Table 4. Volunteers by type of main organization for which volunteer activities were performed and selected characteristics, September 2007
Table 4. Volunteers by type of main organization for which volunteer activities were performed and selected characteristics, September 2007 Percent distribution of volunteers by type of main organization (1) Total Civic, Characteristics volun- polit- Educa- Envi- Hos- Social Sport, in September teers ical, tional ron- pital Pub- or hobby, Not 2007 (thou- Total profes- or mental or lic Reli- commu- cul- Other deter- sands) sional, youth or other safe- gious nity tural, mined inter- ser- animal health ty service or arts ational vice care Sex Total, both sexes....... 60,838 100.0 5.1 26.2 1.9 7.8 1.3 35.6 13.1 3.5 3.7 1.7 Men................... 25,724 100.0 6.5 24.3 2.0 5.7 2.3 35.0 13.9 4.2 4.2 1.8 Women................. 35,114 100.0 4.1 27.5 1.9 9.4 .6 36.0 12.4 3.1 3.4 1.6 Age Total, 16 years and over. 60,838 100.0 5.1 26.2 1.9 7.8 1.3 35.6 13.1 3.5 3.7 1.7 16 to 24 years......... 7,798 100.0 3.9 30.8 2.4 8.1 1.3 29.9 13.9 2.8 3.9 2.8 16 to 19 years...... 4,173 100.0 3.4 35.8 1.9 6.9 .7 30.8 12.8 2.9 3.0 1.8 20 to 24 years...... 3,625 100.0 4.5 25.1 3.1 9.5 2.0 29.0 15.2 2.8 5.0 3.9 25 years and over...... 53,040 100.0 5.3 25.5 1.9 7.8 1.3 36.4 13.0 3.6 3.7 1.6 25 to 34 years...... 9,019 100.0 4.3 32.3 1.9 7.9 1.5 31.1 12.4 3.4 3.8 1.2 35 to 44 years...... 12,902 100.0 3.9 39.0 1.6 6.6 1.2 30.3 10.3 3.3 2.5 1.3 45 to 54 years...... 13,136 100.0 5.1 27.3 2.0 7.7 1.3 35.8 11.9 4.0 3.3 1.6 55 to 64 years...... 9,316 100.0 7.2 13.9 2.3 8.6 1.2 41.0 15.7 3.6 4.5 2.1 65 years and over... 8,667 100.0 6.5 8.1 1.6 8.8 1.3 47.2 16.1 3.9 4.9 1.7 Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity White.................... 52,586 100.0 5.2 26.3 2.1 8.1 1.5 34.5 13.1 3.7 3.8 1.6 Black or African American................ 5,010 100.0 4.0 24.3 .6 5.1 .2 47.9 11.6 .9 2.6 2.6 Asian.................... 1,887 100.0 3.4 24.9 .9 7.9 .4 38.3 12.9 4.4 3.8 3.1 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity............... 4,279 100.0 3.1 34.8 1.4 6.3 .6 35.5 10.9 2.6 3.1 1.8 Educational attainment (2) Less than a high school diploma................. 2,394 100.0 3.3 22.0 .8 5.0 0.8 48.3 13.4 2.0 3.7 .9 High school graduates, no college (3)............. 11,379 100.0 4.2 22.3 1.4 6.9 1.9 41.4 13.3 3.3 3.7 1.7 Some college or associate degree ................. 15,468 100.0 5.4 25.3 1.7 8.4 1.6 36.1 13.2 3.4 3.6 1.2 Bachelor's degree and higher (4).......... 23,799 100.0 6.0 27.5 2.3 8.1 .9 33.1 12.6 4.1 3.7 1.8 Marital status Single, never married.... 12,612 100.0 5.0 27.6 2.7 9.4 1.3 27.3 15.6 4.0 4.7 2.4 Married, spouse present.. 38,876 100.0 5.0 26.8 1.7 6.7 1.3 39.1 11.5 3.3 3.1 1.5 Other marital status (5). 9,350 100.0 5.9 21.7 1.8 10.4 1.6 32.4 16.2 3.6 4.8 1.7 Presence of own children under 18 years (6) Men: No own children under 18 years old.......... 16,880 100.0 7.3 17.4 2.5 6.7 2.6 36.1 16.1 4.2 4.9 2.1 With own children under 18 years old.......... 8,844 100.0 5.0 37.7 1.0 3.7 1.8 33.1 9.8 4.0 2.7 1.4 Women: No own children under 18 years old.......... 21,616 100.0 5.0 16.2 2.5 11.7 .6 38.9 15.3 3.4 4.3 1.9 With own children under 18 years old.......... 13,498 100.0 2.5 45.7 0.9 5.6 0.5 31.4 7.8 2.5 1.9 1.2 Employment status Civilian labor force..... 43,405 100.0 5.4 27.7 2.0 7.8 1.4 34.3 12.7 3.5 3.6 1.7 Employed............... 41,708 100.0 5.3 27.6 2.0 7.8 1.5 34.5 12.5 3.5 3.5 1.7 Full time (7)....... 32,714 100.0 5.8 27.1 2.0 7.8 1.6 34.1 12.6 3.6 3.6 1.7 Part time (8)........ 8,994 100.0 3.7 29.6 2.0 7.6 .9 36.1 12.2 3.2 3.2 1.5 Unemployed............. 1,697 100.0 5.4 29.7 2.2 8.8 .9 28.0 16.6 1.8 4.5 2.2 Not in the labor force... 17,433 100.0 4.5 22.4 1.7 7.8 1.0 39.0 14.1 3.7 4.1 1.8 1 Main organization is defined as the organization for which the volunteer worked the most hours during the year. See the Technical Note for more details. 2 Data refer to persons 25 years and over. 3 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent. 4 Includes persons with bachelor's, professional, and doctoral degrees. 5 Includes divorced, separated, and widowed persons. 6 Own children include sons, daughters, stepchildren, and adopted children. Not included are nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and other related and unrelated children. 7 Usually work 35 hours or more a week at all jobs. 8 Usually work less than 35 hours a week at all jobs. NOTE: Data on volunteers relate to persons who performed unpaid volunteer activities for an organization at any point from September 1, 2006, through the survey period in September 2007. Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.
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