Charts by Topic: Volunteer activities

Findings from 2003-06 ATUS data:

  • On days they volunteered, Americans age 15 and over spent an average of 2.1 hours doing volunteer activities.
  • Persons employed part time were more likely to volunteer on an average day (8.5 percent) than were persons employed full time (5.5 percent), or who were not employed (7.6 percent).
  • On days they volunteered, persons who were not employed spent more time volunteering (2.4 hours) than did those who were employed full time (1.9 hours) or employed part time (2.0 hours).

Percent of population who volunteered on an average day, by age
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  • On an average day, women were more likely to do volunteer activities than were men in every age group except those ages 15 to 24. Persons ages 25 to 34 were less likely to volunteer than were those in other age groups. (These data are averages for 2003 to 2006).

Percent of population who volunteered on each day of the week
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  • Eight percent of Americans age 15 and over volunteered on Sundays, compared to 5.6 percent on Fridays and Saturdays. (These data are averages for 2003 to 2006).

Percent of persons who volunteered that did selected volunteer activities on an average day
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  • Men and women who volunteered participated in different volunteer activities. Men were about twice as likely to do indoor and outdoor maintenance, building, and clean-up activities on an average day than were women. Women were more likely than men to do organizing and preparing activities—such as filing, and stuffing and addressing envelopes. (These data are averages for 2003 to 2006).

Percent of population who volunteered and hours spent volunteering, by educational attainment
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  • Persons age 25 and over with at least a bachelor’s degree were the most likely to volunteer on an average day (10.7 percent). Among volunteers, those with less than a high school diploma spent the most time volunteering (2.6 hours on days they volunteered). (These data are averages for 2003 to 2006).

Percent of persons who volunteered, by presence and age of youngest child
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  • On an average day, parents ages 25 to 54 whose youngest child was 6 to 12 years were more likely to volunteer than were those with older or younger children.
  • Men and women ages 25 to 54 who had no children under 18 were less likely to volunteer than those who had children. (These data are averages for 2003 to 2006).

 

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Last Modified Date: May 28, 2008