Table 2. Volunteers by annual hours of volunteer activities and selected characteristics, September 2015
Percent distribution of total annual hours spent volunteering
at all organizations
Characteristics in September 2015 Total Not Median
volunteers Total 1 to 14 15 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 500 reporting annual
(thousands) hour(s) hours hours 499 hours annual hours (1)
hours and over hours
Sex
Total, both sexes....................... 62,623 100.0 21.1 24.7 15.1 27.4 5.9 5.9 52
Men.................................. 26,498 100.0 20.4 24.1 15.2 28.2 6.4 5.8 52
Women................................ 36,126 100.0 21.7 25.1 15.0 26.9 5.5 5.9 50
Age
Total, 16 years and over................ 62,623 100.0 21.1 24.7 15.1 27.4 5.9 5.9 52
16 to 24 years........................ 8,415 100.0 24.9 29.0 14.6 20.3 3.7 7.6 36
16 to 19 years..................... 4,382 100.0 23.9 30.1 16.2 20.3 2.5 7.1 36
20 to 24 years..................... 4,033 100.0 26.0 27.7 12.9 20.2 5.0 8.2 36
25 years and over..................... 54,208 100.0 20.5 24.0 15.1 28.5 6.2 5.6 52
25 to 34 years..................... 9,548 100.0 27.7 25.8 14.2 21.2 4.6 6.4 36
35 to 44 years..................... 11,490 100.0 23.0 26.3 15.8 25.9 4.5 4.4 48
45 to 54 years..................... 11,933 100.0 20.5 24.5 15.7 28.4 5.6 5.4 52
55 to 64 years..................... 10,213 100.0 18.7 24.3 14.8 29.9 6.8 5.4 56
65 years and over.................. 11,024 100.0 13.5 19.2 14.9 36.5 9.4 6.5 94
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
White................................... 51,986 100.0 20.8 24.9 15.4 27.5 5.8 5.5 52
Black or African American............... 6,086 100.0 20.7 22.0 14.1 28.6 6.4 8.4 52
Asian................................... 2,596 100.0 25.8 26.5 11.7 24.6 4.5 6.9 40
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity............ 6,165 100.0 22.4 24.6 12.8 27.6 5.8 6.8 48
Educational attainment (2)
Less than a high school diploma......... 1,900 100.0 22.4 22.0 13.3 28.4 5.5 8.4 52
High school graduates, no college (3)... 9,576 100.0 21.5 23.2 13.9 27.2 7.1 7.1 52
Some college or associate degree ....... 15,102 100.0 21.8 23.4 14.0 29.1 6.4 5.4 52
Bachelor's degree and higher (4)........ 27,629 100.0 19.4 24.8 16.3 28.7 5.8 5.0 52
Marital status
Single, never married................... 15,143 100.0 25.5 27.0 14.3 20.9 4.5 7.7 36
Married, spouse present................. 37,348 100.0 19.5 24.2 15.4 29.8 6.1 5.0 52
Other marital status (5)................ 10,132 100.0 20.8 22.7 14.8 28.4 6.8 6.5 52
Presence of own children
under 18 years (6)
Men:
No own children under 18 years old.... 18,263 100.0 19.4 23.9 15.2 27.5 7.1 6.8 52
With own children under 18 years old.. 8,235 100.0 22.6 24.5 15.1 29.7 4.6 3.5 50
Women:
No own children under 18 years old.... 23,475 100.0 20.0 24.0 14.9 28.0 6.3 6.8 52
With own children under 18 years old.. 12,651 100.0 24.8 27.2 15.1 24.7 3.9 4.4 40
Employment status
Civilian labor force.................... 42,563 100.0 22.9 26.0 15.2 25.9 4.5 5.5 48
Employed.............................. 40,701 100.0 22.9 26.2 15.2 25.8 4.3 5.5 48
Full time (7)....................... 32,085 100.0 23.3 26.4 15.4 25.4 4.1 5.4 48
Part time (8)....................... 8,616 100.0 21.4 25.7 14.5 27.5 5.0 5.8 49
Unemployed............................ 1,861 100.0 23.4 21.7 14.2 26.6 8.1 6.0 52
Not in the labor force.................. 20,060 100.0 17.3 21.8 14.8 30.7 8.8 6.6 66
1 For those reporting annual hours.
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, 2014, through the survey period in September 2015. 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
United States Department of Labor
