American Time Use Survey

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Charts by Topic: Volunteer activities

Findings from 2003-07 ATUS data:

On days they volunteered, Americans age 15 and over spent an average of 2.2 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 (7.7 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).

Persons ages 25 to 34 were less likely to volunteer than were those in other age groups. (These data are averages for 2003 to 2007).

Eight percent of Americans age 15 and over volunteered on Sundays, compared to 5.8 percent on Saturdays. (These data are averages for 2003 to 2007).

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 food preparation, presentation, and cleanup activities. (These data are averages for 2003 to 2007).

Persons age 25 and over with at least a bachelor’s degree were the most likely to volunteer on an average day (10.6 percent). Among volunteers, those with less than a high school diploma or a high school diploma spent the most time volunteering on days they volunteered. (These data are averages for 2003 to 2007).

On an average day, women 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 2007).

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Last Modified Date: November 13, 2008