Technical information: (202) 691-6378 USDL 07-0019 http://www.bls.gov/cps/ For release: 10:00 A.M. EST Media contact: 691-5902 Wednesday, January 10, 2007 VOLUNTEERING IN THE UNITED STATES, 2006 About 61.2 million people volunteered through or for an organization at least once between September 2005 and September 2006, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The proportion of the population who volunteered was 26.7 percent. This is 2.1 percentage points lower than the volunteer rate in each of the prior 3 years and slight- ly lower than in 2002, the first year for which comparable data are available. These data on volunteering were collected through a supplement to the September 2006 Current Population Survey (CPS). The supplement was sponsored by the Corporation for National and Community Service. Volunteers are defin- ed as persons who did unpaid work (except for expenses) through or for an or- ganization. The CPS is a monthly survey of about 60,000 households that obtains information on employment and unemployment among the nation's civilian noninstitutional population age 16 and over. For more information about the volunteer supplement, see the Technical Note. Volunteering Among Demographic Groups Over the year ending September 2006, both the number of volunteers and the volunteer rate were lower than in the previous year ending September 2005. About 30.1 percent of women and 23.0 percent of men did volunteer work in the year ended in September 2006, down from 32.4 and 25.0 percent, respectively, during the prior year. As in previous years, women volun- teered at a higher rate than men across all age groups, educational levels, and other major characteristics. (See tables A and 1.) Persons age 35 to 54 continued to be the most likely to volunteer (31.2 percent), while persons in their early twenties were the least likely (17.8 percent). While all age groups showed declines in volunteer rates from the prior year, the largest decline was among teenagers. The volunteer rate for females age 16 to 19 fell from 33.5 to 28.8 percent, and the volunteer rate for males of that age fell from 27.4 to 24.1 percent. Whites continued to volunteer at a higher rate (28.3 percent) than blacks (19.2 percent) and Asians (18.5 percent). Among Hispanics or Latinos, 13.9 percent volunteered. Married persons volunteered at a higher rate (32.2 percent) than those who had never married (20.3 percent) and those with other marital statuses (21.3 percent). Parents with children under age 18 were substantially more likely to volunteer than were persons without children of that age, 34.4 percent compared with 23.6 percent. Individuals with higher levels of educational attainment volunteered at higher rates than did those with less education. More than 4 in 10 college graduates volunteered, compared with about 2 in 10 high school graduates and less than 1 in 10 of those with less than a high school diploma. Among employed persons, 28.7 percent had volunteered during the year ended in September 2006. By comparison, 23.8 percent of unemployed persons and 23.1 percent of those not in the labor force volunteered. Among the em- ployed, part-time workers were more likely than full-time workers to have participated in volunteer activities--35.5 versus 27.3 percent. - 2 - Table A. Volunteers by selected characteristics, September 2002 through September 2006 (Numbers in thousands) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | September 2002 | September 2003 | September 2004 | September 2005 | September 2006 Characteristic |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Per- | | Per- | | Per- | | Per- | | Per- | | cent | | cent | | cent | | cent | | cent | Number | of | Number | of | Number | of | Number | of | Number | of | | popu- | | popu- | | popu- | | popu- | | popu- | | lation | | lation | | lation | | lation | |lation ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-------------------|----------|---------- | | | | | | | | | | Sex | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total, both sexes..............| 59,783 | 27.4 | 63,791 | 28.8 | 64,542 | 28.8 | 65,357 | 28.8 | 61,199 | 26.7 Men..........................| 24,706 | 23.6 | 26,805 | 25.1 | 27,011 | 25.0 | 27,370 | 25.0 | 25,546 | 23.0 Women........................| 35,076 | 31.0 | 36,987 | 32.2 | 37,530 | 32.4 | 37,987 | 32.4 | 35,653 | 30.1 | | | | | | | | | | Age | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total, 16 years and over.......| 59,783 | 27.4 | 63,791 | 28.8 | 64,542 | 28.8 | 65,357 | 28.8 | 61,199 | 26.7 16 to 24 years...............| 7,742 | 21.9 | 8,671 | 24.1 | 8,821 | 24.2 | 8,955 | 24.4 | 8,044 | 21.7 25 to 34 years...............| 9,574 | 24.8 | 10,337 | 26.5 | 10,046 | 25.8 | 9,881 | 25.3 | 9,096 | 23.1 35 to 44 years...............| 14,971 | 34.1 | 15,165 | 34.7 | 14,783 | 34.2 | 14,809 | 34.5 | 13,308 | 31.2 45 to 54 years...............