.4      5.6     52   
                                                                                                                      
                Age                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                      
 Total, 16 years and over..........   63,791     100.0     20.9     24.6     14.9     28.1      5.6      5.8     52   
   16 to 24 years..................    8,671     100.0     22.8     27.2     14.7     23.6      4.3      7.4     40   
      16 to 19 years...............    4,758     100.0     22.8     28.6     15.2     22.5      3.8      7.1     40   
      20 to 24 years...............    3,912     100.0     22.9     25.5     14.2     25.0      4.8      7.6     45   
   25 years and over...............   55,121     100.0     20.6     24.2     14.9     28.8      5.8      5.6     52   
      25 to 34 years...............   10,337     100.0     27.1     26.8     14.3     22.4      3.9      5.5     36   
      35 to 44 years...............   15,165     100.0     21.4     25.9     15.3     28.1      4.9      4.5     50   
      45 to 54 years...............   13,302     100.0     20.2     23.7     15.2     29.3      5.8      5.9     52   
      55 to 64 years...............    8,170     100.0     18.3     23.2     14.8     31.0      6.9      5.7     60   
      65 years and over............    8,146     100.0     14.1     19.5     14.7     35.5      9.1      7.2     88   
                                                                                                                      
    Race and Hispanic or                                                                                              
      Latino ethnicity                                                                                                
                                                                                                                      
 White.............................   55,572     100.0     20.7     24.9     14.9     28.4      5.5      5.5     52   
 Black or African American.........    5,145     100.0     20.9     20.8     14.6     27.7      6.6      9.4     52   
 Asian.............................    1,735     100.0     26.4     25.3     14.5     25.5      3.3      5.0     40   
 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity......    4,364     100.0     23.8     25.8     14.2     24.0      4.9      7.4     40   
                                                                                                                      
     Educational attainment(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                      
 Less than a high school diploma...    2,793     100.0     24.8     21.5     13.4     24.8      5.5      9.9     48   
 High school graduate, no                                                                                             
   college(3)......................   12,882     100.0     23.6     24.4     13.9     26.4      5.6      6.1     48   
 Less than a bachelor's degree(4)..   15,966     100.0     21.1     23.8     14.4     28.8      6.1      5.9     52   
 College graduates.................   23,481     100.0     18.3     24.6     16.0     30.7      5.9      4.6     60   
                                                                                                                      
           Marital status                                                                                             
                                                                                                                      
 Single, never married.............   13,670     100.0     23.0     26.5     14.6     23.7      4.8      7.4     42   
 Married, spouse present...........   40,486     100.0     20.0     24.2     15.2     29.6      5.6      5.3     52   
 Other marital status(5)...........    9,635     100.0     21.9     23.3     13.7     28.1      7.0      6.0     52   
                                                                                                                      
      Presence of own children                                                                                        
          under 18 years(6)                                                                                           
                                                                                                                      
 Men:                                                                                                                 
   No own children under 18 years                                                                                     
     old...........................   16,969     100.0     20.4     24.3     14.5     27.4      6.5      6.9     52   
   With own children under 18 years                                                                                   
     old...........................    9,836     100.0     20.8     25.4     14.3     29.5      5.1      5.0     52   
 Women:                                                                                                               
   No own children under 18 years                                                                                     
     old...........................   21,938     100.0     20.3     23.9     14.7     29.0      5.9      6.2     52   
   With own children under 18 years                                                                                   
     old...........................   15,049     100.0     22.5     25.4     16.0     26.8      4.6      4.7     48   
                                                                                                                      
         Employment status                                                                                            
                                                                                                                      
 Civilian labor force..............   45,499     100.0     22.5     25.6     14.9     26.9      4.8      5.3     48   
   Employed........................   43,138     100.0     22.5     25.6     14.9     26.9      4.7      5.4     48   
     Full time(7)..................   33,599     100.0     22.8     26.2     14.7     26.5      4.4      5.4     48   
     Part time(8)..................    9,539     100.0     21.4     23.6     15.5     28.4      5.8      5.3     52   
   Unemployed......................    2,361     100.0     22.2     26.0     14.4     26.8      6.6      3.9     48   
 Not in the labor force............   18,293     100.0     17.1     22.0     14.9     31.1      7.7      7.2     66   

   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, 2002, through the survey period in September 2003.  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 2003
                                                                                               
                                                                                               
                                                     Percent distribution of the number of     
                                                 organizations for which volunteer activities  
                                                                were performed                 
                                       Total                                                   
 Characteristics in September 2003  volunteers                                                 
                                    (thousands)                                          Not    
                                                                               Five   reporting 
                                               Total  One   Two    Thre  Four   or    number of 
                                                                               more    organi-      
                                                                                       zations     
                                                                                                                                                                                              
