| Variable |
Description |
National |
Regional |
State |
Large Cities/Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) |
Mid-Size Cities/Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) |
Additional Cities/Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) |
| Number of Volunteers: Annual |
Annual number of adult volunteers (in millions), 2002-present. Calculated as in BLS reports. |
All annual totals, plus three-year average using 2008-2010 data |
All annual totals, plus three-year average using 2008-2010 data |
All annual totals, plus three-year average using 2008-2010 data |
Annual totals, 2004-present, plus three-year average using 2008-2010 data |
Four-year average using 2007-2010 data |
Five-year average using 2006-2010 data |
| Number of Volunteers: Historical |
Annual number of adult volunteers (in millions), 1974 and 1989.Calculated as in published results from these Supplements. |
All annual totals, both years |
All annual totals, both years |
All annual totals (selected states only for 1974) |
Not available |
Not available |
Not available |
| Volunteer Rates: Annual |
Annual adult volunteer rates, 2002-present. Calculated as in BLS reports. |
All annual rates |
All annual rates |
All annual rates |
Annual rates, 2004-present |
Not available |
Not available |
| Volunteer Rates: Historical |
Annual adult volunteer rates, 1974 and 1989. Calculated as in published results from these Supplements. |
All annual rates |
All annual rates |
All annual rates (selected states only for 1974) |
Not available |
Not available |
Not available |
| Volunteer Rates: Pooled Data |
Adult volunteer rate, calculated as in BLS reports using three years of pooled data (four for mid-sized MSAs;five years for small MSAs). |
2008-2010 rates |
2008-2010 rates |
2008-2010 rates |
2008-2010 rates |
2007-2010 rates |
2006-2010 rates |
| Main Activities for Volunteers |
Proportion of volunteers performing each of the four most popular service activities using three years of pooled data (four for mid-sized MSAs). |
Calculated with 2008-2010 combined data |
Calculated with 2008-2010 combined data |
Calculated with 2008-2010 combined data |
Calculated with 2008-2010 combined data |
Calculated with 2007-2010 combined data |
Not available |
| Where People Volunteer - Organization Information |
Proportion of volunteers serving with each main organization type.Data available for 1989 and last three combined years of CPS data (four for mid-sized MSAs). |
1989 and 2008-2010 rates |
1989 and 2008-2010 rates |
1989 and 2008-2010 rates |
2008-2010 rates |
2007-2010 rates |
Not available |
| Total Volunteer Hours |
Total hours served in previous year, all adult volunteers in USA, all organizations. |
All annual totals (in billions), 2002-present |
All annual totals (in billions), 2002-present |
All annual totals (in millions), 2002-present |
Annual totals, 2004-present, plus three-year average using 2008-2010 data (in millions) |
Four-year average using 2007-2010 data (in millions) |
Five-year average using 2006-2010 data (in millions) |
| Volunteer Hours per Resident |
(Total hours served in previous year) ÷ (CPS-estimated population, age 16+), 2002-present. |
All annual rates, 2002-present, plus pooled (2008-2010) rate |
All annual rates, 2002-present, plus pooled (2008-2010) rate |
All annual rates, 2002-present, plus pooled (2008-2010) rate |
All annual rates, 2002-present, plus pooled (2008-2010) rate |
Pooled (2007-2010) rate |
Pooled (2006-2010) rate |
| Intensive Volunteering (100+ hours) |
Proportion of volunteers serving 100 or more hours, all organizations using three years of pooled data (four for mid-sized MSAs). |
2008-2010 rates |
2008-2010 rates |
2008-2010 rates |
2008-2010 rates |
2007-2010 rates |
Not available |
| Volunteer Retention Rates |
Proportion of year-1 CPS adult volunteers who also volunteer in year 2.See Technical Note for details. |
Rates calculated using combined 2008-09 and 2009-10 data |
Rates calculated using combined 2008-09 and 2009-10 data |
Rates calculated using combined 2008-09 and 2009-10 data |
Rates calculated using combined 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10 data |
Not available |
Not available |
| Nonprofit Organizations per 1000 Residents |
1000 × (Number of nonprofits, not counting congregations) ÷ (Census population estimate) |
Uses data from NCCS Business Master File, August 2010 |
Uses data from NCCS Business Master File, August 2010 |
Uses data from NCCS Business Master File, August 2010 |
Uses data from NCCS Business Master File, August 2010 |
Uses data from NCCS Business Master File, August 2010 |
Not available |
| Volunteering by Age Group |
Volunteer rates for adults in eight age groups - 16-19, 20-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, 65-74, and 75+ - using three years' worth of combined CPS data. |
2008-2010 rates |
2008-2010 rates |
2008-2010 rates |
2008-2010 rates |
Not available |
Not available |