| 12,477 | 31.3 | 13,302 | 32.7 | 13,584 | 32.8 | 13,826 | 32.7 | 13,415 | 31.2 55 to 64 years...............| 7,331 | 27.5 | 8,170 | 29.2 | 8,784 | 30.1 | 9,173 | 30.2 | 8,819 | 27.9 65 years and over............| 7,687 | 22.7 | 8,146 | 23.7 | 8,524 | 4.6 | 8,712 | 24.8 | 8,518 | 23.8 | | | | | | | | | | Race and Hispanic or | | | | | | | | | | Latino Ethnicity. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | White (1)......................| 52,591 | 29.2 | 55,572 | 30.6 | 55,892 | 30.5 | 56,170 | 30.4 | 52,850 | 28.3 Black or African American (1)..| 4,896 | 19.1 | 5,145 | 20.0 | 5,435 | 20.8 | 5,879 | 22.1 | 5,211 | 19.2 Asian (1)......................| (2) | (2) | 1,735 | 18.7 | 1,832 | 19.3 | 2,055 | 20.7 | 1,881 | 18.5 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity...| 4,059 | 15.5 | 4,364 | 15.7 | 4,102 | 14.5 | 4,511 | 15.4 | 4,212 | 13.9 | | | | | | | | | | Educational attainment (3)..| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Less than a high school | | | | | | | | | | diploma.......................| 2,806 | 10.1 | 2,793 | 9.9 | 2,718 | 9.6 | 2,837 | 10.0 | 2,615 | 9.3 High school graduates, no | | | | | | | | | | college (4)...................| 12,542 | 21.2 | 12,882 | 21.7 | 12,709 | 21.6 | 12,594 | 21.2 | 11,537 | 19.2 Less than a bachelor's | | | | | | | | | | degree (5)....................| 15,066 | 32.8 | 15,966 | 34.1 | 16,414 | 34.2 | 16,452 | 33.7 | 15,196 | 30.9 College graduates..............| 21,627 | 43.3 | 23,481 | 45.6 | 23,880 | 45.7 | 24,517 | 45.8 | 23,808 | 43.3 | | | | | | | | | | Employment status | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Civilian labor force...........| 42,773 | 29.3 | 45,499 | 30.9 | 45,896 | 30.9 | 46,872 | 31.1 | 43,579 | 28.5 Employed.....................| 40,742 | 29.5 | 43,138 | 31.2 | 43,886 | 31.2 | 44,894 | 31.3 | 41,861 | 28.7 Full time (6)..............| 32,210 | 28.3 | 33,599 | 29.6 | 34,237 | 29.6 | 35,225 | 29.8 | 32,951 | 27.3 Part time (7)..............| 8,532 | 35.4 | 9,539 | 38.4 | 9,649 | 38.5 | 9,669 | 38.2 | 8,910 | 35.5 Unemployed...................| 2,031 | 25.1 | 2,361 | 26.7 | 2,010 | 25.6 | 1,978 | 26.4 | 1,718 | 23.8 Not in the labor force.........| 17,010 | 23.7 | 18,293 | 24.6 | 18,646 | 24.7 | 18,485 | 24.4 | 17,621 | 23.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Beginning in 2003, persons who selected this race group only; persons who selected more than one race group are not included. Prior to 2003, persons who reported more than one race group were included in the group they identified as the main race. 2 Data for Asians were not tabulated in 2002. 3 Data refer to persons 25 years and over. 4 Includes high school diploma or equivalent. 5 Includes the categories, some college, no degree; and associate degree. 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: 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. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, there- fore, not classified by ethnicity as well as by race. Due to the introduction of revised population controls in January 2003, January 2004, January 2005, and January 2006, estimated levels for 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006 are not strictly comparable with each other or with those for 2002. See the Technical Note for further information. - 3 - Total Annual Hours Spent Volunteering Volunteers spent a median of 52 hours on volunteer activities during the period from September 2005 to September 2006. Men reported spending about 52 hours volunteering and women reported about 50 hours. Median annual hours spent on volunteer activities ranged from a high of 104 hours for volunteers age 65 and over to a low of 36 hours for those 25 to 34 years old. (See table 2.) Number and Type of Organizations Most volunteers were involved with either one or two organizations--68.5 and 19.8 percent, respectively. Individuals with higher educational attain- ment were more likely to volunteer for multiple organizations than were those with less education. Parents also were somewhat more likely to volunteer for more than one organization than were persons without children under 18. (See table 3.) In 2006, the main organization--the organization for which the volunteer worked the most hours during the year--was most frequently religious (35.0 percent of all volunteers), followed by educational/youth service related (26.4 percent). Another 12.7 percent of volunteers performed activities mainly for social or community service organizations. (See table 4.) Older volunteers were more likely to volunteer mainly for religious organ- izations than were their younger counterparts. For example, 44.7 percent of volunteers age 65 and over did their service mainly through or for a religious organization, compared with 30.1 percent of volunteers age 16 to 24 years. Among volunteers with children under 18 years old, 46.1 percent of mothers and 36.5 percent of fathers