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2 Technical information: Media contact: (202) 691-6378 http://www.bls.gov/cps/ 691-5902 USDL 07-0019 For release: 10:00 A.M. EST Wednesday, January 10, 2007 VOLUNTEERING IN THE UNITED STATES, 2006 About 61.2 million people volunteered through or for an organization at least once between September 2005 and September 2006, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The proportion of the population who volunteered was 26.7 percent. This is 2.1 percentage points lower than the volunteer rate in each of the prior 3 years and slightly lower than in 2002, the first year for which comparable data are available. These data on volunteering were collected through a supplement to the September 2006 Current Population Survey (CPS). The supplement was sponsored by the Corporation for National and Community Service. Volunteers are defined as persons who did unpaid work (except for expenses) through or for an organization. The CPS is a monthly survey of about 60,000 households that obtains information on employment and unemployment among the nation’s civilian noninstitutional population age 16 and over. For more information about the volunteer supplement, see the Technical Note. Volunteering Among Demographic Groups Over the year ending September 2006, both the number of volunteers and the volunteer rate were lower than in the previous year ending September 2005. About 30.1 percent of women and 23.0 percent of men did volunteer work in the year ended in September 2006, down from 32.4 and 25.0 percent, respectively, during the prior year. As in previous years, women volunteered at a higher rate than men across all age groups, educational levels, and other major characteristics. (See tables A and 1.) Persons age 35 to 54 continued to be the most likely to volunteer (31.2 percent), while persons in their early twenties were the least likely (17.8 percent). While all age groups showed declines in volunteer rates from the prior year, the largest decline was among teenagers. The volunteer rate for females age 16 to 19 fell from 33.5 to 28.8 percent, and the volunteer rate for males of that age fell from 27.4 to 24.1 percent. Whites continued to volunteer at a higher rate (28.3 percent) than blacks (19.2 percent) and Asians (18.5 percent). Among Hispanics or Latinos, 13.9 percent volunteered. Married persons volunteered at a higher rate (32.2 percent) than those who had never married (20.3 percent) and those with other marital statuses (21.3 percent). Parents with children under age 18 were substantially more likely to volunteer than were persons without children of that age, 34.4 percent compared with 23.6 percent. 2 Table A. Volunteers by selected characteristics, September 2002 through September 2006 (Numbers in thousands) September 2002 Characteristic September 2003 Number Percent of population 63,791 26,805 36,987 September 2004 Number Percent of population 28.8 25.1 32.2 64,542 27,011 37,530 63,791 8,671 10,337 15,165 13,302 8,170 8,146 28.8 24.1 26.5 34.7 32.7 29.2 23.7 29.2 19.1 (2) 15.5 55,572 5,145 1,735 4,364 Less than a high school diploma....................... 2,806 10.1 High school graduates, no college 4................... 12,542 21.2 Less than a bachelor's degree 5...................... 15,066 32.8 College graduates........................................................... 21,627 43.3 Number Percent of population September 2005 September 2006 Number Percent of population Number Percent of population 28.8 25.0 32.4 65,357 27,370 37,987 28.8 25.0 32.4 61,199 25,546 35,653 26.7 23.0 30.1 64,542 8,821 10,046 14,783 13,584 8,784 8,524 28.8 24.2 25.8 34.2 32.8 30.1 24.6 65,357 8,955 9,881 14,809 13,826 9,173 8,712 28.8 24.4 25.3 34.5 32.7 30.2 24.8 61,199 8,044 9,096 13,308 13,415 8,819 8,518 26.7 21.7 23.1 31.2 31.2 27.9 23.8 30.6 20.0 18.7 15.7 55,892 5,435 1,832 4,102 30.5 20.8 19.3 14.5 56,170 5,879 2,055 4,511 30.4 22.1 20.7 15.4 52,850 5,211 1,881 4,212 28.3 19.2 18.5 13.9 2,793 12,882 15,966 23,481 9.9 21.7 34.1 45.6 2,718 12,709 16,414 23,880 9.6 21.6 34.2 45.7 2,837 12,594 16,452 24,517 10.0 21.2 33.7 45.8 2,615 11,537 15,196 23,808 9.3 19.2 30.9 43.3 45,499 43,138 33,599 9,539 2,361 18,293 30.9 31.2 29.6 38.4 26.7 24.6 45,896 43,886 34,237 9,649 2,010 18,646 30.9 31.2 29.6 38.5 25.6 24.7 46,872 44,894 35,225 9,669 1,978 18,485 31.1 31.3 29.8 38.2 26.4 24.4 43,579 41,861 32,951 8,910 1,718 17,621 28.5 28.7 27.3 35.5 23.8 23.1 Sex Total, both sexes............................................................ 59,783 27.4 Men........................................................................ 24,706 23.6 Women...................................................................... 35,076 31.0 Age Total, 16 years and over............................... 59,783 27.4 16 to 24 years............................................................. 7,742 21.9 25 to 34 years............................................................. 9,574 24.8 35 to 44 years............................................................. 14,971 34.1 45 to 54 years............................................................. 12,477 31.3 55 to 64 years............................................................. 7,331 27.5 65 years and over.......................................................... 7,687 22.7 Race and Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity White ¹....................................................................... 52,591 Black or African American ¹................................. 4,896 Asian ¹....................................................................... (2) Hispanic or Latino ethnicity................................ 4,059 Educational attainment ³ Employment status Civilian labor force........................................................ 42,773 29.3 Employed.................................................................. 40,742 29.5 Full time 6........................................................ 32,210 28.3 Part time 7............................................................ 8,532 35.4 Unemployed................................................................ 2,031 25.1 Not in the labor force...................................................... 17,010 23.7 ¹ Beginning in 2003, persons who selected this race group only; persons who selected more than one race group are not included. Prior to 2003, persons who reported more than one race group were included in the group they identified as the main race. ² Data for Asians were not tabulated in 2002. ³ Data refer to persons 25 years and over. 4 Includes high school diploma or equivalent. 