                Sex                                                                            
                                                                                               
 Total, both sexes.................   63,791   100.0  69.2  19.2   7.4   2.4   1.6       0.3   
   Men.............................   26,805   100.0  71.2  17.9   6.9   2.1   1.7        .3   
   Women...........................   36,987   100.0  67.8  20.1   7.7   2.6   1.6        .2   
                                                                                               
                Age                                                                            
                                                                                               
 Total, 16 years and over..........   63,791   100.0  69.2  19.2   7.4   2.4   1.6        .3   
   16 to 24 years..................    8,671   100.0  75.7  15.9   5.3   1.7   1.1        .3   
      16 to 19 years...............    4,758   100.0  74.0  16.5   5.7   2.3   1.1        .4   
      20 to 24 years...............    3,912   100.0  77.8  15.3   4.8    .9   1.0        .2   
   25 years and over...............   55,121   100.0  68.2  19.7   7.7   2.5   1.7        .3   
      25 to 34 years...............   10,337   100.0  73.2  18.4   6.1   1.4    .7        .2   
      35 to 44 years...............   15,165   100.0  64.9  21.6   8.4   2.9   2.0        .2   
      45 to 54 years...............   13,302   100.0  66.8  20.4   8.0   2.7   1.8        .4   
      55 to 64 years...............    8,170   100.0  68.3  18.1   8.4   3.0   2.1        .2   
      65 years and over............    8,146   100.0  70.3  18.2   7.3   2.1   1.8        .2   
                                                                                               
    Race and Hispanic or                                                                       
      Latino ethnicity                                                                         
                                                                                               
 White.............................   55,572   100.0  68.0  19.7   7.9   2.5   1.7        .3   
 Black or African American.........    5,145   100.0  80.5  13.5   3.4   1.3   1.1        .3   
 Asian.............................    1,735   100.0  75.7  19.8   3.2    .3   1.0       -     
 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity......    4,364   100.0  81.1  12.4   4.7   1.0    .6        .2   
                                                                                               
     Educational attainment(1)                                                                 
                                                                                               
 Less than a high school diploma...    2,793   100.0  87.2   9.5   2.1    .5    .5        .3   
 High school graduate, no                                                                      
   college(2)......................   12,882   100.0  78.0  15.4   4.5   1.1    .7        .2   
 Less than a bachelor's degree(3)..   15,966   100.0  69.9  19.4   7.2   2.0   1.4        .2   
 College graduates.................   23,481   100.0  59.5  23.4  10.4   3.7   2.6        .3   
                                                                                               
           Marital status                                                                      
                                                                                               
 Single, never married.............   13,670   100.0  73.8  17.0   6.1   1.7   1.1        .3   
 Married, spouse present...........   40,486   100.0  67.2  20.2   8.1   2.4   1.8        .2   
 Other marital status(4)...........    9,635   100.0  71.2  17.9   6.0   3.0   1.6        .3   
                                                                                               
      Presence of own children                                                                 
          under 18 years(5)                                                                    
                                                                                               
 Men:                                                                                          
   No own children under 18 years                                                              
     old...........................   16,969   100.0  73.3  16.6   6.3   1.9   1.7       0.3   
   With own children under 18 years                                                            
     old...........................    9,836   100.0  67.7  20.2   7.8   2.4   1.6        .3   
 Women:                                                                                        
   No own children under 18 years                                                              
     old...........................   21,938   100.0  70.2  18.7   7.2   2.2   1.5        .3   
   With own children under 18 years                                                            
     old...........................   15,049   100.0  64.4  22.1   8.6   3.1   1.7        .2   
                                                                                              
         Employment status                                                                     
                                                                                               
 Civilian labor force..............   45,499   100.0  68.7  19.4   7.5   2.4   1.7        .3   
   Employed........................   43,138   100.0  68.4  19.6   7.5   2.4   1.7        .3   
     Full time(6)..................   33,599   100.0  69.0  19.4   7.2   2.3   1.7        .3   
     Part time(7)..................    9,539   100.0  66.3  20.1   8.7   2.8   1.8        .2   
   Unemployed......................    2,361   100.0  73.7  16.9   6.4   2.0   1.1         -   
 Not in the labor force............   18,293   100.0  70.6  18.5   7.1   2.2   1.4        .2   

   1 Data refer to persons 25 years and over.
   2 Includes high school diploma or equivalent.
   3 Includes the categories, some college, no degree; and associate degree.
   4 Includes divorced, separated, and widowed persons.
   5 Own children include sons, daughters, stepchildren, and adopted children.  Not included
 are nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and other related and unrelated children.
   6 Usually work 35 hours or more a week at all jobs.
   7 Usually work less than 35 hours a week at all jobs.
   NOTE:  Data on volunteers relate to persons who performed unpaid volunteer activities for
 an organization at any point from September 1, 2002, through the survey period in September
 2003.  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 2003
                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                  
                                           Percent distribution of volunteers by type of main organization(1)     
                                                                                                                  