volunteered mainly for an educational/youth ser- vice-related organization, such as a school or sports team. Volunteers with- out children under 18 were considerably more likely than parents to volunteer for other types of organizations, such as hospitals or other health organiza- tions and social or community service organizations. Main Volunteer Activity for Main Organization When volunteers were asked the main activity they performed for their main organization, fundraising (10.9 percent) and tutoring or teaching (10.8 per- cent) were the most frequently reported. Men and women tended to engage in different main activities. Men who volunteered were most likely to engage in general labor (11.5 percent) or to coach, referee, or supervise sports teams (10.2 percent), while women volunteers were most likely to fundraise (12.5 percent), or tutor or teach (12.5 percent). (See table 5.) Educational attainment influenced the types of activities volunteers per- formed. College graduates were more likely than those with less education to provide professional or management assistance or to tutor or teach. They were least likely to collect, prepare, distribute, or serve food or to engage in general labor. Parents were considerably more likely than those without children to engage in some types of volunteer activities that are frequently related to children, including coaching, refereeing, or supervising sports teams, tutoring or teach- ing, mentoring youth, and fundraising. How Volunteers Became Involved with Main Organization About 43 percent of volunteers became involved with their main organization after being asked to volunteer, most often by someone in the oranization. A slightly smaller proportion, about 2 in 5 volunteers, became involved on their own initiative; that is, they approached the organization. (See table 6.) - 4 - Technical Note The data in this release were collected through a supplement to the September 2006 Current Population Survey (CPS). The CPS--a monthly survey of about 60,000 households conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics--focuses on obtaining information on employment and unemployment among the nation's civilian noninstitutional population age 16 and over. The purpose of this supplement to the CPS was to obtain information on the incidence of volunteering and the characteristics of volunteers in the United States. Reliability of the estimates Statistics based on the CPS are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error. When a sample, rather than the entire population, is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates may differ from the "true" population values they represent. The exact difference, or sampling error, varies de- pending on the particular sample selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the estimate. There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence, that an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard errors from the "true" population value because of sampling error. BLS analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence. The CPS data also are affected by nonsampling error. Nonsampling error can occur for many reasons, including the failure to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain information for all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness of respondents to provide correct infor- mation, and errors made in the collection or processing of the data. For a full discussion of the reliability of data from the CPS and for information on estimating standard errors, see the "Explanatory Notes and Estimates of Error" section of Employment and Earnings. In January 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006, the Census Bureau introduced adjustments to the population controls for the CPS as part of its annual update of population estimates. The 2003 adjustment resulted in an in- crease to the estimates for all population categories. This increase was partly offset by downward adjustments in 2004, 2005, and 2006. Consequent- ly, the estimated levels of volunteers for September 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006 are not strictly comparable with one another, or with estimated levels for September 2002. These adjustments to the levels, however, should have had only negligible effects on the volunteer rates. In addition to the to the population control adjustments, new questions on race and ethnicity were introduced into the CPS in January 2003. For a discussion of the changes in- troduced into the CPS in January 2003, see "Revisions to the Current Popula- tion Survey Effective in January 2003," in the February 2003 issue of Em- ployment and Earnings, available on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls. gov/cps/rvcps03.pdf. For a discussion of the changes introduced in January 2004, see "Adjustments to Household Survey Population Estimates in January 2004," in the February 2004 issue of Employment and Earnings, available on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/cps/cps04adj.pdf. For a discussion of the changes introduced in January 2005, see "Adjust- ments to Household Survey Population Estimates in January 2005," in the February 2005 issue of Employment and Earnings, available on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/cps/cps05adj.pdf. For a discussion of the changes introduced in January 2006, see "Adjustments to Household Survey Population Estimates in January 2006," in the February 2006 issue of Em- ployment and Earnings, available on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls. gov/cps/cps06adj.pdf. Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200; TDD message referral phone number: 1-800-877-8339. - 5 - Volunteer questions and concepts In the September 2006 supplement, questions on volunteer activities were asked of all households. Efforts were made to have household members answer the volunteer questions for themselves. (Generally, one member of the house- hold answers all the questions in the CPS on behalf of the entire household.) Self-response was considered important for the volunteer supplement because research indicated that self-respondents could more easily answer questions on the characteristics of the volunteer activity. About 70 percent of the responses were self-reports. The survey was introduced as follows: "This month, we are interested in volunteer activities, that is, activities for which people are not paid, except perhaps expenses. We only want you to include volunteer activities that you did through or for an organization, even if you only did them once in a while." Following this introduction, respondents were asked the first supplement question: "Since September 1st of last year, have you done any volunteer activities through or for an organization?" If respondents did not answer "yes" to the first question, they were asked the following question: "Sometimes people don't think of activities they do infrequently or activities they do for children's schools or youth organizations as volunteer activities. Since September 1st of last year, have you done any of these types of volunteer activities?" Respondents were considered volunteers if they answered "yes" to either of these questions. This is the same method of identifying volunteers as was used in each of the four prior supplements. A new question was added to the 2006 survey: "Sometimes people don't think of activities they do through religious organizations as volunteer activities. Since September 1st of last year, have you done any of this type of volunteer activity?" It was asked of respondents who had answered "no" to the previous two questions. To maintain historical comparability with estimates from previous surveys, these individuals were not counted as volunteers in these tabulations, even if they answered "yes" to the new question. If respondents who answered "yes" to this new question had been included as volunteers, the number of volunteers would have been 64.2 mil- lion, and the volunteer rate would have been 28.0 percent. Respondents classified as volunteers were asked further questions about the number and type of organizations for which they volunteered, total hours spent volunteering, how they became involved with the main organiza- tion for which they volunteered, the type of activities they performed for the main organization, and what their main activity was. The questions in previous surveys about why non-volunteers didn't volunteer and if they had ever volunteered were discontinued in 2006. The reference period for the questions on volunteering was about 1 year, from September 1, 2005, through the survey week in September 2006. The reference period for other characteristics, such as labor force status, educational attainment, and marital status, refer to the survey reference week in September 2006. It is possible that these characteristics were different at the time volunteer activities were performed. - 6 - Definitions Volunteers are persons who performed unpaid volunteer activities at any point from September 1, 2005, through the survey period in September 2006. The count of volunteers only includes persons who volunteered through or for an organization; the figures do not include persons who volunteered in a more informal manner. For example, a woman who taught acting to children through a local theater would be considered a volunteer. However, a woman who, on her own, organized softball games for the children in her neighbor- hood would not be counted as a volunteer for the purpose of this survey. Organizations are associations, societies, or groups of people who share a common interest. Examples include churches, youth groups, and civic or- ganizations. For the purpose of this study, organizations are grouped into eight major categories, including