Table 5. Main volunteer activity for main organization for which activities were performed and selected characteristics, September 2008
Table 5. Main volunteer activity for main organization for which activities were performed and selected characteristics,
September 2008
Percent distribution of main volunteer activity for main organization (1)
Provide
profes-
Collect, Provide sional
make, or Fund- counsel- or Engage Engage
Total Coach, Collect, distri- raise ing, manage- in in
Characteristics in September volunteers referee, Be an pre- bute or medical Provide ment music, general Equal
2008 (thou- or Tutor Mentor usher, pare, cloth- sell care, general assis- perfor- labor; time
sands) super- or youth greeter, distri- ing, items fire/ office tance, mance, or supply Other among
vise teach or bute, or crafts, to EMS, or services includ- other trans- all
sports minister serve or goods raise protec- ing artistic porta-
teams food other money tive serving activi- tion to
than services on a ties people
food board or
commit-
tee
Sex
Total, both sexes.............. 61,803 5.9 10.1 5.9 4.2 9.1 3.4 11.4 3.0 4.6 7.9 4.3 9.0 13.3 8.0
Men......................... 26,268 10.3 7.6 5.7 5.5 6.8 2.0 9.5 3.4 2.7 10.1 4.1 12.6 12.7 7.1
Women....................... 35,535 2.7 12.0 6.1 3.3 10.7 4.4 12.8 2.7 5.9 6.3 4.4 6.3 13.7 8.6
Age
Total, 16 years and over....... 61,803 5.9 10.1 5.9 4.2 9.1 3.4 11.4 3.0 4.6 7.9 4.3 9.0 13.3 8.0
16 to 24 years............... 8,239 4.9 10.0 9.0 2.6 8.2 2.7 10.4 3.3 3.5 2.2 7.1 13.3 14.3 8.6
16 to 19 years............ 4,437 5.8 8.8 8.6 3.1 9.7 2.8 10.9 2.0 3.2 1.0 7.2 14.7 13.9 8.3
20 to 24 years............ 3,802 3.7 11.3 9.4 1.9 6.4 2.6 9.9 4.9 3.9 3.6 7.1 11.7 14.7 8.9
25 years and over............ 53,564 6.1 10.1 5.5 4.5 9.2 3.5 11.6 3.0 4.7 8.8 3.8 8.3 13.1 7.9
25 to 34 years............ 9,154 8.2 11.7 8.4 2.8 7.4 2.7 12.2 3.1 3.7 5.4 3.5 8.4 14.9 7.5
35 to 44 years............ 13,016 10.6 12.1 7.2 3.1 7.6 2.9 12.2 2.9 3.9 6.7 2.7 7.8 12.5 7.9
45 to 54 years............ 13,189 6.6 10.7 5.9 4.1 8.9 2.9 11.8 3.1 4.3 9.8 4.0 8.8 11.4 7.6
55 to 64 years............ 9,456 2.1 8.3 3.1 5.5 10.2 3.7 11.9 3.5 5.1 12.8 4.2 8.3 13.1 8.1
65 years and over......... 8,749 .7 6.7 1.8 7.5 13.0 5.5 9.2 2.2 7.2 9.4 5.2 8.3 14.9 8.4
Race and Hispanic or Latino
ethnicity
White.......................... 53,078 6.1 10.0 5.7 4.0 8.9 3.4 11.8 3.1 4.6 8.3 4.1 9.1 13.1 7.8
Black or African American...... 5,325 5.6 10.7 8.4 7.0 9.9 2.8 7.7 2.6 4.3 4.8 5.2 7.8 14.1 9.1
Asian.......................... 2,022 3.4 13.3 4.0 4.3 11.1 3.2 12.8 3.3 3.5 5.8 4.7 8.7 14.5 7.6
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity... 4,662 7.7 10.7 4.8 4.3 10.2 4.7 10.2 2.4 4.6 3.5 3.3 9.2 17.5 6.7
Educational attainment (2)
Less than a high school diploma 2,427 4.2 7.0 2.6 7.1 14.4 4.9 9.5 2.4 4.7 1.9 2.4 11.9 20.4 6.5
High school graduates, no
college (3).................... 10,998 5.9 7.4 4.8 5.1 13.1 4.5 12.0 2.6 4.7 4.2 3.1 10.5 14.0 8.2
Some college or associate
degree ........................ 15,519 6.1 9.4 5.4 4.5 10.3 3.6 12.0 2.9 5.2 6.5 4.0 9.0 12.9 8.2
Bachelor's degree and higher
(4)............................ 24,620 6.4 12.2 6.1 3.9 6.3 2.8 11.3 3.2 4.4 12.9 4.2 6.6 12.2 7.6
Marital status
Single, never married.......... 13,475 5.1 9.2 7.8 2.8 8.4 2.8 11.5 3.6 4.5 4.3 5.5 11.8 15.3 7.2
Married, spouse present........ 38,827 6.8 11.0 5.6 4.6 8.6 3.1 11.2 2.8 4.2 9.4 3.8 8.3 12.2 8.3
Other marital status (5)....... 9,502 3.5 7.7 4.4 4.5 12.0 5.4 12.0 3.2 6.0 6.7 4.3 7.9 14.8 7.5
Presence of own children
under 18 years (6)
Men:
No own children under 18
years old...................... 17,377 4.6 6.9 5.0 5.8 7.7 2.2 10.2 3.7 3.0 10.6 4.7 13.9 14.3 7.4
With own children under 18
years old...................... 8,891 21.3 8.9 7.0 4.9 5.1 1.6 8.2 2.9 2.0 9.0 3.0 10.1 9.7 6.4
Women:
No own children under 18
years old...................... 22,108 1.7 9.8 4.9 3.9 11.6 5.0 12.3 3.2 6.4 6.6 5.4 6.7 14.3 8.2
With own children under 18
years old...................... 13,427 4.3 15.7 8.1 2.3 9.3 3.4 13.7 2.0 5.2 5.7 2.9 5.6 12.7 9.3
Employment status
Civilian labor force........... 44,313 7.2 10.4 6.4 3.9 8.1 2.7 11.9 3.3 3.8 8.5 4.2 9.1 12.8 7.8
Employed..................... 42,131 7.3 10.4 6.5 3.9 8.0 2.7 12.0 3.3 3.7 8.7 4.1 9.0 12.7 7.7
Full time (7).............. 33,344 8.1 9.9 6.4 4.0 7.6 2.7 12.3 3.5 3.4 9.3 3.7 9.0 12.5 7.5
Part time (8).............. 8,788 4.1 12.5 6.8 3.3 9.5 2.6 11.0 2.8 4.8 6.3 5.7 8.6 13.5 8.6
Unemployed................... 2,181 5.8 9.3 5.6 3.8 10.2 3.8 8.5 2.7 5.4 4.9 4.9 11.1 13.8 10.1
Not in the labor force......... 17,491 2.6 9.5 4.7 5.1 11.4 4.9 10.3 2.3 6.5 6.4 4.6 8.8 14.6 8.3
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, 2007, through
the survey period in September 2008. 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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