| Volunteer Hours by Age Group |
Median hours for adults in eight age groups - 16-19, 20-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, 65-74, and 75+ - using three years' worth of combined CPS data. |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians |
Not available |
Not available |
| Volunteering by Age Group - Baby Boomer Volunteer Rates |
Volunteer rates for adults born between 1946 and 1964, using three years' worth of combined CPS data. |
2008-2010 rates |
2008-2010 rates |
2008-2010 rates |
2008-2010 rates |
Not available |
Not available |
| Volunteering by Age Group - Baby Boomers: Median Hours Volunteered |
Median hours for adults born between 1946 and 1964, using three years' worth of combined CPS data. |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians |
Not available |
Not available |
| Volunteering by Age Group - Generation X Volunteer Rates |
Volunteer rates for adults born between 1965 and 1981, using three years' worth of combined CPS data. |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians |
Not available |
Not available |
| Volunteering by Age Group - Generation X: Median Hours Volunteered |
Volunteer rates for adults born between 1965 and 1981, using three years' worth of combined CPS data. |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians |
Not available |
Not available |
| Volunteering by Age Group - Young Adult Volunteer Rates |
Volunteer rates for adults aged 16 to 24, using three years' worth of combined CPS data. |
2008-2010 rates |
2008-2010 rates |
2008-2010 rates |
2008-2010 rates |
Not available |
Not available |
| Volunteering by Age Group - Young Adults: Median Hours Volunteered |
Median hours for adults aged 16 to 24, using three years' worth of combined CPS data. |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians |
Not available |
Not available |
| Volunteering by Age Group - Older Adult Volunteer Rates |
Volunteer rates for adults aged 65 and over, using three years' worth of combined CPS data. |
2008-2010 rates |
2008-2010 rates |
2008-2010 rates |
2008-2010 rates |
Not available |
Not available |
| Volunteering by Age Group - Older Adults: Median Hours Volunteered |
Median hours for adults aged 65 and over, using three years' worth of combined CPS data. |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians |
Not available |
Not available |
| Volunteering by Age Group - Teenagers: Volunteer Rates |
Volunteer rates for adults aged 16 to 19, using three years' worth of combined CPS data. |
2008-2010 rates |
2008-2010 rates |
2008-2010 rates |
2008-2010 rates |
Not available |
Not available |
| Volunteering by Age Group - Teenagers: Median Hours Volunteered |
Median hours for adults aged 16 to 19, using three years' worth of combined CPS data. |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians |
Not available |
Not available |
| Volunteering by Age Group - Millennials: Volunteer Rates |
Volunteer rates for adults born after 1981, using three years' worth of combined CPS data. |
2008-2010 rates |
2008-2010 rates |
2008-2010 rates |
2008-2010 rates |
Not available |
Not available |
| Volunteering by Age Group - Millennials: Median Hours |
Median hours for adults born after 1981, using three years' worth of combined CPS data. |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians |
Not available |
Not available |
| Volunteering by Age Group - College Student Volunteer Rates |
Volunteer rates for college students aged 16 to 24, using three years' worth of combined CPS data. |
2008-2010 rates |
2008-2010 rates |
2008-2010 rates |
2008-2010 rates |
Not available |
Not available |
| Volunteering by Age Group - College Students Median Hours Volunteered |
Median hours for college students aged 16 to 24, using three years' worth of combined CPS data. |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians |
Not available |
Not available |
| Volunteering by Gender |
Volunteer rates for adult men and women, using three years' worth of combined CPS data. |
2008-2010 rates |
2008-2010 rates |
2008-2010 rates |
2008-2010 rates |
Not available |
Not available |
| Volunteer Hours by Gender |
Median hours for adult men and women, using three years' worth of combined CPS data. |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians |
Not available |
Not available |
| Volunteering by Race |
Volunteer rates for adults identifying with various racial groups - White, Black/African American, Asian, Native American, Native Hawaiian, and more than one race - using three years' worth of combined CPS data. |
2008-2010 rates |
2008-2010 rates |
2008-2010 rates |
2008-2010 rates |
Not available |
Not available |
| Volunteer Hours by Race |
Median hours for adults identifying with various racial groups, using three years' worth of combined CPS data. |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians |
Not available |
Not available |
| Volunteering by Ethnicity |
