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Variable |
Description |
National |
Regional |
State |
Large Cities |
Mid-Size Cities |
Additional Cities |
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Number of Volunteers
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Annual number of adult volunteers (in millions), 1974, 1989, and 2002-present. Calculated
as in Bureau Labor Statistics reports. |
All annual totals |
All annual totals |
All annual totals (selected states only for 1974) |
Annual totals, 2004-2007, plus three-year average using 2005-2007 data |
Four-year average using 2004-2007 data |
Not available |
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Total Volunteer Hours |
Total hours served in previous year (in millions), all adult volunteers in USA,
all organizations. |
Annual totals, 2002-2007 |
Annual totals, 2002-2007 |
Annual totals, 2002-2007 |
Annual totals, 2004-2007, plus three-year average using 2005-2007 data |
Four-year average using 2004-2007 data |
Four-year average using 2004-2007 data |
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Volunteer Rates: Annual |
Annual adult volunteer rates, 1974, 1989, and 2002-present. Calculated as in Bureau
Labor Statistics reports. |
Annual rates |
Annual rates |
Annual rates (selected states only for 1974) |
Annual rates, 2004-2007 |
Not available |
Not available |
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Volunteer Rates: Pooled Data |
Adult volunteer rate, calculated as in Bureau of Labor Statistics reports using
three years of pooled data. |
2005-2007 rates |
2005-2007 rates |
2005-2007 rates |
2005-2007 rates |
2004-2007 rates |
2004-2007 rates |
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Main Activities for Volunteers
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Proportion of volunteers performing each of the four most popular service activities
- using three years of combined data, when available. |
Calculated with 2005-2007 combined data |
Calculated with 2005-2007 combined data |
Calculated with 2005-2007 combined data |
Calculated with 2005-2007 combined data |
Calculated with 2005-2007 combined data |
Not available |
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Where People Volunteer - Organization Information
|
Proportion of volunteers serving with each main organization type. Data available
for 1989 and last three combined years of Current Population Survey data. |
1989 and 2005-2007 rates |
1989 and 2005-2007 rates |
1989 and 2005-2007 rates |
2005-2007 rates |
2004-2007 rates |
Not available |
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Volunteer Hours per Resident |
(Total hours served in previous year) ÷ (Current Population Survey-estimated population,
age 16+), 2002-present. |
All annual rates available + pooled (2005-2007) rate |
All annual rates available + pooled (2005-2007) rate |
All annual rates available + pooled (2005-2007) rate |
Pooled (2005-2007) rate |
Pooled (2004-2007) rate |
Pooled (2004-2007) rate |
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Intensive Volunteers (100+ Hours per year) |
Proportion of volunteers serving 100 or more hours, all organizations. |
2005-2007 rates |
2005-2007 rates |
2005-2007 rates |
2005-2007 rates |
2004-2007 rates |
Not available |
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Civic Engagment - Attending Public Meetings rate |
Proportion of adults who attended at least one public meeting last year. |
2006, 2007 annual rates + pooled 2006-07 rate |
2006, 2007 annual rates + pooled 2006-07 rate |
2006, 2007 annual rates + pooled 2006-07 rate |
2006, 2007 annual rates + pooled 2006-07 rate |
Pooled (2006-2007) rate |
Not available |
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Civic Engagment - Working with Neighbors rate |
Proportion of adults who worked with their neighbors to address a community problem
last year. |
2006, 2007 annual rates + pooled 2006-07 rate |
2006, 2007 annual rates + pooled 2006-07 rate |
2006, 2007 annual rates + pooled 2006-07 rate |
2006, 2007 annual rates + pooled 2006-07 rate |
Pooled (2006-2007) rate |
Not available |
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Civic Engagement - Voting, 2000 Presidential Election |
(Number of voters in general presidential election) ÷ (population age 18 and over). |
National turnout rate |
Regional turnout rate |
State turnout rate |
Metropolitan Statistical Area turnout rate |
Metropolitan Statistical Area turnout rate |
Not available |
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Civic Engagement - Voting, 2004 Presidential Election |
(Number of voters in general presidential election) ÷ (population age 18 and over). |
National turnout rate |
Regional turnout rate |
