Table 4. Volunteers by type of main organization for which volunteer activities were performed and selected
characteristics, September 2007
Percent distribution of volunteers by type of main organization (1)
Total Civic,
Characteristics volun- polit- Educa- Envi- Hos- Social Sport,
in September teers ical, tional ron- pital Pub- or hobby, Not
2007 (thou- Total profes- or mental or lic Reli- commu- cul- Other deter-
sands) sional, youth or other safe- gious nity tural, mined
inter- ser- animal health ty service or arts
ational vice care
Sex
Total, both sexes....... 60,838 100.0 5.1 26.2 1.9 7.8 1.3 35.6 13.1 3.5 3.7 1.7
Men................... 25,724 100.0 6.5 24.3 2.0 5.7 2.3 35.0 13.9 4.2 4.2 1.8
Women................. 35,114 100.0 4.1 27.5 1.9 9.4 .6 36.0 12.4 3.1 3.4 1.6
Age
Total, 16 years and over. 60,838 100.0 5.1 26.2 1.9 7.8 1.3 35.6 13.1 3.5 3.7 1.7
16 to 24 years......... 7,798 100.0 3.9 30.8 2.4 8.1 1.3 29.9 13.9 2.8 3.9 2.8
16 to 19 years...... 4,173 100.0 3.4 35.8 1.9 6.9 .7 30.8 12.8 2.9 3.0 1.8
20 to 24 years...... 3,625 100.0 4.5 25.1 3.1 9.5 2.0 29.0 15.2 2.8 5.0 3.9
25 years and over...... 53,040 100.0 5.3 25.5 1.9 7.8 1.3 36.4 13.0 3.6 3.7 1.6
25 to 34 years...... 9,019 100.0 4.3 32.3 1.9 7.9 1.5 31.1 12.4 3.4 3.8 1.2
35 to 44 years...... 12,902 100.0 3.9 39.0 1.6 6.6 1.2 30.3 10.3 3.3 2.5 1.3
45 to 54 years...... 13,136 100.0 5.1 27.3 2.0 7.7 1.3 35.8 11.9 4.0 3.3 1.6
55 to 64 years...... 9,316 100.0 7.2 13.9 2.3 8.6 1.2 41.0 15.7 3.6 4.5 2.1
65 years and over... 8,667 100.0 6.5 8.1 1.6 8.8 1.3 47.2 16.1 3.9 4.9 1.7
Race and Hispanic
or Latino
ethnicity
White.................... 52,586 100.0 5.2 26.3 2.1 8.1 1.5 34.5 13.1 3.7 3.8 1.6
Black or African
American................ 5,010 100.0 4.0 24.3 .6 5.1 .2 47.9 11.6 .9 2.6 2.6
Asian.................... 1,887 100.0 3.4 24.9 .9 7.9 .4 38.3 12.9 4.4 3.8 3.1
Hispanic or Latino
ethnicity............... 4,279 100.0 3.1 34.8 1.4 6.3 .6 35.5 10.9 2.6 3.1 1.8
Educational
attainment (2)
Less than a high school
diploma................. 2,394 100.0 3.3 22.0 .8 5.0 0.8 48.3 13.4 2.0 3.7 .9
High school graduates, no
college (3)............. 11,379 100.0 4.2 22.3 1.4 6.9 1.9 41.4 13.3 3.3 3.7 1.7
Some college or associate
degree ................. 15,468 100.0 5.4 25.3 1.7 8.4 1.6 36.1 13.2 3.4 3.6 1.2
Bachelor's degree
and higher (4).......... 23,799 100.0 6.0 27.5 2.3 8.1 .9 33.1 12.6 4.1 3.7 1.8
Marital status
Single, never married.... 12,612 100.0 5.0 27.6 2.7 9.4 1.3 27.3 15.6 4.0 4.7 2.4
Married, spouse present.. 38,876 100.0 5.0 26.8 1.7 6.7 1.3 39.1 11.5 3.3 3.1 1.5
Other marital status (5). 9,350 100.0 5.9 21.7 1.8 10.4 1.6 32.4 16.2 3.6 4.8 1.7
Presence of own
children
under 18 years (6)
Men:
No own children under
18 years old.......... 16,880 100.0 7.3 17.4 2.5 6.7 2.6 36.1 16.1 4.2 4.9 2.1
With own children under
18 years old.......... 8,844 100.0 5.0 37.7 1.0 3.7 1.8 33.1 9.8 4.0 2.7 1.4
Women:
No own children under
18 years old.......... 21,616 100.0 5.0 16.2 2.5 11.7 .6 38.9 15.3 3.4 4.3 1.9
With own children under
18 years old.......... 13,498 100.0 2.5 45.7 0.9 5.6 0.5 31.4 7.8 2.5 1.9 1.2
Employment status
Civilian labor force..... 43,405 100.0 5.4 27.7 2.0 7.8 1.4 34.3 12.7 3.5 3.6 1.7
Employed............... 41,708 100.0 5.3 27.6 2.0 7.8 1.5 34.5 12.5 3.5 3.5 1.7
Full time (7)....... 32,714 100.0 5.8 27.1 2.0 7.8 1.6 34.1 12.6 3.6 3.6 1.7
Part time (8)........ 8,994 100.0 3.7 29.6 2.0 7.6 .9 36.1 12.2 3.2 3.2 1.5
Unemployed............. 1,697 100.0 5.4 29.7 2.2 8.8 .9 28.0 16.6 1.8 4.5 2.2
Not in the labor force... 17,433 100.0 4.5 22.4 1.7 7.8 1.0 39.0 14.1 3.7 4.1 1.8
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, 2006, through the survey period in September 2007. 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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