5 Includes the categories, some college, no degree; and associate degree. 6 Usually work 35 hours or more a week at all jobs. 7 Usually work less than 35 hours a week at all jobs. NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race. Due to the introduction of revised population controls in January 2003, January 2004, January 2005, and January 2006, estimated levels for 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006 are not strictly comparable with each other or with those for 2002. See the Technical Note for further information. 3 Individuals with higher levels of educational attainment volunteered at higher rates than did those with less education. More than 4 in 10 college graduates volunteered, compared with about 2 in 10 high school graduates and less than 1 in 10 of those with less than a high school diploma. Among employed persons, 28.7 percent had volunteered during the year ended in September 2006. By comparison, 23.8 percent of unemployed persons and 23.1 percent of those not in the labor force volunteered. Among the employed, part-time workers were more likely than full-time workers to have participated in volunteer activities—35.5 versus 27.3 percent. Total Annual Hours Spent Volunteering Volunteers spent a median of 52 hours on volunteer activities during the period from September 2005 to September 2006. Men reported spending about 52 hours volunteering and women reported about 50 hours. Median annual hours spent on volunteer activities ranged from a high of 104 hours for volunteers age 65 and over to a low of 36 hours for those 25 to 34 years old. (See table 2.) Number and Type of Organizations Most volunteers were involved with either one or two organizations—68.5 and 19.8 percent, respectively. Individuals with higher educational attainment were more likely to volunteer for multiple organizations than were those with less education. Parents also were somewhat more likely to volunteer for more than one organization than were persons without children under 18. (See table 3.) In 2006, the main organization—the organization for which the volunteer worked the most hours during the year—was most frequently religious (35.0 percent of all volunteers), followed by educational/youth service related (26.4 percent). Another 12.7 percent of volunteers performed activities mainly for social or community service organizations. (See table 4.) Older volunteers were more likely to volunteer mainly for religious organizations than were their younger counterparts. For example, 44.7 percent of volunteers age 65 and over did their service mainly through or for a religious organization, compared with 30.1 percent of volunteers age 16 to 24 years. Among volunteers with children under 18 years old, 46.1 percent of mothers and 36.5 percent of fathers volunteered mainly for an educational/youth service-related organization, such as a school or sports team. Volunteers without children under 18 were considerably more likely than parents to volunteer for other types of organizations, such as hospitals or other health organizations and social or community service organizations. Main Volunteer Activity for Main Organization When volunteers were asked the main activity they performed for their main organization, fundraising (10.9 percent) and tutoring or teaching (10.8 percent) were the most frequently reported. Men and women tended to engage in different main activities. Men who volunteered were most likely to engage in general labor (11.5 percent) or to coach, referee, or supervise sports teams (10.2 percent), while women volunteers were most likely to fundraise (12.5 percent), or tutor or teach (12.5 percent). (See table 5.) Educational attainment influenced the types of activities volunteers performed. College graduates were more likely than those with less education to provide professional or management assistance or to tutor or teach. They were least likely to collect, prepare, distribute, or serve food or to engage in general labor. 4 Parents were considerably more likely than those without children to engage in some types of volunteer activities that are frequently related to children, including coaching, refereeing, or supervising sports teams, tutoring or teaching, mentoring youth, and fundraising. How Volunteers Became Involved with Main Organization About 43 percent of volunteers became involved with their main organization after being asked to volunteer, most often by someone in the organization. A slightly smaller proportion, about 2 in 5 volunteers, became involved on their own initiative; that is, they approached the organization. (See table 6.) Technical Note The data in this release were collected through a supplement to the September 2006 Current Population Survey (CPS). The CPS—a monthly survey of about 60,000 households conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics—focuses on obtaining information on employment and unemployment among the nation’s civilian noninstitutional population age 16 and over. The purpose of this supplement to the CPS was to obtain information on the incidence of volunteering and the characteristics of volunteers in the United States. Reliability of the estimates Statistics based on the CPS are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error. When a sample, rather than the entire population, is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates may differ from the “true” population values they represent. The exact difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the particular sample selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the estimate. There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence, that an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard errors from the “true” population value because of sampling error. BLS analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence. The CPS data also are affected by nonsampling error. Nonsampling error can occur for many reasons, including the failure to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain information for all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness of respondents to provide correct information, and errors made in the collection or processing of the data. For a full discussion of the reliability of data from the CPS and for information on estimating standard errors, see the “Explanatory Notes and Estimates of Error” section of Employment and Earnings. In January 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006, the Census Bureau introduced adjustments to the population controls for the CPS as part of its annual update of population estimates. The 2003 adjustment resulted in an