                             Total                                                                                
                             volun-           Civic,  Educa- Envi-   Hos-                                          
    Characteristics in       teers            polit-  tional  ron-  pital  Pub-        Social  Sport,             
      September 2003        (thou-             ical     or   mental   or   lic  Reli-    or    hobby,          Not 
                             sands)  Total   profes-  youth    or   other safe- gious  commu-  cul-    Other  deter-
                                             sional,   ser-  animal health  ty          nity   tural,         mined
                                            or inter-  vice   care                     service or arts             
                                            national                                                              
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
            Sex                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                  
 Total, both sexes........   63,791  100.0     6.4     27.4    1.7   8.2   1.2   34.6   11.8     4.1    3.1    1.5
   Men....................   26,805  100.0     8.1     24.7    1.9   6.3   2.1   33.9   12.6     5.5    3.4    1.5
   Women..................   36,987  100.0     5.2     29.3    1.5   9.6    .5   35.1   11.2     3.2    3.0    1.5
                                                                                                                  
            Age                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                  
 Total, 16 years and over.   63,791  100.0     6.4     27.4    1.7   8.2   1.2   34.6   11.8     4.1    3.1    1.5
   16 to 24 years.........    8,671  100.0     4.6     31.9    2.4   8.6   1.3   29.1   13.4     4.0    3.0    1.7
      16 to 19 years......    4,758  100.0     4.0     35.5    2.0   6.5   1.2   29.8   13.0     3.7    2.6    1.7
      20 to 24 years......    3,912  100.0     5.4     27.5    2.9  11.2   1.5   28.3   13.8     4.3    3.5    1.8
   25 years and over......   55,121  100.0     6.7     26.7    1.6   8.1   1.2   35.4   11.5     4.2    3.2    1.5
      25 to 34 years......   10,337  100.0     5.3     35.1    1.7   8.4   1.6   29.7   10.7     3.3    2.8    1.4
      35 to 44 years......   15,165  100.0     5.3     38.5    1.3   5.8   1.2   31.5    8.8     3.9    2.4    1.3
      45 to 54 years......   13,302  100.0     6.3     27.2    2.1   8.0   1.2   35.3   10.6     4.5    3.2    1.5
      55 to 64 years......    8,170  100.0     9.8     13.5    1.8   9.4   1.0   39.1   14.5     4.7    4.4    1.8
      65 years and over...    8,146  100.0     8.4      6.4     .8  10.9    .7   46.5   16.3     4.5    3.8    1.6
                                                                                                                  
   Race and Hispanic or                                                                                           
     Latino ethnicity                                                                                             
                                                                                                                  
 White....................   55,572  100.0     6.5     27.3    1.7   8.4   1.3   33.7   11.9     4.3    3.3    1.5
 Black or African American    5,145  100.0     5.0     27.4     .4   5.9    .5   44.7   10.5     1.7    1.8    2.1
 Asian....................    1,735  100.0     5.6     25.7    2.0   8.7    .4   38.0   10.5     5.2    3.5     .4
 Hispanic or Latino                                                                                               
 ethnicity................    4,364  100.0     5.8     38.5     .7   5.5    .6   32.4    9.6     1.9    3.5    1.7
                                                                                                                  
 Educational attainment(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                  
 Less than a high school                                                                                          
   diploma................    2,793  100.0     6.0     22.2    1.0   5.1   1.3   45.7   12.0     2.1    3.0    1.6
 High school graduate, no                                                                                         
   college(3).............   12,882  100.0     6.0     25.7    1.2   7.8   1.6   39.1   11.7     3.0    2.7    1.2
 Less than a bachelor's                                                                                           
   degree(4)..............   15,966  100.0     6.0     27.3    1.4   8.5   1.6   35.5   10.9     4.1    3.4    1.3
 College graduates........   23,481  100.0     7.6     27.3    2.0   8.4    .6   32.2   11.9     5.0    3.3    1.8
                                                                                                                  
      Marital status                                                                                              
                                                                                                                  
 Single, never married....   13,670  100.0     6.1     29.3    2.6   9.7   1.3   26.6   13.8     4.7    3.7    2.0
 Married, spouse present..   40,486  100.0     6.4     28.1    1.3   7.1   1.2   37.7   10.3     3.8    2.7    1.4
 Other marital status(5)..    9,635  100.0     6.9     21.7    2.0  10.5    .9   32.7   15.2     4.5    4.2    1.2
                                                                                                                  
 Presence of own children                                                                                         
     under 18 years(6)                                                                                            
                                                                                                                  
