Table 3. Volunteers by number of organizations for which volunteer activities were performed and selected characteristics, September 2008
Table 3. Volunteers by number of organizations for which volunteer activities were performed and
selected characteristics, September 2008
Percent distribution of the number of
organizations for which volunteer activities were
performed
Total
Characteristics in September 2008 volunteers
(thousands) Not
Five or reporting
Total One Two Three Four more number of
organiza-
tions
Sex
Total, both sexes..................... 61,803 100.0 69.6 19.3 7.0 2.4 1.4 0.3
Men................................ 26,268 100.0 71.5 18.3 6.4 2.2 1.2 .4
Women.............................. 35,535 100.0 68.2 20.0 7.5 2.5 1.5 .3
Age
Total, 16 years and over.............. 61,803 100.0 69.6 19.3 7.0 2.4 1.4 .3
16 to 24 years...................... 8,239 100.0 74.2 17.1 5.7 1.9 .6 .5
16 to 19 years................... 4,437 100.0 72.0 18.4 6.0 2.3 1.0 .2
20 to 24 years................... 3,802 100.0 76.9 15.7 5.2 1.3 .1 .8
25 years and over................... 53,564 100.0 68.9 19.6 7.3 2.4 1.5 .3
25 to 34 years................... 9,154 100.0 75.7 16.8 4.7 1.6 .7 .4
35 to 44 years................... 13,016 100.0 68.0 20.0 8.1 2.3 1.3 .2
45 to 54 years................... 13,189 100.0 66.3 20.9 7.8 3.0 1.7 .3
55 to 64 years................... 9,456 100.0 66.8 20.3 7.9 2.6 2.0 .3
65 years and over................ 8,749 100.0 69.3 19.2 7.1 2.5 1.6 .3
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
White................................. 53,078 100.0 68.2 20.0 7.5 2.5 1.4 .3
Black or African American............. 5,325 100.0 78.5 14.3 4.5 1.0 1.0 .6
Asian................................. 2,022 100.0 79.4 14.0 3.7 1.4 .9 .5
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity.......... 4,662 100.0 81.5 12.6 3.9 1.1 .4 .4
Educational attainment (1)
Less than a high school diploma....... 2,427 100.0 87.8 8.4 2.5 .6 .2 .6
High school graduates, no college (2) 10,998 100.0 78.7 15.2 4.0 1.1 .7 .3
Some college or associate degree ..... 15,519 100.0 70.5 19.8 6.4 2.0 1.1 .3
Bachelor's degree and higher (3)...... 24,620 100.0 61.7 22.6 9.7 3.5 2.2 .3
Marital status
Single, never married................. 13,475 100.0 72.8 18.0 5.9 1.9 .8 .6
Married, spouse present............... 38,827 100.0 68.2 20.0 7.4 2.5 1.7 .3
Other marital status (4).............. 9,502 100.0 70.9 18.2 7.2 2.5 1.0 .2
Presence of own children under 18
years (5)
Men:
No own children under 18 years old.. 17,377 100.0 72.5 17.5 6.2 2.2 1.2 .5
With own children under 18 years old 8,891 100.0 69.6 20.0 6.7 2.1 1.4 .3
Women:
No own children under 18 years old.. 22,108 100.0 69.3 19.5 7.1 2.3 1.5 .4
With own children under 18 years old 13,427 100.0 66.5 20.8 8.3 2.8 1.4 .2
Employment status
Civilian labor force.................. 44,313 100.0 69.1 19.7 7.2 2.3 1.3 .4
Employed............................ 42,131 100.0 68.8 19.8 7.3 2.4 1.3 .4
Full time (6)..................... 33,344 100.0 69.3 19.6 7.1 2.3 1.3 .4
Part time (7)..................... 8,788 100.0 66.9 20.6 8.1 2.9 1.4 .2
Unemployed.......................... 2,181 100.0 74.1 17.5 5.6 1.6 1.2 -
Not in the labor force................ 17,491 100.0 71.0 18.3 6.5 2.4 1.5 .2
1 Data refer to persons 25 years and over.
2 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
3 Includes persons with bachelor's, professional, and doctoral degrees.
4 Includes divorced, separated, and widowed persons.
5 Own children include sons, daughters, stepchildren, and adopted children. Not included are
nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and other related and unrelated children.
6 Usually work 35 hours or more a week at all jobs.
7 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. Dash represents or rounds to zero.
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