increase to the estimates for all population categories. This increase was partly offset by downward adjustments in 2004, 2005, and 2006. Consequently, estimated levels of volunteers for September 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006 are not strictly comparable with one another, or with estimated levels for September 2002. These adjustments to the levels, however, should have had only negligible effects on the volunteer rates. In addition to the population control adjustments, new questions on race and ethnicity were introduced into the CPS in January 2003. For a discussion of the changes introduced into the CPS in January 2003, see “Revisions to the Current Population Survey Effective in January 2003,” in the February 2003 issue of Employment and Earnings, available on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/cps/ rvcps03.pdf. For a discussion of the changes introduced in January 2004, see “Adjustments to Household Survey Population Estimates in January 2004,” in the February 2004 issue of Employment and Earnings, available on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/cps/cps04adj.pdf. For a discussion of the changes introduced in January 2005, see “Adjustments to Household Survey Population Estimates in January 2005,” in the February 2005 issue of Employment and Earnings, available on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/cps/cps05adj.pdf. For a discussion of the changes introduced in January 2006, see “Adjustments to Household Survey Population Estimates in January 2006,” in the February 2006 issue of Employment and Earnings, available on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/ cps/cps06adj.pdf. Information in this release will be made available to sensoryimpaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200; TDD message referral phone number: 1-800-877-8339. Volunteer questions and concepts In the September 2006 supplement, questions on volunteer activities were asked of all households. Efforts were made to have household members answer the volunteer questions for themselves. (Generally, one member of the household answers all the questions in the CPS on behalf of the entire household.) Self-response was considered important for the volunteer supplement because research indicated that self-respondents could more easily answer questions on the characteristics of the volunteer activity. About 70 percent of the responses were self-reports. The survey was introduced as follows: “This month, we are interested in volunteer activities, that is, activities for which people are not paid, except perhaps expenses. We only want you to include volunteer activities that you did through or for an organization, even if you only did them once in a while.” Following this introduction, respondents were asked the first supplement question: “Since September 1st of last year, have you done any volunteer activities through or for an organization?” If respondents did not answer “yes ” to the first question, they were asked the following question: “Sometimes people don’t think of activities they do infrequently or activities they do for children’s schools or youth organizations as volunteer activities. Since September 1st of last year, have you done any of these types of volunteer activities?” Respondents were considered volunteers if they answered “yes ” to either of these questions. This is the same method of identifying volunteers as was used in each of the four prior supplements. A new question was added to the 2006 survey: “Sometimes people don’t think of activities they do through religious organizations as volunteer activities. Since September 1st of last year, have you done any of this type of volunteer activity?” It was asked of respondents who had answered “no” to the previous two questions. To maintain historical comparability with estimates from previous surveys, these individuals were not counted as volunteers in these tabulations, even if they answered “yes” to the new question. If respondents who answered “yes” to this new question had been included as volunteers, the number of volunteers would have been 64.2 million, and the volunteer rate would have been 28.0 percent. Respondents classified as volunteers were asked further questions about the number and type of organizations for which they volunteered, total hours spent volunteering, how they became involved with the main organization for which they volunteered, the type of activities they performed for the main organization, and what their main activity was. The questions in previous surveys about why non-volunteers didn’t volunteer and if they had ever volunteered were discontinued in 2006. The reference period for the questions on volunteering was about 1 year, from September 1, 2005, through the survey week in September 2006. The reference period for other characteristics, such as labor force status, educational attainment, and marital status, refer to the survey reference week in September 2006. It is possible that these characteristics were different at the time volunteer activities were performed. Definitions Volunteers are persons who performed unpaid volunteer activities at any point from September 1, 2005, through the survey period in September 2006. The count of volunteers only includes pers ons who volunteered through or for an organization; the figures do not include persons who volunteered in a more informal manner. For example, a woman who taught acting to children through a local theater would be considered a volunteer. However, a woman who, on her own, organized softball games for the children in her neighborhood would not be counted as a volunteer for the purpose of this survey. Organizations are associations, societies, or groups of people who share a common interest. Examples include churches, youth groups, and civic organizations. For the purpose of this study, organizations are grouped into eight major categories, including religious, youth, and social or community service organizations. (See table 4.) In the 2005 survey, one organization category, immigrant/ refugee assis tanc e, was added to the questionnaire as a possible response. Responses that were collected in this category may have been distributed over at least six of the major organization categories in previous years. For this reason, the addition of the new response category created a break in the comparability of organizations between 2005 and prior years. Because few people reported volunteering for immigrant/ refugee assistance organizations and because the group was not a definite subset of any of the major organization categories, those