 Men:                                                                                                             
   No own children under                                                                                          
     18 years old.........   16,969  100.0     9.6     18.2    2.3   7.4   2.0   34.3   15.0     5.3    4.2    1.7
   With own children under                                                                                        
     18 years old.........    9,836  100.0     5.6     36.1    1.1   4.2   2.3   33.2    8.4     5.8    2.1    1.3
 Women:                                                                                                           
   No own children under                                                                                          
     18 years old.........   21,938  100.0     6.4     17.0    2.2  12.8    .6   37.5   14.5     4.0    3.4    1.7
   With own children under                                                                                        
     18 years old.........   15,049  100.0     3.4     47.2     .6   4.8    .4   31.6    6.5     2.0    2.3    1.2
                                                                                                                  
     Employment status                                                                                            
                                                                                                                  
 Civilian labor force.....   45,499  100.0     6.5     29.1    1.8   8.1   1.4   33.1   11.2     4.4    3.0    1.5
   Employed...............   43,138  100.0     6.6     28.8    1.8   8.1   1.4   33.2   11.2     4.4    3.0    1.5
     Full time(7).........   33,599  100.0     6.9     28.0    1.7   8.4   1.6   32.8   11.4     4.6    3.0    1.6
     Part time(8).........    9,539  100.0     5.4     31.7    1.9   7.2    .8   34.5   10.7     3.8    2.8    1.2
   Unemployed.............    2,361  100.0     5.3     34.2    3.1   7.8    .5   31.2   10.6     3.4    3.0     .9
 Not in the labor force...   18,293  100.0     6.1     23.2    1.3   8.4    .7   38.2   13.3     3.5    3.6    1.7

   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 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, 2002, through the survey period in September 2003.  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.  Volunteer activities for main organization for which activities were performed and selected characteristics,           
 September 2003
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                Percent distribution of volunteer activities for main organization(1)            
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                         Col-                                                                  
                                                         lect,                                 Provide   Engage                   
                                                  Col-   make,          Provide                profes-     in                     
                           Total   Coach, Provide lect,    or   Fund-   coun-           Pro-   sional    music,                Not 
    Characteristics in     volun-  ref-  informa- pre-   dis-   raise   seling,  Supply vide   or man-   per-    Eng-        report-
      September 2003       teers   eree,  tion;   pare, tribute   or    medical  trans- gen-   agement   form-   gage          ing 
                          (thou-   tutor, be an   dis-   cloth-  sell   care,    porta- eral   assis-    ance     in   Oth-   type 
                           sands)    or   usher,  tri-,    ing,  items   fire/    tion  office  tance     or     gen-   er     of  
                                   teach greeter, bute,  crafts   to     EMS or   for   ser-   including other   eral         activ-
                                            or     or      or    raise  protec-  people vices  serving   artis-  labor         ity  
                                         minister serve  goods,  money    tive                  on a       tic                    
                                                  food    other         services               board or  activ-              
                                                          than                                committee  ities                         
                                                          food                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
           Sex                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                 
 Total, both sexes.......  63,791   28.6    22.0    24.9   15.1   28.8     8.4    12.6   13.1    19.1     12.1   21.8  16.0    1.7
   Men...................  26,805   30.9    22.5    19.2   10.1   25.6     9.6    13.3    9.8    21.6     10.4   26.9  15.1    1.9
   Women.................  36,987   26.9    21.7    28.9   18.8   31.2     7.5    12.1   15.4    17.3     13.2   18.1  16.7    1.6
                                                                                                                                 
           Age                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                 
 Total, 16 years and over  63,791   28.6    22.0    24.9   15.1   28.8     8.4    12.6   13.1    19.1     12.1   21.8  16.0    1.7
   16 to 24 years........   8,671   33.4    19.0    22.1   15.3   24.3     7.9     8.3   10.6     8.2     17.9   26.4  16.9    2.5
      16 to 19 years.....   4,758   32.5    17.5    22.5   15.5   24.5     5.3     6.8   10.0     6.2     19.0   29.8  17.4    2.0
      20 to 24 years.....   3,912   34.6    20.9    21.7   15.2   24.0    11.1    10.1   11.3    10.8     16.7   22.2  16.4    3.2
   25 years and over.....  55,121   27.8    22.5    25.3   15.1   29.6     8.5    13.3   13.4    20.8     11.1   21.0  15.9    1.6
      25 to 34 years.....  10,337   34.1    20.3    23.0   14.4   29.3     9.2    11.8   11.6    14.1     13.2   21.9  15.4    1.8
      35 to 44 years.....  15,165   35.5    19.4    24.7   14.9   32.4     7.3    15.2   12.8    19.2     11.7   21.9  15.2    1.6
      45 to 54 years.....  13,302   28.0    24.1    24.7   14.4   32.5     9.5    14.2   13.6    23.0     11.0   22.2  15.4    1.8
      55 to 64 years.....   8,170   20.6    25.4    26.6   15.2   27.4     9.8    12.4   15.3    28.2      9.3   21.3  16.7    1.5
      65 years and over..   8,146   12.5    25.7    28.9   17.5   22.0     6.9    11.1   15.0    21.5      9.6   16.3  17.8    1.2
                                                                                                                                 
