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The 2008 Youth Volunteering and Civic Engagement Survey is a study that looks at the volunteering and school-based service-learning activities of youth between the ages of 12 and 18. In addition to measuring the extent to which young people serve in their community and through their school, the study will look at:
The intention of the Corporation is to use the data gathered through the study to inform our efforts and those of other youth-serving organizations to provide youth with meaningful service activities. Research indicates that those youth who volunteer and participate in quality service-learning activities also do better in school, have more access to positive role models, feel more empowered to make a difference, and are more civically and politically engaged. Thus, the Corporation is particularly interested in providing opportunities and resources to those young people who need them the most. This survey is the second time that the Corporation has conducted a survey of youth volunteering and civic engagement. The first survey was conducted in 2005; an overview of that survey and the reports that the Corporation published based on the study can be found below. By conducting a second survey in 2008, we will be able to look at the ways in which engagement in communities among young people have since changed since that time. As in 2005, the U.S. Census Bureau is conducting the survey on behalf of the Corporation. Through telephone interviews, the Census aims to survey approximately 3,200 youth from families that participated in the Current Population Survey (CPS) in the past. By selecting youth from this group, we will be able connect the youth’s responses to information collected through the CPS, allowing us to ask fewer questions. Sample QuestionsThe survey questions can be divided into four sections: 1) questions on basic demographics and academic achievement; 2) questions on the youth’s participation in school-based service activities; 3) questions on the youth’s volunteer activities; 4) questions on the youth’s community involvement and engagement in social and political issues. Sample questions for each of these sections are below:
Information for Those Selected to Participate in the 2008 SurveyIf you or your child has been selected for the study, you will have received a notification letter from the Census Bureau. An interviewer from the Census will contact you by phone to complete the survey, which will generally take between 10 and 20 minutes. If you would like to schedule a specific time for the interview or have other questions regarding the survey, please call 1-877-749-4943. The 2005 Youth Volunteering and Civic Engagement SurveyThe Corporation and the Census first conducted the Youth Volunteering and Civic Engagement Survey in 2005. At that time, we surveyed nearly 3,200 youth between the ages of 12 and 18. Based on the data gathered from the survey, the Corporation published three reports under the Youth Helping America Series. A description of the reports and the link to each report is provided below: The Youth Helping America SeriesThe Youth Helping America Series presents reports on the contributions of America’s youth through volunteering and service-learning. The following reports are based on data gathered through the 2005 Youth Volunteering and Civic Engagement Survey: Building Active Citizens: The Role of Social Institutions in Teen Volunteering (November 2005) This report looks at the role of families, schools and religious institutions in the likelihood that a youth will volunteer in their community.
Educating for Active Citizenship: Service-Learning, School-Based Service and Youth Civic Engagement (March 2006) This report looks at the extent to which young people participate in school-based service-learning activities and the relationship between service-learning participation and other forms of civic behaviors and attitudes, particularly among youth from disadvantaged circumstances.
Leveling the Path to Participation: Volunteering and Civic Engagement among Youth from Disadvantaged Circumstances (March 2007) This reports looks at volunteering activities among youth from disadvantaged circumstances; the reasons why they volunteer; the ways in which social institutions might encourage these youth to volunteer; and differences in civic attitudes and behaviors between those who volunteer and those who do not. Read more (PDF) About the Corporation for National and Community ServiceThe Corporation for National and Community Service is a federal agency that improves lives, strengthens communities, and fosters civic engagement through service and volunteering. Each year, the Corporation engages four million Americans of all ages and backgrounds in service through its Senior Corps, AmeriCorps and Learn and Serve America programs. For more information, visit http://www.nationalservice.gov. |
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