persons who did report that they volunteered for immigrant/refugee assistance organizations were placed in the “other” group. The main organization is the organization for which the volunteer worked the most hours during the year. If a respondent volunteered for only one organization, it was considered the main organization, even if exact hours were not obtained. In order to identify the type of main organization, respondents had to provide information about the organization and, for those who volunteered for more than one organization, annual hours worked for each. Some respondents did not provide the information necessary to determine the type of main organization. For these respondents, the follow-up questions on activities and how they became involved with the main organization asked them to report on the organization for which they think they spent the most time volunteering. Activities are the specific tasks the volunteer did for an organization. Examples include tutoring, fundraising, and serving food. The activity categories were modified in 2005; thus creating a break in the comparability of activities between 2005 and prior years. In 2006, a new question was added that asks respondents on which of the activities they mentioned they spent the most time. Previously, respondents reported all of the activities they did for their main organization. The new question identifies which of them is the main activity for the main organization. Table 1. Volunteers by selected characteristics, September 2006 (Numbers in thousands) Total, both sexes Characteristics in September 2006 Men Women Civilian Volunteers Civilian Volunteers Civilian Volunteers noninstinoninstinoninstiPercent of Percent of Percent of tutional tutional tutional Number Number Number population population population population population population Age Total, 16 years and over ........................... 229,420 16 to 24 years ......................................... 37,027 16 to 19 years ...................................... 16,751 20 to 24 years ...................................... 20,276 25 years and over ................................... 192,393 25 to 34 years ...................................... 39,301 35 to 44 years ...................................... 42,696 45 to 54 years ...................................... 43,055 55 to 64 years ...................................... 31,618 65 years and over ................................ 35,721 61,199 8,044 4,426 3,618 53,155 9,096 13,308 13,415 8,819 8,518 26.7 21.7 26.4 17.8 27.6 23.1 31.2 31.2 27.9 23.8 110,925 18,696 8,497 10,199 92,229 19,611 21,059 21,075 15,214 15,269 25,546 3,574 2,046 1,528 21,972 3,547 5,329 5,840 3,823 3,432 23.0 19.1 24.1 15.0 23.8 18.1 25.3 27.7 25.1 22.5 118,495 18,331 8,254 10,077 100,164 19,690 21,638 21,980 16,404 20,452 35,653 4,470 2,380 2,090 31,183 5,549 7,979 7,574 4,995 5,086 30.1 24.4 28.8 20.7 31.1 28.2 36.9 34.5 30.5 24.9 52,850 5,211 1,881 4,212 28.3 19.2 18.5 13.9 91,242 12,181 4,853 15,590 22,320 1,948 776 1,695 24.5 16.0 16.0 10.9 95,427 14,928 5,302 14,734 30,529 3,263 1,104 2,517 32.0 21.9 20.8 17.1 28,068 60,098 49,250 54,977 2,615 11,537 15,196 23,808 9.3 19.2 30.9 43.3 13,735 28,916 22,306 27,272 1,077 4,590 5,702 10,603 7.8 15.9 25.6 38.9 14,333 31,181 26,944 27,705 1,538 6,947 9,494 13,205 10.7 22.3 35.2 47.7 Single, never married ............................... 64,101 Married, spouse present ........................... 119,991 45,328 Other marital status 4 ................................ 12,982 38,579 9,638 20.3 32.2 21.3 34,285 60,365 16,276 5,734 17,175 2,637 16.7 28.5 16.2 29,816 59,626 29,053 7,248 21,404 7,001 24.3 35.9 24.1 38,627 22,572 23.6 34.4 81,834 29,091 16,696 8,850 20.4 30.4 82,026 36,469 21,931 13,722 26.7 37.6 43,579 41,861 32,951 8,910 1,718 17,621 28.5 28.7 27.3 35.5 23.8 23.1 81,852 78,368 70,054 8,314 3,483 29,073 20,030 19,384 17,025 2,359 646 5,516 24.5 24.7 24.3 28.4 18.5 19.0 71,312 67,584 50,810 16,774 3,727 47,183 23,549 22,477 15,925 6,552 1,072 12,105 33.0 33.3 31.3 39.1 28.8 25.7 Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity White ........................................................ 186,669 Black or African American ........................ 27,109 Asian ......................................................... 10,155 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity ....................... 30,324 Educational attainment 1 Less than a high school diploma .............. High school graduates, no college 2 ......... Less than a bachelor’s degree 3 ............... College graduates .................................... Marital status Presence of own children under 18 years 5 Without own children under 18 ................. 163,860 With own children under 18 ...................... 65,559 Employment status Civilian labor force .................................... 153,163 Employed ................................................ 145,953 Full time 6 ............................................. 120,865 Part time 7 ............................................. 25,088 Unemployed ........................................... 7,211 Not in the labor force ................................ 76,256 1 2 3 4 5 Data refer to persons 25 years and over. Includes high school diploma or equivalent. Includes the categories, some college, no degree; and associate degree. Includes divorced, separated, and widowed persons. Own children include sons, daughters, stepchildren, and adopted children. Not included are nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and other related and unrelated children. 6 Usually work 35 hours or more a week at all jobs. 7 Usually work less than 35 hours a week at all jobs. NOTE: Data on volunteers relate to persons who performed unpaid volunteer activities for an organization at any point from September 1, 2005, through the survey period in September 2006. Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race. Table 2. Volunteers by annual hours of volunteer activities and selected characteristics, September 2006 Percent distribution of total annual hours spent volunteering at all organizations Characteristics in September 2006 Total volunteers (thousands) Not 50 to 99 100 to 500 hours reporting annual hours 499 hours and over hours Median annual hours 1 Total 1 to 14 hour(s) 15 to 49 hours 61,199 25,546 35,653 100.0 100.0 100.0 21.1 20.7 21.4 24.9 24.5 25.3 14.7 15.0 14.4 28.6 28.9 28.4 5.6 5.7 5.4 5.2 5.2 5.1 52 52 50 61,199 8,044 4,426 3,618 53,155 9,096 13,308 13,415 8,819 8,518 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 21.1 23.5 22.2 25.0 20.7 28.1 22.6 19.9 18.1 13.8 24.9 27.4 29.7 24.7 24.5 27.2 26.8 25.2 23.0 18.9 14.7 15.3 16.4 13.9 14.6 14.7 14.9 15.5 15.2 12.0 28.6 22.7 21.4 24.2 29.5 22.2 27.0 29.4 31.9 38.8 5.6 4.0 3.6 4.6 5.8 3.4 4.9 5.2 7.0 9.4 5.2 7.1 6.8 7.6 4.8 4.4 3.8 4.8 4.8 7.1 52 40 40 40 52 36 48 52 63 104 52,850 5,211 1,881 4,212 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 20.8 21.0 30.7 22.5 25.1 21.6 25.5 26.0 14.8 14.9 12.6 14.2 29.1 26.1 21.2 25.5 5.4 7.0 4.4 5.1 4.7 9.5 5.6 6.7 52 52 30 42 2,615 11,537 15,196 23,808 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 22.6 22.7 21.8 18.8 23.1 23.1 24.9 25.2 15.7 12.9 14.2 15.6 24.0 28.9 29.4 30.5 7.2 5.8 5.7 5.7 7.4 6.5 4.1 4.2 50 52 52 55 12,982 38,579 9,638 100.0 100.0 100.0 24.3 19.8 21.9 27.4 24.2 24.6 14.4 15.1 13.5 23.8 30.5 27.4 4.3 5.6 7.2 5.9 4.8 5.5 40 52 50 16,696 8,850 100.0 100.0 20.2 21.6 24.5 24.4 14.3 16.5 28.6 29.4 6.6 4.1 5.8 4.0 52 52 21,931 13,722 100.0 100.0 20.2 23.3 24.2 26.9 14.0 15.1 30.2 25.5 5.8 4.8 5.5 4.4 52 44 43,579 41,861 32,951 8,910 1,718 17,621 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 22.5 22.4 23.0 20.1 23.7 17.7 26.2 26.3 26.6 25.1 24.8 21.7 15.0 15.1 15.3 14.3 12.3 14.0 27.1 27.1 26.3 29.9 27.3 32.4 4.7 4.6 4.3 5.8 6.2 7.6 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.8 5.6 6.6 48 48 48 52 48 70 Sex Total, both sexes ...................................... Men ......................................................... Women ................................................... Age Total, 16 years and over ........................... 16 to 24 years ......................................... 16 to 19 years ...................................... 20 to 24 years ...................................... 25 years and over ................................... 25 to 34 years ...................................... 35 to 44 years ...................................... 45 to 54 years ...................................... 55 to 64 years ...................................... 65 years and over ................................ Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity White ........................................................ Black or African American ........................ Asian ......................................................... Hispanic or Latino ethnicity ....................... Educational attainment 2 Less than a high school diploma .............. High school graduates, no college 3 ......... Less than a bachelor’s degree 4 ............... College graduates .................................... Marital status Single, never married ............................... Married, spouse present ........................... Other marital status 5 ................................ Presence of own children under 18 years 6 Men: No own children under 18 years old ....... With own children under 18 years old .... Women: No own children under 18 years old ....... With own children under 18 years old .... Employment status Civilian labor force .................................... Employed ................................................ Full time 7 ............................................. Part time 8 ............................................. Unemployed ........................................... Not in the labor force ................................ 1 2 3 4 5 6 For those reporting annual hours. Data refer to persons 25 years and over. Includes high school diploma or equivalent. Includes the categories, some college, no degree; and associate degree. Includes divorced, separated, and widowed persons. Own children include sons, daughters, stepchildren, and adopted children. Not included are nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and other related and unrelated children. 7 Usually work 35 hours or more a week at all jobs. 8 Usually work less than 35 hours a week at all jobs. NOTE: Data on volunteers relate to persons who performed unpaid volunteer activities for an organization at any point from September 1, 2005, through the survey period in September 2006. Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race. Table 3. Volunteers by number of organizations for which volunteer activities were performed and selected characteristics, September 2006 Characteristics in September 2006 Total volunteers (thousands) Percent distribution of the number of organizations for which volunteer activities were performed Three Four Five or more Not reporting number of organizations Total One Two 61,199 25,546 35,653 100.0 100.0 100.0 68.5 69.6 67.8 19.8 19.3 20.1 7.3 7.0 7.5 2.4 2.3 2.5 1.7 1.5 1.8 0.3 .2 .3 61,199 8,044 4,426 3,618 53,155 9,096 13,308 13,415 8,819 8,518 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 68.5 73.8 71.3 76.8 67.7 74.6 67.0 64.6 66.7 67.5 19.8 18.0 19.6 16.1 20.1 16.5 20.9 21.6 19.7 20.5 7.3 5.4 5.9 4.7 7.6 5.6 8.0 8.3 8.1 7.3 2.4 1.5 1.8 1.1 2.6 1.7 2.3 2.9 3.3 2.6 1.7 .8 1.0 .5 1.8 1.3 1.5 2.3 1.9 1.9 .3 .5 .4 .7 .2 .3 .2 .2 .3 .2 52,850 5,211 1,881 4,212 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 67.3 75.7 80.0 78.8 20.5 14.7 15.4 14.5 7.7 5.3 3.2 4.6 2.5 2.3 .2 .9 1.7 1.3 1.1 .8 .3 .7 .1 .4 2,615 11,537 15,196 23,808 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 87.2 77.0 70.5 59.3 9.3 16.1 19.0 23.9 2.2 4.3 6.8 10.3 .8 1.3 2.3 3.5 .3 1.0 1.2 2.7 .2 .3 .2 .3 12,982 38,579 9,638 100.0 100.0 100.0 72.7 66.8 69.9 18.0 20.9 17.9 5.6 7.8 7.6 2.0 2.6 2.3 1.3 1.7 1.9 .4 .2 .4 16,696 8,850 100.0 100.0 70.4 68.0 18.7 20.5 6.8 7.3 2.4 2.2 1.4 1.8 .3 .2 21,931 13,722 100.0 100.0 69.0 65.8 19.6 21.0 7.1 8.2 2.3 2.8 1.6 2.1 .4 .2 43,579 41,861 32,951 8,910 1,718 17,621 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 68.0 67.8 68.2 66.3 72.7 69.9 20.1 20.2 20.0 21.0 18.4 19.0 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.8 5.3 6.7 2.4 2.4 2.3 3.0 1.8 2.4 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.6 .3 .3 .2 .3 Sex Total, both sexes .................................................................................... Men ...................................................................................................... Women ................................................................................................. Age Total, 16 years and over ........................................................................ 16 to 24 years ...................................................................................... 16 to 19 years ................................................................................... 20 to 24 years ................................................................................... 25 years and over ................................................................................ 