religious, youth, and social or community service organizations. (See table 4.) In the 2005 survey, one organization category, immigrant/refugee assis- tance, was added to the questionnaire as a possible response. Responses that were collected in this category may have been distributed over at least six of the major organization categories in previous years. For this reason, the addition of the new response category created a break in the comparability of organizations between 2005 and prior years. Because few people reported volunteering for immigrant/refugee assistance organizations and because the group was not a definite subset of any of the major organization categories, those persons who did report that they volunteered for immigrant/refugee as- sistance organizations were placed in the "other" group. The main organization is the organization for which the volunteer worked the most hours during the year. If a respondent volunteered for only one organization, it was considered the main organization, even if exact hours were not obtained. In order to identify the type of main organization, respondents had to provide information about the organization and, for those who volunteered for more than one organization, annual hours worked for each. Some respon- dents did not provide the information necessary to determine the type of main organization. For these respondents, the follow-up questions on acti- vities and how they became involved with the main organization asked them to report on the organization for which they think they spent the most time volunteering. Activities are the specific tasks the volunteer did for an organization. Examples include tutoring, fundraising, and serving food. The activity categories were modified in 2005; thus creating a break in the comparabili- ty of activities between 2005 and prior years. In 2006, a new question was added that asks respondents on which of the activities they mentioned they spent the most time. Previously, respondents reported all of the activities they did for their main organization. The new question identifies which of them is the main activity for the main organization. Table 1. Volunteers by selected characteristics, September 2006 (Numbers in thousands) Total, both sexes Men Women Volunteers Volunteers Volunteers Characteristics in September 2006 Civilian Civilian Civilian noninsti- noninsti- noninsti- tutional Percent tutional Percent tutional Percent popula- Number of popula- Number of popula- Number of tion popula- tion popula- tion popula- tion tion tion Age Total, 16 years and over................ 229,420 61,199 26.7 110,925 25,546 23.0 118,495 35,653 30.1 16 to 24 years........................ 37,027 8,044 21.7 18,696 3,574 19.1 18,331 4,470 24.4 16 to 19 years..................... 16,751 4,426 26.4 8,497 2,046 24.1 8,254 2,380 28.8 20 to 24 years..................... 20,276 3,618 17.8 10,199 1,528 15.0 10,077 2,090 20.7 25 years and over..................... 192,393 53,155 27.6 92,229 21,972 23.8 100,164 31,183 31.1 25 to 34 years..................... 39,301 9,096 23.1 19,611 3,547 18.1 19,690 5,549 28.2 35 to 44 years..................... 42,696 13,308 31.2 21,059 5,329 25.3 21,638 7,979 36.9 45 to 54 years..................... 43,055 13,415 31.2 21,075 5,840 27.7 21,980 7,574 34.5 55 to 64 years..................... 31,618 8,819 27.9 15,214 3,823 25.1 16,404 4,995 30.5 65 years and over.................. 35,721 8,518 23.8 15,269 3,432 22.5 20,452 5,086 24.9 Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity White............................. ..... 186,669 52,850 28.3 91,242 22,320 24.5 95,427 30,529 32.0 Black or African American............... 27,109 5,211 19.2 12,181 1,948 16.0 14,928 3,263 21.9 Asian................................... 10,155 1,881 18.5 4,853 776 16.0 5,302 1,104 20.8 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity............ 30,324 4,212 13.9 15,590 1,695 10.9 14,734 2,517 17.1 Educational attainment (1) Less than a high school diploma......... 28,068 2,615 9.3 13,735 1,077 7.8 14,333 1,538 10.7 High school graduates, no college (2)... 60,098 11,537 19.2 28,916 4,590 15.9 31,181 6,947 22.3 Less than a bachelor's degree (3)....... 49,250 15,196 30.9 22,306 5,702 25.6 26,944 9,494 35.2 College graduates....................... 54,977 23,808 43.3 27,272 10,603 38.9 27,705 13,205 47.7 Marital status Single, never married.................. 64,101 12,982 20.3 34,285 5,734 16.7 29,816 7,248 24.3 Married, spouse present................ 119,991 38,579 32.2 60,365 17,175 28.5 59,626 21,404 35.9 Other marital status (4)............... 45,328 9,638 21.3 16,276 2,637 16.2 29,053 7,001 24.1 Presence of own children under 18 years (5) Without own children under 18.......... 163,860 38,627 23.6 81,834 16,696 20.4 82,026 21,931 26.7 With own children under 18............. 65,559 22,572 34.4 29,091 8,850 30.4 36,469 13,722 37.6 Employment status Civilian labor force................... 