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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