25 to 34 years ................................................................................... 35 to 44 years ................................................................................... 45 to 54 years ................................................................................... 55 to 64 years ................................................................................... 65 years and over ............................................................................. Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity White ...................................................................................................... Black or African American ...................................................................... Asian ...................................................................................................... Hispanic or Latino ethnicity .................................................................... Educational attainment 1 Less than a high school diploma ............................................................ High school graduates, no college 2 ...................................................... Less than a bachelor’s degree 3 ............................................................ College graduates .................................................................................. Marital status Single, never married ............................................................................. Married, spouse present ........................................................................ Other marital status 4 ............................................................................. Presence of own children under 18 years 5 Men: No own children under 18 years old .................................................... With own children under 18 years old .................................................. Women: No own children under 18 years old .................................................... With own children under 18 years old .................................................. Employment status Civilian labor force ................................................................................. Employed ............................................................................................. Full time 6 ........................................................................................... Part time 7 .......................................................................................... Unemployed ......................................................................................... Not in the labor force .............................................................................. 1 2 3 4 5 Data refer to persons 25 years and over. Includes high school diploma or equivalent. Includes the categories, some college, no degree; and associate degree. Includes divorced, separated, and widowed persons. Own children include sons, daughters, stepchildren, and adopted children. Not included are nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and other related and unrelated children. 6 Usually work 35 hours or more a week at all jobs. – .4 7 Usually work less than 35 hours a week at all jobs. NOTE: Data on volunteers relate to persons who performed unpaid volunteer activities for an organization at any point from September 1, 2005, through the survey period in September 2006. Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race. Dash represents or rounds to zero. Table 4. Volunteers by type of main organization for which volunteer activities were performed and selected characteristics, September 2006 Percent distribution of volunteers by type of main organization 1 Characteristics in September 2006 Total volunteers (thousands) Total 61,199 100.0 6.1 26.4 1.6 8.1 25,546 100.0 7.9 23.9 1.6 6.1 35,653 100.0 4.9 28.2 1.6 61,199 100.0 6.1 26.4 8,044 100.0 4.5 31.7 4,426 100.0 4.4 3,618 100.0 53,155 9,096 Civic, political, professional, or international Educational or youth service EnvironHospital mental or or other animal health care Sport, hobby, cultural, or arts Religious Social or community service 1.3 35.0 12.7 3.7 3.4 1.5 2.3 34.9 13.5 4.6 3.6 1.7 9.6 .6 35.1 12.1 3.1 3.4 1.4 1.6 8.1 1.3 35.0 12.7 3.7 3.4 1.5 2.0 8.0 1.3 30.1 13.3 3.2 4.2 1.8 35.6 1.9 7.2 .8 30.0 11.9 3.3 3.3 1.6 4.6 27.1 2.0 8.9 2.0 30.1 15.0 3.2 5.2 1.9 100.0 6.4 25.6 1.6 8.2 1.3 35.8 12.6 3.8 3.3 1.5 100.0 5.8 34.3 1.7 8.8 1.5 28.4 11.6 3.1 3.5 1.4 13,308 100.0 4.2 39.0 1.0 6.1 1.3 31.4 9.9 3.1 2.7 1.2 13,415 100.0 6.7 26.3 1.9 7.5 1.3 35.9 12.3 3.7 2.7 1.7 8,819 100.0 7.8 13.0 2.1 10.4 1.6 41.2 13.9 4.7 3.7 1.5 8,518 100.0 8.5 7.4 1.4 9.4 1.0 44.7 16.9 4.5 4.6 1.6 52,850 100.0 6.3 26.4 1.8 8.4 1.4 34.2 12.8 3.9 3.4 1.4 5,211 100.0 4.6 26.1 .4 5.2 .6 43.3 11.9 1.8 3.7 2.5 1,881 100.0 5.1 25.6 .6 9.8 .2 39.8 9.8 3.1 4.0 1.9 4,212 100.0 3.1 35.6 .4 5.5 .7 35.1 10.4 3.9 3.5 1.7 Public safety Other Not determined Sex .................................. ............................................... Women ........................................... Total, both sexes Men Age ......................... .................................... 16 to 19 years ................................. 20 to 24 years ................................. 25 years and over ............................... 25 to 34 years ................................. 35 to 44 years ................................. 45 to 54 years ................................. 55 to 64 years ................................. 65 years and over ............................. Total, 16 years and over 16 to 24 years Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity ............................................... ....................... Asian ............................................... Hispanic or Latino ethnicity ...................... White Black or African American Educational attainment 2 ................ ............ Less than a bachelor’s degree 4 ................ College graduates ................................ Less than a high school diploma 2,615 100.0 4.0 21.2 .8 6.0 1.9 43.1 14.4 3.1 4.4 1.2 11,537 100.0 6.0 23.2 1.0 8.2 2.2 39.8 12.4 3.0 3.0 1.2 15,196 100.0 6.0 26.7 1.4 8.6 1.6 35.4 12.5 3.6 3.4 1.0 23,808 100.0 7.1 26.6 2.1 8.1 .7 33.2 12.6 4.3 3.4 1.9 12,982 100.0 5.9 28.8 2.2 9.6 1.6 27.1 14.9 4.0 4.4 1.5 38,579 100.0 6.0 26.8 1.4 7.0 1.3 38.6 10.9 3.6 2.8 1.5 9,638 100.0 6.9 21.6 1.9 10.5 1.0 31.6 16.7 3.3 4.8 1.7 .......... ........ 16,696 100.0 9.1 17.2 2.0 7.3 2.5 35.3 16.0 4.8 4.2 1.6 8,850 100.0 5.7 36.5 .9 3.8 2.0 34.2 8.8 4.0 2.4 1.7 .......... ........ 21,931 100.0 5.7 17.0 2.3 12.0 .8 38.1 14.8 3.8 4.1 1.4 13,722 100.0 3.5 46.1 .6 5.9 .4 30.2 7.8 1.9 2.1 1.4 ................................ ......................................... Full time 7 ....................................... Part time 8 ...................................... Unemployed ...................................... Not in the labor force ............................. 43,579 100.0 6.3 28.1 1.7 8.2 1.6 33.3 12.2 3.8 3.4 1.5 41,861 100.0 6.3 27.8 1.7 8.2 1.6 33.6 12.2 3.8 3.3 1.5 32,951 100.0 6.9 27.2 1.7 8.1 1.7 33.3 12.3 3.8 3.4 1.5 8,910 100.0 4.1 30.4 1.7 8.4 1.0 34.5 11.7 3.8 3.1 1.5 1,718 100.0 5.2 33.4 2.7 7.7 1.6 27.7 14.1 3.0 3.7 .9 17,621 100.0 5.8 22.3 1.4 8.0 .8 39.2 13.8 3.5 3.7 1.5 High school graduates, no college 3 Marital status Single, never married ............................. ......................... ............................. Married, spouse present Other marital status 5 Presence of own children under 18 years 6 Men: No own children under 18 years old With own children under 18 years old Women: No own children under 18 years old With own children under 18 years old Employment status Civilian labor force Employed 1 Main organization is defined as the organization for which the volunteer worked the most hours during the year. See the Technical Note for more details. 2 Data refer to persons 25 years and over. 3 Includes high school diploma or equivalent. 4 Includes the categories, some college, no degree; and associate degree. 5 Includes divorced, separated, and widowed persons. 6 Own children include sons, daughters, stepchildren, and adopted children. Not included are nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and other related and unrelated children. 7 8 Usually work 35 hours or more a week at all jobs. Usually work less than 35 hours a week at all jobs. NOTE: Data on volunteers relate to persons who performed unpaid volunteer activities for an organization at any point from September 1, 2005, through the survey period in September 2006. Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race. Table 5. Main volunteer activity for main organization for which activities were performed and selected characteristics, September 2006 Percent distribution of main volunteer activity for main organization 1 Characteristics in September 2006 Total volunteers (thousands) Coach, referee, or supervise sports teams Tutor or teach Mentor youth Be an usher, greeter, or minister Collect, prepare, distribute, or serve food Collect, Provide make, or Fundra- counseldistribute ise or ing, sell clothing, medical crafts, or items to care,fire/ goods raise EMS, or other money protective than food services Provide general office services Provide professional or management assistance, including serving on a board or committee Engage in music, performance, or other artistic activities Engage in general labor; supply Other transportation to people Equal time among all Sex ........................... ......................................... Women ..................................... Total, both sexes Men 61,199 5.8 10.8 5.5 4.2 8.8 3.2 10.9 2.9 4.5 8.1 4.3 7.9 14.0 9.1 25,546 10.2 8.4 5.4 5.2 6.7 2.0 8.7 3.6 2.6 9.7 4.3 11.5 13.2 8.5 35,653 2.7 12.5 5.6 3.4 10.4 4.1 12.5 2.4 5.9 7.0 4.2 5.3 14.6 9.4 Age .................. ............................. 16 to 19 years ........................... 20 to 24 years ........................... 25 years and over ........................ 25 to 34 years ........................... 35 to 44 years ........................... 45 to 54 years ........................... 55 to 64 years ........................... 65 years and over ...................... Total, 16 years and over 16 to 24 years 61,199 5.8 10.8 5.5 4.2 8.8 3.2 10.9 2.9 4.5 8.1 4.3 7.9 14.0 9.1 8,044 6.5 11.7 7.8 2.6 7.9 3.0 9.9 3.1 2.8 2.2 6.0 11.2 16.0 9.3 4,426 6.9 9.4 7.5 2.5 8.7 3.5 10.6 1.7 2.2 2.1 7.1 11.7 16.2 9.8 3,618 6.0 14.6 8.3 2.8 7.0 2.2 9.0 4.8 3.5 2.2 4.6 10.7 15.7 8.8 53,155 5.7 10.6 5.2 4.4 9.0 3.3 11.1 2.8 4.8 9.0 4.0 7.4 13.7 9.0 9,096 7.4 13.7 8.2 2.8 6.9 2.8 12.1 3.8 3.3 5.7 4.1 7.8 13.5 7.8 13,308 10.0 13.4 6.5 3.0 7.3 2.9 12.0 2.4 3.6 7.2 3.3 6.0 13.6 8.8 13,415 5.4 9.4 5.5 5.0 8.4 2.7 12.4 2.9 4.5 10.2 3.8 8.4 12.8 8.6 8,819 2.8 8.9 2.8 5.4 10.2 3.4 9.6 3.3 5.3 12.7 4.3 7.7 13.3 10.2 8,518 .7 6.8 1.7 6.3 13.4 5.3 7.8 1.9 8.1 9.7 5.0 7.1 16.1 10.2 Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity ......................................... ................ Asian ......................................... Hispanic or Latino ethnicity ............... White Black or African American 52,850 6.0 10.8 5.3 4.1 8.7 3.2 11.2 2.8 4.6 8.5 4.1 7.9 14.2 8.7 5,211 5.7 10.4 6.8 5.5 9.3 4.1 8.6 3.4 4.0 5.5 5.7 6.8 11.7 12.6 1,881 3.4 12.2 4.7 3.9 10.8 3.1 8.9 3.7 4.4 7.2 4.6 8.6 17.2 7.3 4,212 7.4 11.3 6.5 3.9 10.7 4.1 10.4 2.1 4.1 3.8 4.1 7.0 15.1 9.4 Educational attainment 2 ......... ..... Less than a bachelor’s degree 4 ......... College graduates .......................... Less than a high school diploma High school graduates, no college 3 2,615 4.4 8.2 3.3 4.5 17.3 5.0 7.7 1.3 3.3 2.5 3.0 11.4 16.6 11.5 11,537 5.4 8.3 3.9 4.9 13.1 3.8 11.9 2.4 5.2 5.0 3.4 8.8 14.5 9.3 15,196 5.7 10.3 5.0 4.3 9.1 3.3 12.5 2.9 5.4 6.4 3.9 7.6 13.8 9.7 23,808 6.0 12.3 6.1 4.2 5.9 2.8 10.1 3.2 4.3 13.3 4.4 6.1 13.0 8.2 12,982 6.0 9.7 7.6 3.0 7.9 3.2 10.8 3.8 3.6 4.8 5.6 9.9 15.3 8.8 38,579 6.2 11.6 5.2 4.6 8.5 2.9 10.9 2.8 4.4 9.3 3.9 7.5 13.0 9.2 9,638 4.1 9.2 4.0 4.0 11.5 4.6 11.1 2.0 6.1 7.9 3.8 6.6 16.3 8.9 Marital status Single, never married ...................... .................. ...................... Married, spouse present Other marital status 5 Presence of own children under 18 years 6 Men: .... .. 16,696 5.5 7.5 5.0 5.6 7.7 2.4 9.3 3.9 3.1 10.2 5.0 12.2 13.8 8.7 8,850 18.9 9.9 6.1 4.6 4.6 1.3 7.5 3.0 1.7 8.8 3.1 10.2 12.1 8.1 .... .. 21,931 1.8 10.4 4.7 4.1 11.3 4.6 10.9 2.8 6.4 7.3 4.8 6.1 15.2 9.5 13,722 4.2 15.9 7.2 2.3 8.9 3.4 15.0 1.7 4.9 6.3 3.3 3.9 13.6 9.4 ......................... .................................. Full time 7 ................................ Part time 8 ................................ Unemployed ............................... Not in the labor force ...................... 43,579 7.0 10.9 6.0 4.2 7.9 2.7 11.6 3.2 3.7 8.9 4.1 8.0 13.2 8.7 41,861 7.2 10.9 6.0 4.2 7.9 2.7 11.7 3.2 3.7 9.0 4.0 7.9 13.1 8.6 32,951 8.0 10.4 6.0 4.5 7.7 2.5 11.7 3.3 3.3 9.7 3.7 8.1 12.5 8.7 8,910 4.1 12.8 6.2 3.3 8.3 3.2 11.5 2.8 5.0 6.3 5.0 7.4 15.4 8.5 1,718 3.9 10.7 4.8 3.3 8.7 4.4 10.6 2.1 4.2 6.5 6.5 9.8 15.0 9.6 17,621 2.9 10.5 4.4 4.1 11.1 4.5 9.1 2.2 6.5 6.2 4.7 7.6 16.1 10.0 No own children under 18 years old With own children under 18 years old Women: No own children under 18 years old With own children under 18 years old Employment status Civilian labor force Employed 1 Main organization is defined as the organization for which the volunteer worked the most hours during the year. See the Technical Note for more details. 