Volunteer rates for adult Latinos, using three years' worth of combined CPS data. |
2008-2010 rates |
2008-2010 rates |
2008-2010 rates |
2008-2010 rates |
Not available |
Not available |
| Volunteer Hours by Ethnicity |
Median hours for adult Latinos, using three years' worth of combined CPS data. |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians |
Not available |
Not available |
| Volunteering for Veterans |
Volunteer rates for adults who have served on active duty in the U.S. armed forces, using three years' worth of combined CPS data. |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians |
Not available |
Not available |
| Volunteer Hours for Veterans |
Median hours for adults who have served on active duty in the U.S. armed forces, using three years' worth of combined CPS data. |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians |
Not available |
Not available |
| Volunteering by Geographic Area |
Volunteer rates for adults living in central city, balance, or nonmetropolitan areas, using three years' worth of combined CPS data.[Not included:residents of "not identified" areas.] |
2008-2010 rates |
2008-2010 rates |
2008-2010 rates |
2008-2010 rates, excluding rural areas |
Not available |
Not available |
| Volunteer Hours by Geographic Area |
Median hours served by adult volunteers living in central city, balance, or nonmetropolitan areas, using three years' worth of combined CPS data.[Not included:residents of "not identified" areas.] |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians |
2008-2010 medians, excluding rural areas |
Not available |
Not available |
| Factors that Influence Volunteer Rates -Homeownership rate |
% of residents who live in homes that are owned by a household resident |
From ACS, Table B25003, 2009 single-year estimates. |
From ACS, Table B25003, 2009 single-year estimates. |
From ACS, Table B25003, 2009 single-year estimates. |
From ACS, Table B25003, 2009 single-year estimates. |
From ACS, Table B25003, 2009 single-year estimates. |
Not available |
| Factors that Influence Volunteer Rates -Multi-unit housing rate |
% of homes located in structures that contain more than one housing unit. |
From ACS, Table B25024, 2009 single-year estimates. |
From ACS, Table B25024, 2009 single-year estimates. |
From ACS, Table B25024, 2009 single-year estimates. |
From ACS, Table B25024, 2009 single-year estimates. |
From ACS, Table B25024, 2009 single-year estimates. |
Not available |
| Factors that Influence Volunteer Rates -Commuting Time |
Average number of minutes spent traveling from home to work (residents who don’t work at home only). |
From ACS, Table GCT0801, 2009 single-year estimates. |
From ACS, Table GCT0801, 2009 single-year estimates. |
From ACS, Table GCT0801, 2009 single-year estimates. |
From ACS, Table GCT0801, 2009 single-year estimates. |
From ACS, Table GCT0801, 2009 single-year estimates. |
Not available |
| Factors that Influence Volunteer Rates -Education: percentage with college education or higher |
% of residents age 25 or older who have at least a bachelors' degree. |
From ACS, Table B15002, 2009 single-year estimates. |
From ACS, Table B15002, 2009 single-year estimates. |
From ACS, Table B15002, 2009 single-year estimates. |
From ACS, Table B15002, 2009 single-year estimates. |
From ACS, Table B15002, 2009 single-year estimates. |
Not available |
| Factors that Influence Volunteer Rates -Education: percentage of high school education or higher |
% of residents age 25 or older who have at least a high school diploma, or GED/equivalent. |
From ACS, Table B15002, 2009 single-year estimates. |
From ACS, Table B15002, 2009 single-year estimates. |
From ACS, Table B15002, 2009 single-year estimates. |
From ACS, Table B15002, 2009 single-year estimates. |
From ACS, Table B15002, 2009 single-year estimates. |
Not available |
| Factors that Influence Volunteer Rates -Poverty Rate |
% of residents who are living below the federal poverty line. |
From ACS, Table B17001, 2009 single-year estimates. |
From ACS, Table B17001, 2009 single-year estimates. |
From ACS, Table B17001, 2009 single-year estimates. |
From ACS, Table B17001, 2009 single-year estimates. |
From ACS, Table B17001, 2009 single-year estimates. |
Not available |
| Factors that Influence Volunteer Rates -Unemployment Rate |
Annual average % of civilian labor force that was unemployed between October 2009 and September 2010.Calculated from monthly BLS LAUS (Local Area Unemployment Statistics) data. |
2010 rates |
2010 rates |
2010 rates |
2010 rates |
2010 rates |
Not available |
| Factors that Influence Volunteer Rates - Foreclosure Rate |
% of homes that were in some status of foreclosure on September 30.Calculated from data provided by RealtyTrac. |
Change in rate between 2009 and 2010 |
Change in rate between 2009 and 2010 |
Change in rate between 2009 and 2010 |
Change in rate between 2009 and 2010 |
Change in rate between 2009 and 2010 |
Not available |