State turnout rate |
Metropolitan Statistical Area turnout rate |
Metropolitan Statistical Area turnout rate |
Not available |
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Nonprofit Organizations per 1000 residents - Prevalence of Small Nonprofit Organizations |
1000 ×(Number of non-990 filing nonprofits) ÷ (Census population estimate) |
Uses data from National Center for Charitable Statistics Business Master File, Jan
2008 |
Uses data from National Center for Charitable Statistics Business Master File, Jan
2008 |
Uses data from National Center for Charitable Statistics Business Master File, Jan
2008 |
Uses data from National Center for Charitable Statistics Business Master File, Jan
2008 |
Uses data from National Center for Charitable Statistics Business Master File, Jan
2008 |
Not available |
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Nonprofit Organizations per 1000 residents - Prevalence of Large Nonprofit Organizations |
1000 ×(Number of nonprofits filing IRS form 990) ÷ (Census population estimate) |
Uses data from National Center for Charitable Statistics Business Master File, Jan
2008 |
Uses data from National Center for Charitable Statistics Business Master File, Jan
2008 |
Uses data from National Center for Charitable Statistics Business Master File, Jan
2008 |
Uses data from National Center for Charitable Statistics Business Master File, Jan
2008 |
Uses data from National Center for Charitable Statistics Business Master File, Jan
2008 |
Not available |
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Volunteering by Geographic Area
|
Volunteer rates for adults living in central city, balance, or nonmetropolitan areas,
using three years' worth of combined Current Population Survey data. [Not included:
residents of "not identified" areas.] |
2005-2007 rates |
2005-2007 rates |
2005-2007 rates |
2005-2007 rates |
Not available |
Not available |
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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 Current Population Survey data. [Not
included: residents of "not identified" areas.] |
2005-2007 medians |
2005-2007 medians |
2005-2007 medians |
2005-2007 medians |
Not available |
Not available |
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Volunteering by Age Group and Gender - Volunteering rates by Age Group
|
Volunteer rates for adults in seven age groups - 16-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64,
65-74, and 75+ - using three years' worth of combined Current Population Survey
data. |
2005-2007 rates |
2005-2007 rates |
2005-2007 rates |
2005-2007 rates |
Not available |
Not available |
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Volunteering by Age Group and Gender - Median Hours Volunteered by Age Group
|
Median hours for adults in seven age groups - 16-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64,
65-74, and 75+ - using three years' worth of combined Current Population Survey
data. |
2005-2007 medians |
2005-2007 medians |
2005-2007 medians |
2005-2007 medians |
Not available |
Not available |
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Volunteering by Age Group and Gender - College Student Volunteer Rates |
Volunteer rates for college students aged 16 to 24, using three years' worth of
combined Current Population Survey data. |
2005-2007 rates |
2005-2007 rates |
2005-2007 rates |
2005-2007 rates |
Not available |
Not available |
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Volunteering by Age Group and Gender - College Students Median Hours Volunteered |
Median hours for college students aged 16 to 24, using three years' worth of combined
Current Population Survey data. |
2005-2007 medians |
2005-2007 medians |
2005-2007 medians |
2005-2007 medians |
Not available |
Not available |
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Volunteering by Age Group and Gender - Baby Boomer Volunteer Rates |
Volunteer rates for adults born between 1946 and 1964, using three years' worth
of combined Current Population Survey data. |
2005-2007 rates |
2005-2007 rates |
2005-2007 rates |
2005-2007 rates |
Not available |
Not available |
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Volunteering by Age Group and Gender - Baby Boomers: Median Hours Volunteered |
Median hours for adults born between 1946 and 1964, using three years' worth of
combined Current Population Survey data. |
2005-2007 medians |
2005-2007 medians |
2005-2007 medians |
2005-2007 medians |
Not available |
Not available |
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Volunteering by Age Group and Gender - Volunteering rates by Gender
|
Volunteer rates for adult men and women, using three years' worth of combined Current
Population Survey data. |