2 Data refer to persons 25 years and over. 3 Includes high school diploma or equivalent. 4 Includes the categories, some college, no degree; and associate degree. 5 Includes divorced, separated, and widowed persons. 6 Own children include sons, daughters, stepchildren, and adopted children. Not included are nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and other related and unrelated children. 7 8 Usually work 35 hours or more a week at all jobs. Usually work less than 35 hours a week at all jobs. NOTE: Data on volunteers relate to persons who performed unpaid volunteer activities for an organization at any point from September 1, 2005, through the survey period in September 2006. Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race. 1.8 percent of volunteers did not report the type of activity. Table 6. Volunteers by how they became involved with main organization for which volunteer activities were performed and selected characteristics, September 2006 Percent distribution of how volunteers became involved with main organization 1 Characteristics in September 2006 Total volunteers (thousands) Was asked by: Total Approached the organization Total 2 Boss or employer Relative, friend, or co-worker Someone in the organization/ school Someone else Other Not reporting how became involved Sex .................................................. ................................................................ Women ............................................................ Total, both sexes Men 61,199 100.0 40.8 43.3 1.4 14.2 26.5 1.1 13.5 2.3 25,546 100.0 40.1 44.3 1.5 15.4 26.1 1.3 13.3 2.3 35,653 100.0 41.4 42.6 1.3 13.4 26.9 .9 13.7 2.3 Age ......................................... .................................................... 16 to 19 years .................................................. 20 to 24 years .................................................. 25 years and over ............................................... 25 to 34 years .................................................. 35 to 44 years .................................................. 45 to 54 years .................................................. 55 to 64 years .................................................. 65 years and over ............................................. Total, 16 years and over 16 to 24 years 61,199 100.0 40.8 43.3 1.4 14.2 26.5 1.1 13.5 2.3 8,044 100.0 40.8 40.3 1.1 14.7 22.4 1.8 15.7 3.2 4,426 100.0 40.3 41.2 .4 14.3 24.4 2.0 15.7 2.9 3,618 100.0 41.5 39.1 1.9 15.2 19.9 1.6 15.7 3.6 53,155 100.0 40.8 43.8 1.4 14.1 27.2 1.0 13.2 2.2 9,096 100.0 40.5 45.2 2.5 17.1 24.3 1.1 12.1 2.2 13,308 100.0 41.3 43.9 1.7 12.2 29.0 .9 13.0 1.8 13,415 100.0 39.2 44.6 1.3 14.2 28.0 .9 13.9 2.4 8,819 100.0 40.5 43.6 1.1 14.6 26.6 1.2 13.8 2.0 8,518 100.0 43.4 41.2 .2 13.5 26.5 .8 13.0 2.3 Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity ................................................................ ....................................... Asian ................................................................ Hispanic or Latino ethnicity ...................................... White Black or African American 52,850 100.0 40.5 43.9 1.3 14.4 26.9 1.1 13.5 2.2 5,211 100.0 42.6 40.3 1.8 11.9 25.0 1.4 13.8 3.3 1,881 100.0 45.8 38.1 1.4 14.0 22.2 .5 12.6 3.4 4,212 100.0 43.3 40.5 1.7 13.2 24.1 1.5 13.0 3.2 Educational attainment 3 ................................ ............................ Less than a bachelor’s degree 5 ................................ College graduates ................................................. Less than a high school diploma High school graduates, no college 4 2,615 100.0 41.6 41.4 .9 15.5 24.7 .2 15.3 1.7 11,537 100.0 40.3 43.4 1.2 14.2 26.8 1.0 14.2 2.2 15,196 100.0 39.9 45.4 1.4 15.1 27.7 1.1 13.1 1.6 23,808 100.0 41.6 43.3 1.6 13.3 27.3 1.0 12.6 2.5 12,982 100.0 41.6 40.7 1.6 15.8 21.4 1.6 14.8 2.8 38,579 100.0 40.6 44.6 1.2 13.3 28.9 1.0 12.8 2.0 9,638 100.0 40.5 42.0 1.6 15.5 23.7 .9 14.9 2.6 Marital status Single, never married ............................................. ......................................... ............................................. Married, spouse present Other marital status 6 Presence of own children under 18 years 7 Men: No own children under 18 years old .......................... ......................... 16,696 100.0 40.3 43.3 1.5 16.5 24.1 1.3 13.7 2.6 8,850 100.0 39.5 46.1 1.6 13.4 29.8 1.3 12.4 1.9 .......................... ......................... 21,931 100.0 42.2 41.4 1.3 14.7 24.0 1.0 14.0 2.5 13,722 100.0 40.1 44.7 1.1 11.2 31.4 .8 13.3 1.9 43,579 100.0 39.6 44.5 1.8 14.8 26.7 1.0 13.8 2.1 41,861 100.0 39.3 44.8 1.9 14.9 26.9 1.0 13.7 2.2 32,951 100.0 38.9 45.0 2.3 15.3 26.4 1.0 13.8 2.2 8,910 100.0 40.9 43.8 .4 13.4 28.9 .8 13.2 2.1 1,718 100.0 44.9 38.6 1.1 12.4 22.8 2.4 15.5 1.0 17,621 100.0 44.0 40.4 .2 12.9 26.0 1.2 12.9 2.7 With own children under 18 years old Women: No own children under 18 years old With own children under 18 years old Employment status ................................................ ......................................................... Full time 8 ....................................................... Part time 9 ....................................................... Unemployed ...................................................... Not in the labor force ............................................. Civilian labor force Employed 1 Main organization is defined as the organization for which the volunteer worked the most hours during the year. See the Technical Note for more details. 2 Includes persons who did not specify who asked them to volunteer, not shown separately. 3 Data refer to persons 25 years and over. 4 Includes high school diploma or equivalent. 5 Includes the categories, some college, no degree; and associate degree. 6 Includes divorced, separated, and widowed persons. 7 Own children include sons, daughters, stepchildren, and adopted children. Not included are nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and other related and unrelated children. 8 Usually work 35 hours or more a week at all jobs. 9 Usually work less than 35 hours a week at all jobs. NOTE: Data on volunteers relate to persons who performed unpaid volunteer activities for an organization at any point from September 1, 2005, through the survey period in September 2006. Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race.