153,163 43,579 28.5 81,852 20,030 24.5 71,312 23,549 33.0 Employed............................. 145,953 41,861 28.7 78,368 19,384 24.7 67,584 22,477 33.3 Full time (6)...................... 120,865 32,951 27.3 70,054 17,025 24.3 50,810 15,925 31.3 Part time (7)...................... 25,088 8,910 35.5 8,314 2,359 28.4 16,774 6,552 39.1 Unemployed........................... 7,211 1,718 23.8 3,483 646 18.5 3,727 1,072 28.8 Not in the labor force................. 76,256 17,621 23.1 29,073 5,516 19.0 47,183 12,105 25.7 1 Data refer to persons 25 years and over. 2 Includes high school diploma or equivalent. 3 Includes the categories, some college, no degree; and associate degree. 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, 2005, through the survey period in September 2006. 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. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race. Table 2. Volunteers by annual hours of volunteer activities and selected characteristics, September 2006 Percent distribution of total annual hours spent volunteering at all organizations Total Median volunteers annual Characteristics in September 2006 (thousands) Not hours (1) 1 to 14 15 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 500 hours reporting Total hours(s) hours hours 499 hours and over annual Sex Total, both sexes................. 61,199 100.0 21.1 24.9 14.7 28.6 5.6 5.2 52 Men............................. 25,546 100.0 20.7 24.5 15.0 28.9 5.7 5.2 52 Women........................... 35,653 100.0 21.4 25.3 14.4 28.4 5.4 5.1 50 Age Total, 16 years and over.......... 61,199 100.0 21.1 24.9 14.7 28.6 5.6 5.2 52 16 to 24 years.................. 8,044 100.0 23.5 27.4 15.3 22.7 4.0 7.1 40 16 to 19 years............... 4,426 100.0 22.2 29.7 16.4 21.4 3.6 6.8 40 20 to 24 years............... 3,618 100.0 25.0 24.7 13.9 24.2 4.6 7.6 40 25 years and over............... 53,155 100.0 20.7 24.5 14.6 29.5 5.8 4.8 52 25 to 34 years............... 9,096 100.0 28.1 27.2 14.7 22.2 3.4 4.4 36 35 to 44 years............... 13,308 100.0 22.6 26.8 14.9 27.0 4.9 3.8 48 45 to 54 years............... 13,415 100.0 19.9 25.2 15.5 29.4 5.2 4.8 52 55 to 64 years............... 8,819 100.0 18.1 23.0 15.2 31.9 7.0 4.8 63 65 years and over............ 8,518 100.0 13.8 18.9 12.0 38.8 9.4 7.1 104 Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity White............................. 52,850 100.0 20.8 25.1 14.8 29.1 5.4 4.7 52 Black or African American......... 5,211 100.0 21.0 21.6 14.9 26.1 7.0 9.5 52 Asian............................. 1,881 100.0 30.7 25.5 12.6 21.2 4.4 5.6 30 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity...... 4,212 100.0 22.5 26.0 14.2 25.5 5.1 6.7 42 Educational attainment (2) Less than a high school diploma... 2,615 100.0 22.6 23.1 15.7 24.0 7.2 7.4 50 High school graduates, no college (3)..................... 11,537 100.0 22.7 23.1 12.9 28.9 5.8 6.5 52 Less than a bachelor's degree (4). 15,196 100.0 21.8 24.9 14.2 29.4 5.7 4.1 52 College graduates................. 23,808 100.0 18.8 25.2 15.6 30.5 5.7 4.2 55 Marital status Single, never married............. 12,982 100.0 24.3 27.4 14.4 23.8 4.3 5.9 40 Married, spouse present........... 38,579 100.0 19.8 24.2 15.1 30.5 5.6 4.8 52 Other marital status (5).......... 9,638 100.0 21.9 24.6 13.5 27.4 7.2 5.5 50 Presence of own children under 18 years (6) Men: No own children under 18 years old............................ 16,696 100.0 20.2 24.5 14.3 28.6 6.6 5.8 52 With own children under 18 years old............................ 8,850 100.0 21.6 24.4 16.5 29.4 4.1 4.0 52 Women: No own children under 18 years old............................ 21,931 100.0 20.2 24.2 14.0 30.2 5.8 5.5 52 With own children under 18 years old........................... 13,722 100.0 23.3 26.9 15.1 25.5 4.8 4.4 44 Employment status Civilian labor force.............. 43,579 100.0 22.5 26.2 15.0 27.1 4.7 4.6 48 Employed........................ 41,861 100.0 22.4 26.3 15.1 27.1 4.6 4.5 48 Full time (7)................. 32,951 100.0 23.0 26.6 15.3 26.3 4.3 4.5 48 Part time (8)................. 8,910 100.0 20.1 25.1 14.3 29.9 5.8 4.8 52 Unemployed...................... 1,718 100.0 23.7 24.8 12.3 27.3 6.2 5.6 48 Not in the labor force............ 17,621 100.0 17.7 21.7 14.0 32.4 7.6 6.6 70 1 For those reporting annual hours. 2 Data refer to persons 25 years and over. 3 Includes high school diploma or equivalent. 4 Includes the categories, some college, no degree; and associate degree. 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, 2005, through the survey period in September 2006. 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. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race. Table 3. Volunteers by number of organizations for which volunteer activities were performed and selected characteristics, September 2006 Percent distribution of the number of organizations for which volunteer activities were performed Total Characteristics in September 2006 volunteers (thousands) Not Five reporting Total One Two Three Four or number of more organiza- tions Sex Total, both sexes.................. 