   Race and Hispanic or                                                                                                          
    Latino ethnicity                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                 
 White...................  55,572   28.5    21.7    24.7   15.2   29.5     8.1    12.6   12.9    19.8     11.7   22.2  16.2    1.6
 Black or African                                                                                                                
   American..............   5,145   30.8    27.5    26.7   16.0   23.8    11.0    14.1   14.6    14.8     15.0   17.6  12.5    3.3
 Asian...................   1,735   24.8    17.3    22.4   10.5   23.6     8.1     8.9   13.2    13.7     10.5   17.7  21.3    1.1
 Hispanic or Latino                                                                                                              
   ethnicity.............   4,364   28.3    16.7    25.4   14.1   25.3     5.8    10.7   10.6     8.4      9.5   18.6  17.4    2.2
                                                                                                                                 
       Educational                                                                                                               
      attainment(2)                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                 
 Less than a high school                                                                                                         
   diploma...............   2,793   16.6    16.6    29.1   12.9   22.0     3.8    10.2    7.1     6.5      8.7   23.6  19.1    1.9
 High school graduate, no                                                                                                        
   college(3)............  12,882   23.0    20.4    29.4   15.4   28.6     7.0    13.2   12.1    14.4      9.4   21.6  16.2    1.3
 Less than a bachelor's                                                                                                          
   degree(4).............  15,966   27.8    22.9    26.1   16.5   29.9     8.8    14.9   14.1    18.5     11.8   23.1  17.0    1.6
 College graduates.......  23,481   31.8    24.1    22.0   14.3   30.8     9.6    12.6   14.5    27.7     11.9   19.0  14.6    1.8
                                                                                                                                 
      Marital status                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                 
 Single, never married...  13,670   29.5    19.4    21.2   13.6   24.9     8.6     8.4   11.8    11.4     15.3   23.6  16.9    2.5
 Married, spouse present.  40,486   30.0    22.9    25.4   15.4   30.8     8.6    14.2   13.4    22.5     11.3   22.0  15.0    1.5
 Other marital status(5).   9,635   21.3    22.3    27.6   16.1   26.3     7.4    11.7   13.6    15.9     10.7   18.4  19.0    1.4
                                                                                                                                 
 Presence of own children                                                                                                        
     under 18 years(6)                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                 
 Men:                                                                                                                            
   No own children under                                                                                                         
     18 years old........  16,969   24.0    23.2    19.6   10.4   24.3     9.6    11.4   10.3    21.7     10.8   27.1  16.7    2.0
   With own children                                                                                                             
     under 18 years old..   9,836   42.9    21.4    18.5    9.7   28.0     9.6    16.7    9.0    21.6      9.8   26.4  12.3    1.7
 Women:                                                                                                                          
   No own children under                                                                                                         
     18 years old........  21,938   22.0    23.7    28.2   18.0   27.1     8.5     9.6   15.5    17.8     12.9   17.8  16.7    1.7
   With own children                                                                                                             
     under 18 years old..  15,049   34.1    18.8    30.1   19.8   37.2     6.1    15.7   15.2    16.6     13.8   18.5  16.8    1.5
                                                                                                                                 
    Employment status                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                 
 Civilian labor force....  45,499   31.0    22.4    23.7   14.2   30.3     9.1    13.2   12.4    20.3     12.1   22.5  15.3    1.6
   Employed..............  43,138   31.0    22.5    23.5   14.1   30.7     9.2    13.4   12.3    20.7     12.0   22.5  15.2    1.7
     Full time(7)........  33,599   30.6    22.6    22.8   13.4   31.2     9.4    13.3   11.7    21.9     11.1   22.7  14.9    1.7
     Part time(8)........   9,539   32.3    22.5    25.8   16.6   29.0     8.6    13.6   14.7    16.8     15.2   21.9  16.2    1.5
   Unemployed............   2,361   31.4    20.5    26.2   15.1   23.1     7.0    10.6   13.3    12.6     13.8   22.9  16.9    1.4
 Not in the labor force..  18,293   22.5    21.0    27.8   17.6   25.2     6.7    11.0   14.7    16.2     12.0   19.8  17.9    1.9

   1 Main organization is defined as the organization for which the volunteer worked the most hours during the year.  See the
 Technical Note for more details.
   2 Data refer to persons 25 years and over.
   3 Includes high school diploma or equivalent.
   4 Includes the categories, some college, no degree; and associate degree.
   5 Includes divorced, separated, and widowed persons.
   6 Own children include sons, daughters, stepchildren, and adopted children.  Not included are nieces, nephews, grandchildren,
 and other related and unrelated children.
   7 Usually work 35 hours or more a week at all jobs.
   8 Usually work less than 35 hours a week at all jobs.
   NOTE:  Data on volunteers relate to persons who performed unpaid volunteer activities for an organization at any point from
 September 1, 2002, through the survey period in September 2003.  Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African
 American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races.  In addition, persons whose ethnicity is
 identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race.  Detail will
 sum to greater than 100 percent because respondents could choose more than one activity.