2005-2007 rates |
2005-2007 rates |
2005-2007 rates |
2005-2007 rates |
Not available |
Not available |
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Volunteering by Age Group and Gender - Median volunteer hours by Gender
|
Median hours for adult men and women, using three years' worth of combined Current
Population Survey data. |
2005-2007 medians |
2005-2007 medians |
2005-2007 medians |
2005-2007 medians |
Not available |
Not available |
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Volunteering by Race & Ethnicity - Volunteering rates 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 Current Population Survey data. |
2005-2007 rates |
2005-2007 rates |
2005-2007 rates |
2005-2007 rates |
Not available |
Not available |
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Volunteering by Race & Ethnicity - Median volunteer hours by Race |
Median hours for adults identifying with various racial groups, using three years'
worth of combined Current Population Survey data. |
2005-2007 medians |
2005-2007 medians |
2005-2007 medians |
2005-2007 medians |
Not available |
Not available |
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Volunteering by Race & Ethnicity - Volunteering rates by Ethnicity
|
Volunteer rates for adult Latinos, using three years' worth of combined Current
Population Survey data. |
2005-2007 rates |
2005-2007 rates |
2005-2007 rates |
2005-2007 rates |
Not available |
Not available |
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Volunteering by Race & Ethnicity - Median volunteer hours by Ethnicity
|
Median hours for adult Latinos, using three years' worth of combined Current Population
Survey data. |
2005-2007 medians |
2005-2007 medians |
2005-2007 medians |
2005-2007 medians |
Not available |
Not available |
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Factors that Influence Volunteer Rates -Homeownership rate |
% of residents who live in homes that are owned by a household resident |
Patterned after Census 2000 statistics; see Technical Note
|
Not available |
Not available |
Patterned after Census 2000 statistics; see Technical Note
|
Patterned after Census 2000 statistics; see Technical Note
|
Not available |
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Factors that Influence Volunteer Rates -Multi-unit housing rate |
% of residents who live in buildings that contain more than one housing unit. |
Patterned after Census 2000 statistics; see Technical Note
|
Not available |
Not available |
Patterned after Census 2000 statistics; see Technical Note
|
Patterned after Census 2000 statistics; see Technical Note
|
Not available |
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Factors that Influence Volunteer Rates -Population Density |
2007 population per square mile. |
Patterned after Census 2000 statistics; see Technical Note
|
Not available |
Not available |
Patterned after Census 2000 statistics; see Technical Note
|
Patterned after Census 2000 statistics; see Technical Note
|
Not available |
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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). |
Patterned after ACS 2005 statistics; see Technical Note |
Not available |
Not available |
Patterned after ACS 2005 statistics; see Technical Note |
Patterned after ACS 2005 statistics; see Technical Note |
Not available |
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Factors that Influence Volunteer Rates - Education: percentage with college education
or higher |
% of residents who have at least a bachelors' degree. |
Patterned after Census 2000 statistics; see Technical Note
|
Not available |
Not available |
Patterned after Census 2000 statistics; see Technical Note
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Patterned after Census 2000 statistics; see Technical Note
|
Not available |
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Factors that Influence Volunteer Rates - Education: percentage of high school education
or higher |
% of residents who have at least a high school diploma, or GED/equivalent. |
Patterned after Census 2000 statistics; see Technical Note
|
Not available |
Not available |
Patterned after Census 2000 statistics; see Technical Note
|
Patterned after Census 2000 statistics; see Technical Note
|
Not available |
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Factors that Influence Volunteer Rates - Poverty Rate |
% of residents who are living below the federal poverty line. |
Patterned after Census 2000 statistics; see Technical Note
|
Not available |
Not available |
Patterned after Census 2000 statistics; see Technical Note
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Patterned after Census 2000 statistics; see Technical Note
|
Not available |