61,199 100.0 68.5 19.8 7.3 2.4 1.7 0.3 Men.............................. 25,546 100.0 69.6 19.3 7.0 2.3 1.5 .2 Women............................ 35,653 100.0 67.8 20.1 7.5 2.5 1.8 .3 Age Total, 16 years and over........... 61,199 100.0 68.5 19.8 7.3 2.4 1.7 .3 16 to 24 years................... 8,044 100.0 73.8 18.0 5.4 1.5 .8 .5 16 to 19 years................ 4,426 100.0 71.3 19.6 5.9 1.8 1.0 .4 20 to 24 years................ 3,618 100.0 76.8 16.1 4.7 1.1 .5 .7 25 years and over................ 53,155 100.0 67.7 20.1 7.6 2.6 1.8 .2 25 to 34 years................ 9,096 100.0 74.6 16.5 5.6 1.7 1.3 .3 35 to 44 years................ 13,308 100.0 67.0 20.9 8.0 2.3 1.5 .2 45 to 54 years................ 13,415 100.0 64.6 21.6 8.3 2.9 2.3 .2 55 to 64 years................ 8,819 100.0 66.7 19.7 8.1 3.3 1.9 .3 65 years and over............. 8,518 100.0 67.5 20.5 7.3 2.6 1.9 .2 Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity White.............................. 52,850 100.0 67.3 20.5 7.7 2.5 1.7 .3 Black or African American.......... 5,211 100.0 75.7 14.7 5.3 2.3 1.3 .7 Asian.............................. 1,881 100.0 80.0 15.4 3.2 .2 1.1 .1 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity....... 4,212 100.0 78.8 14.5 4.6 .9 .8 .4 Educational attainment (1) Less than a high school diploma.... 2,615 100.0 87.2 9.3 2.2 .8 .3 .2 High school graduates, no college (2)..................... 11,537 100.0 77.0 16.1 4.3 1.3 1.0 .3 Less than a bachelor's degree (3)...................... 15,196 100.0 70.5 19.0 6.8 2.3 1.2 .2 College graduates.................. 23,808 100.0 59.3 23.9 10.3 3.5 2.7 .3 Marital status Single, never married.............. 12,982 100.0 72.7 18.0 5.6 2.0 1.3 .4 Married, spouse present............ 38,579 100.0 66.8 20.9 7.8 2.6 1.7 .2 Other marital status (4)........... 9,638 100.0 69.9 17.9 7.6 2.3 1.9 .4 Presence of own children under 18 years (5) Men: No own children under 18 years old........................... 16,696 100.0 70.4 18.7 6.8 2.4 1.4 0.3 With own children under 18 years old........................... 8,850 100.0 68.0 20.5 7.3 2.2 1.8 .2 Women: No own children under 18 years old............................ 21,931 100.0 69.0 19.6 7.1 2.3 1.6 .4 With own children under 18 years old............................ 13,722 100.0 65.8 21.0 8.2 2.8 2.1 .2 Employment status Civilian labor force............... 43,579 100.0 68.0 20.1 7.6 2.4 1.7 .3 Employed......................... 41,861 100.0 67.8 20.2 7.6 2.4 1.7 .3 Full time (6).................. 32,951 100.0 68.2 20.0 7.6 2.3 1.7 .2 Part time (7).................. 8,910 100.0 66.3 21.0 7.8 3.0 1.6 .3 Unemployed....................... 1,718 100.0 72.7 18.4 5.3 1.8 1.8 - Not in the labor force............. 17,621 100.0 69.9 19.0 6.7 2.4 1.6 .4 1 Data refer to persons 25 years and over. 2 Includes high school diploma or equivalent. 3 Includes the categories, some college, no degree; and associate degree. 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, 2005, through the survey period in September 2006. 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. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race. Dash represents or rounds to zero. Table 4. Volunteers by type of main organization for which volunteer activities were performed and selected characteristics, September 2006 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 2006 (thou- Total profes- or mental or lic Reli- commu- cul- Other deter- sands) sional, youth or other safe- gious nity tural, mined or inter- ser- animal health ty service or arts national vice care Sex Total, both sexes......... 61,199 100.0 6.1 26.4 1.6 8.1 1.3 35.0 12.7 3.7 3.4 1.5 Men.................... 25,546 100.0 7.9 23.9 1.6 6.1 2.3 34.9 13.5 4.6 3.6 1.7 Women.................. 35,653 100.0 4.9 28.2 1.6 9.6 .6 35.1 12.1 3.1 3.4 1.4 Age Total, 16 years and over...................... 61,199 100.0 6.1 26.4 1.6 8.1 1.3 35.0 12.7 3.7 3.4 1.5 16 to 24 years.......... 8,044 100.0 4.5 31.7 2.0 8.0 1.3 30.1 13.3 3.2 4.2 1.8 16 to 19 years....... 4,426 100.0 4.4 35.6 1.9 7.2 .8 30.0 11.9 3.3 3.3 1.6 20 to 24 years....... 3,618 100.0 4.6 27.1 2.0 8.9 2.0 30.1 15.0 3.2 5.2 1.9 25 years and over....... 53,155 100.0 6.4 25.6 1.6 8.2 1.3 35.8 12.6 3.8 3.3 1.5 25 to 34 years....... 9,096 100.0 5.8 34.3 1.7 8.8 1.5 28.4 11.6 3.1 3.5 1.4 35 to 44 years....... 13,308 100.0 4.2 39.0 1.0 6.1 1.3 31.4 9.9 3.1 2.7 1.2 45 to 54 years....... 13,415 100.0 6.7 26.3 1.9 7.5 1.3 35.9 12.3 3.7 2.7 1.7 55 to 64 years....... 8,819 100.0 7.8 13.0 2.1 10.4 1.6 41.2 13.9 4.7 3.7 1.5 65 years and over.... 8,518 100.0 8.5 7.4 1.4 9.4 1.0 44.7 16.9 4.5 4.6 1.6 Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity White..................... 