 
 
 
 
 Table 6.  Volunteers by how they became involved with main organization for which volunteer activities were
 performed and selected characteristics, September 2003
                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                 
                                              Percent distribution of how volunteers became involved with main   
                                                                      organization(1)                            
                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                 
                                  Total                                 Was asked by:                            
        Characteristics in        volun-                                                                     Not  
          September 2003          teers         Approach-                                                  report-
                                 (thou-           ed the                  Rela-    Someone    Some-        ing how
                                  sands)  Total  organi-         Boss or  tive,    in the      one Other   became
                                                 zation   To-    employ- friend,   organi-    else           in-
                                                          tal(2)   er       or     zation/                 volved  
                                                                         co-work-  school                        
                                                                            er                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
              Sex                                                                                                
                                                                                                                 
 Total, both sexes.............   63,791  100.0    40.7    43.6    1.2     14.4     26.8       1.0   13.4    2.3 
   Men.........................   26,805  100.0    40.6    44.3    1.2     15.9     26.0       1.1   12.8    2.3 
   Women.......................   36,987  100.0    40.9    43.0    1.1     13.3     27.4       1.0   13.8    2.3 
                                                                                                                 
              Age                                                                                                
                                                                                                                 
 Total, 16 years and over......   63,791  100.0    40.7    43.6    1.2     14.4     26.8       1.0   13.4    2.3 
   16 to 24 years..............    8,671  100.0    41.8    41.8    1.0     16.6     22.5       1.5   13.8    2.7 
      16 to 19 years...........    4,758  100.0    41.7    41.4     .4     16.3     23.1       1.5   14.7    2.2 
      20 to 24 years...........    3,912  100.0    41.8    42.2    1.8     16.9     21.7       1.4   12.7    3.3 
   25 years and over...........   55,121  100.0    40.6    43.8    1.2     14.0     27.5       1.0   13.4    2.2 
      25 to 34 years...........   10,337  100.0    39.3    44.3    1.7     14.9     26.4       1.2   14.3    2.1 
      35 to 44 years...........   15,165  100.0    41.0    44.2    1.4     13.0     28.9        .8   12.6    2.1 
      45 to 54 years...........   13,302  100.0    40.6    43.6    1.2     13.7     27.7        .7   13.3    2.5 
      55 to 64 years...........    8,170  100.0    40.3    43.2    1.1     14.4     26.2       1.1   14.3    2.3 
      65 years and over........    8,146  100.0    41.7    43.7     .2     14.8     27.4       1.2   12.6    2.1 
                                                                                                                 
  Race and Hispanic or Latino                                                                                    
           ethnicity                                                                                             
                                                                                                                 
 White.........................   55,572  100.0    40.8    43.8    1.1     14.4     27.1       1.0   13.2    2.2 
 Black or African American.....    5,145  100.0    39.2    41.7    2.0     13.5     25.3       1.0   15.6    3.5 
 Asian.........................    1,735  100.0    48.2    38.7    1.3     12.1     23.3       2.0   11.1    2.0 
 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity..    4,364  100.0    38.2    46.8    1.1     15.6     29.1        .9   12.6    2.4 
                                                                                                                 
   Educational attainment(3)                                                                                     
                                                                                                                 
 Less than a high school                                                                                         
   diploma.....................    2,793  100.0    38.6    46.2     .4     15.5     29.4        .6   12.8    2.4 
 High school graduate, no                                                                                        
   college(4)..................   12,882  100.0    39.1    45.9     .9     15.4     28.6        .8   13.2    1.8 
 Less than a bachelor's                                                                                          
   degree(5)...................   15,966  100.0    40.9    42.7    1.3     13.7     26.3       1.2   14.2    2.2 
 College graduates.............   23,481  100.0    41.4    43.2    1.3     13.2     27.5       1.0   12.9    2.4 
                                                                                                                 
         Marital status                                                                                          
                                                                                                                 
 Single, never married.........   13,670  100.0    41.0    41.4    1.3     16.9     21.6       1.4   14.5    3.0 
 Married, spouse present.......   40,486  100.0    40.9    44.4    1.1     13.2     29.0        .9   12.7    2.0 
 Other marital status(6).......    9,635  100.0    39.8    43.0    1.4     15.5     25.1        .9   15.1    2.1 
                                                                                                                 
    Presence of own children                                                                                     
        under 18 years(7)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                 
 Men:                                                                                                            
   No own children under 18                                                                                      
     years old.................   16,969  100.0    40.7    43.6    1.2     16.7     24.3       1.1   13.6    2.2 
   With own children under 18                                                                                    
     years old.................    9,836  100.0    40.4    45.6    1.2     14.4     28.9       1.0   11.6    2.3 
 Women:                                                                                                          
   No own children under 18                                                                                      
     years old.................   21,938  100.0    40.9    42.0    1.2     15.2     24.3       1.0   14.7    2.4 
   With own children under 18                                                                                    
     years old.................   15,049  100.0    40.8    44.5    1.1     10.5     32.0        .9   12.6    2.1 
                                                                                                                 
       Employment status                                                                                         
                                                                                                                 
 Civilian labor force..........   45,499  100.0    40.0    44.2    1.5     14.6     26.9        .9   13.6    2.3 
   Employed....................   43,138  100.0    39.9    44.2    1.6     14.6     27.0        .9   13.6    2.3 
     Full time(8)..............   33,599  100.0    39.3    45.0    1.9     15.4     26.6        .8   13.3    2.4 
     Part time(9)..............    9,539  100.0    42.0    41.6     .6     11.5     28.2       1.2   14.5    1.9 
   Unemployed..................    2,361  100.0    40.4    43.7    1.0     15.6     25.4       1.4   13.7    2.2 
 Not in the labor force........   18,293  100.0    42.7    41.9     .2     13.7     26.6       1.2   13.1    2.3 

   1 Main organization is defined as the organization for which the volunteer worked the most hours during the
 year.  See the Technical Note for more details.
   2 Includes persons who did not specify who asked them to volunteer, not shown separately.
   3 Data refer to persons 25 years and over.
   4 Includes high school diploma or equivalent.
   5 Includes the categories, some college, no degree; and associate degree.
   6 Includes divorced, separated, and widowed persons.
   7 Own children include sons, daughters, stepchildren, and adopted children.  Not included are nieces, nephews,
 grandchildren, and other related and unrelated children.
   8 Usually work 35 hours or more a week at all jobs.
   9 Usually work less than 35 hours a week at all jobs.
   NOTE:  Data on volunteers relate to persons who performed unpaid volunteer activities for an organization
 at any point from September 1, 2002, through the survey period in September 2003.  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 7.  Main reason for not volunteering last year as reported by non-volunteers who had volunteered in the past by selected
 characteristics, September 2003
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                       Percent distribution of main reason for not volunteering                 
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                    Family                                         Moved,     No                 
                                                   respon-                                        lack of   longer          Not  
    Characteristics in       Total         Burnout/ sibil- Health                  No             informa- required/      report-
      September 2003        (thou-           not    ities    or     Lack   No   longer a  Wasn't   tion,     not           ing   
                            sands)(1) Total enjoy-   or    medical   of    one   member   inter-  transpor- rele-  Other  reason 
                                            able    child-  prob-   time  asked  of the   ested   tation,  vant to        for not
                                            previ-   care   lems                 organi-             or    current        volun-
                                            ously    prob-                       zation           expenses   life         teering 
                                                     lems                                           (2)     situa-               
                                                                                                             tion                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
            Sex                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
 Total, both sexes........   36,299  100.0    2.4     9.5    14.7   44.7   3.2     1.7     4.3      4.2      5.8    8.2     1.3 
   Men....................   15,878  100.0    2.5     5.9    11.1   49.8   3.9     2.2     4.9      4.1      5.7    8.5     1.4 
   Women..................   20,421  100.0    2.3    12.3    17.4   40.8   2.6     1.4     3.9      4.3      5.8    8.0     1.2 
                                                                                                                                
            Age                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
 Total, 16 years and over.   36,299  100.0    2.4     9.5    14.7   44.7   3.2     1.7     4.3      4.2      5.8    8.2     1.3 
   16 to 24 years.........    4,406  100.0    1.2     5.3     1.4   62.2   3.2     2.4     4.2      7.3      3.2    8.4     1.2 
      16 to 19 years......    1,362  100.0    1.3     2.6      .9   56.5   4.8     4.6     5.5      6.3      5.8    9.8     1.8 
      20 to 24 years......    3,044  100.0    1.2     6.5     1.7   64.7   2.5     1.4     3.6      7.7      2.0    7.8      .9 
   25 years and over......   31,893  100.0    2.6    10.1    16.5   42.3   3.2     1.6     4.3      3.8      6.1    8.2     1.3 
      25 to 34 years......    6,015  100.0    1.7    14.7     1.7   60.6   3.0     1.0     3.0      4.6      2.1    6.2     1.3 
      35 to 44 years......    5,979  100.0    2.4    12.5     5.2   55.0   3.5     1.4     2.8      4.5      4.0    7.6     1.2 
      45 to 54 years......    7,274  100.0    2.6     8.4     8.8   48.5   2.9     2.3     3.8      3.9      9.1    7.8     1.7 
      55 to 64 years......    5,403  100.0    3.3     8.5    14.0   41.1   4.0     2.2     5.7      4.0      8.3    7.6     1.2 
      65 years and over...    7,224  100.0    2.8     7.1    47.7   11.3   2.6     1.2     6.2      2.4      6.6   11.0     1.0 
                                                                                                                                
   Race and Hispanic or                                                                                                         
     Latino ethnicity                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
 White....................   31,364  100.0    2.5     9.4    14.6   44.8   3.0     1.8     4.4      4.0      6.0    8.2     1.2 
 Black or African American    3,036  100.0    2.3    10.0    18.8   41.6   4.3      .8     4.3      5.3      3.8    7.3     1.5 
 Asian....................    1,046  100.0     .4    10.8     6.5   53.5   3.4      .7     1.9      5.6      6.1    8.5     2.5 
 Hispanic or Latino                                                                                                             
   ethnicity..............    2,357  100.0    1.5    12.2    11.1   50.1   2.7     1.6     2.8      4.8      5.4    6.5     1.2 
                                                                                                                                
 Educational attainment(3)                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
 Less than a high school                                                                                                        
   diploma................    2,819  100.0    1.3     8.0    42.4   19.7   3.7     2.2     4.0      2.8      6.9    7.6     1.2 
 High school graduate, no                                                                                                       
   college(4).............    9,322  100.0    3.1     9.9    19.7   36.0   4.2     1.8     4.5      3.7      7.3    8.6     1.3 
 Less than a bachelor's                                                                                                         
   degree(5)..............    9,276  100.0    2.6    11.2    13.9   42.4   2.9     2.0     4.4      4.6      6.4    8.4     1.2 
 College graduates........   10,476  100.0    2.4     9.8     8.9   54.0   2.4     1.0     4.3      3.4      4.6    7.7     1.5 
                                                                                                                                
      Marital status                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
 Single, never married....    8,339  100.0    2.0     4.6     5.2   59.2   3.6     1.8     4.7      5.8      3.0    8.7     1.5 
 Married, spouse present..   19,617  100.0    2.7    12.4    12.4   44.2   3.2     1.8     4.2      3.5      6.9    7.5     1.3 
 Other marital status(6)..    8,343  100.0    2.1     7.6    29.5   31.6   2.8     1.4     4.3      4.3      5.9    9.4     1.1 
                                                                                                                                
 Presence of own children                                                                                                       
     under 18 years(7)                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
 Men:                                                                                                                           
   No own children under                                                                                                        
     18 years old..........   12,207  100.0    2.9     3.6    13.7   46.3   4.2     2.3     5.7      4.5      6.4    9.2     1.4 
   With own children under                                                                                                      
     18 years old..........    3,670  100.0    1.4    13.5     2.5   61.4   2.7     1.9     2.1      3.1      3.5    6.1     1.7 
 Women:                                                                                                                         
   No own children under                                                                                                        
     18 years old..........   15,464  100.0    2.5     7.2    21.6   38.5   2.7     1.5     4.6      4.5      6.5    9.1     1.3 
   With own children under                                                                                                      
     18 years old..........    4,957  100.0    1.6    28.0     4.3   47.8   2.6     1.0     1.8      3.7      3.8    4.6      .9 
                                                                                                                                
     Employment status                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
 Civilian labor force.....   24,577  100.0    2.2     9.4     2.8   58.0   3.3     1.8     3.7      4.3      5.5    7.7     1.4 
   Employed...............   23,228  100.0    2.2     9.3     2.8   59.0   3.2     1.8     3.6      4.1      5.4    7.4     1.3 
     Full time(8).........   19,182  100.0    2.3     8.6     2.1   60.9   3.2     1.7     3.3      4.0      5.2    7.2     1.4 
     Part time(9).........    4,046  100.0    1.5    13.1     5.7   50.0   3.1     1.9     4.8      4.2      6.4    8.2     1.1 
   Unemployed.............    1,349  100.0    2.6    10.7     2.8   40.2   5.9     2.0     5.3      9.0      7.3   12.2     2.0 
 Not in the labor force...   11,722  100.0    2.8     9.7    39.6   17.0   2.9     1.6     5.7      4.0      6.3    9.3     1.1 

   1 Data refer to persons who did not volunteer during the survey reference period (September 2002-September 2003), but who had
 volunteered in the past.
   2 Includes the categories lack of information about opportunities, lack of transportation, lack of paid expenses, moved in
 the last year, and opportunities don't match interest or skills.
   3 Data refer to persons 25 years and over.
   4 Includes high school diploma or equivalent.
   5 Includes the categories, some college, no degree; and associate degree.
   6 Includes divorced, separated, and widowed persons.
   7 Own children include sons, daughters, stepchildren, and adopted children.  Not included are nieces, nephews, grandchildren,
 and other related and unrelated children.
   8 Usually work 35 hours or more a week at all jobs.
   9 Usually work less than 35 hours a week at all jobs.
   NOTE:  Data on volunteers relate to persons who performed unpaid volunteer activities for an organization at any point
 from September 1, 2002, through the survey period in September 2003.  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.