52,850 100.0 6.3 26.4 1.8 8.4 1.4 34.2 12.8 3.9 3.4 1.4 Black or African American............... 5,211 100.0 4.6 26.1 .4 5.2 .6 43.3 11.9 1.8 3.7 2.5 Asian..................... 1,881 100.0 5.1 25.6 .6 9.8 .2 39.8 9.8 3.1 4.0 1.9 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity............... 4,212 100.0 3.1 35.6 .4 5.5 .7 35.1 10.4 3.9 3.5 1.7 Educational attainment (2) Less than a high school diploma................ 2,615 100.0 4.0 21.2 .8 6.0 1.9 43.1 14.4 3.1 4.4 1.2 High school graduates, no college (3)............ 11,537 100.0 6.0 23.2 1.0 8.2 2.2 39.8 12.4 3.0 3.0 1.2 Less than a bachelor's degree (4)............. 15,196 100.0 6.0 26.7 1.4 8.6 1.6 35.4 12.5 3.6 3.4 1.0 College graduates........ 23,808 100.0 7.1 26.6 2.1 8.1 .7 33.2 12.6 4.3 3.4 1.9 Marital status Single, never married..... 12,982 100.0 5.9 28.8 2.2 9.6 1.6 27.1 14.9 4.0 4.4 1.5 Married, spouse present................ 38,579 100.0 6.0 26.8 1.4 7.0 1.3 38.6 10.9 3.6 2.8 1.5 Other marital status (5)............. 9,638 100.0 6.9 21.6 1.9 10.5 1.0 31.6 16.7 3.3 4.8 1.7 Presence of own children under 18 years (6) Men: No own children under 18 years old........ 16,696 100.0 9.1 17.2 2.0 7.3 2.5 35.3 16.0 4.8 4.2 1.6 With own children under 18 years old........ 8,850 100.0 5.7 36.5 .9 3.8 2.0 34.2 8.8 4.0 2.4 1.7 Women: No own children under 18 years old......... 21,931 100.0 5.7 17.0 2.3 12.0 .8 38.1 14.8 3.8 4.1 1.4 With own children under 18 years old........ 13,722 100.0 3.5 46.1 .6 5.9 .4 30.2 7.8 1.9 2.1 1.4 Employment status Civilian labor force...... 43,579 100.0 6.3 28.1 1.7 8.2 1.6 33.3 12.2 3.8 3.4 1.5 Employed................ 41,861 100.0 6.3 27.8 1.7 8.2 1.6 33.6 12.2 3.8 3.3 1.5 Full time (7)......... 32,951 100.0 6.9 27.2 1.7 8.1 1.7 33.3 12.3 3.8 3.4 1.5 Part time (8)......... 8,910 100.0 4.1 30.4 1.7 8.4 1.0 34.5 11.7 3.8 3.1 1.5 Unemployed.............. 1,718 100.0 5.2 33.4 2.7 7.7 1.6 27.7 14.1 3.0 3.7 .9 Not in the labor force.... 17,621 100.0 5.8 22.3 1.4 8.0 .8 39.2 13.8 3.5 3.7 1.5 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 high school diploma or equivalent. 4 Includes the categories, some college, no degree; and associate degree. 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, 2005, through the survey period in September 2006. 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. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race. Table 5. Main volunteer activity for main organization for which activities were performed and selected characteristics, September 2006 Percent distribution of main volunteer activity for main organization (1) Pro- En- vide gage Collect, Pro- profes- in make or vide sional Engage gen- Coach Col- distri- coun- or in eral Total ref- lect, bute Fund- seling, manage- music, lab- Equal volun- eree, Be an pre- cloth- raise medi- Provide ment perfor-, or, time Characteristics in teers or, Tutor usher, pare, ing, or cal general assis- mance, sup- among September 2006 (thou- super- or Mentor greet- dis- crafts sell care, office tance, or, ply Other all sands) vise teach youth er, or tri- or goods items fire/, ser- includ- other trans- sports mini- bute, other to EMS, vices ing artis- port- teams ster or than raise or, serving tices ation serve food money pro- on a activ- to food tec- board ities peo- tive or ple ser- commi- vices tee Sex Total, both sexes........ 61,199 5.8 10.8 5.5 4.2 8.8 3.2 10.9 2.9 4.5 8.1 4.3 7.9 14.0 9.1 Men.................... 25,546 10.2 8.4 5.4 5.2 6.7 2.0 8.7 3.6 2.6 9.7 4.3 11.5 13.2 8.5 Women.................. 35,653 2.7 12.5 5.6 3.4 10.4 4.1 12.5 2.4 5.9 7.0 4.2 5.3 14.6 9.4 Age Total, 16 years and over..................... 61,199 5.8 10.8 5.5 4.2 8.8 3.2 10.9 2.9 4.5 8.1 4.3 7.9 14.0 9.1 16 to 24 years......... 8,044 6.5 11.7 7.8 2.6 7.9 3.0 9.9 3.1 2.8 2.2 6.0 11.2 16.0 9.3 16 to 19 years...... 4,426 6.9 9.4 7.5 2.5 8.7 3.5 10.6 1.7 2.2 2.1 7.1 11.7 16.2 9.8 20 to 24 years...... 3,618 6.0 14.6 8.3 2.8 7.0 2.2 9.0 4.8 3.5 2.2 4.6 10.7 15.7 8.8 25 years and over...... 53,155 5.7 10.6 5.2 4.4 9.0 3.3 11.1 2.8 4.8 9.0 4.0 7.4 13.7 9.0 25 to 34 years...... 9,096 7.4 13.7 8.2 2.8 6.9 2.8 12.1 3.8 3.3 5.7 4.1 7.8 13.5 7.8 35 to 44 years...... 13,308 10.0 13.4 6.5 3.0 7.3 2.9 12.0 2.4 3.6 7.2 3.3 6.0 13.6 8.8 45 to 54 years...... 13,415 5.4 9.4 5.5 5.0 8.4 2.7 12.4 2.9 4.5 10.2 3.8 8.4 12.8 8.6 55 to 64 years...... 8,819 2.8 8.9 2.8 5.4 10.2 3.4 9.6 3.3 5.3 12.7 4.3 7.7 13.3 10.2 65 years and over... 8,518 .7 6.8 1.7 6.3 13.4 5.3 7.8 1.9 8.1 9.7 5.0 7.1 16.1 10.2 Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity White.................... 52,850 6.0 10.8 5.3 4.1 8.7 3.2 11.2 2.8 4.6 8.5 4.1 7.9 14.2 8.7 Black or African American............... 5,211 5.7 10.4 6.8 5.5 9.3 4.1 8.6 3.4 4.0 5.5 5.7 6.8 11.7 12.6 Asian.................... 1,881 3.4 12.2 4.7 3.9 10.8 3.1 8.9 3.7 4.4 7.2 4.6 8.6 17.2 7.3 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity................ 4,212 7.4 11.3 6.5 3.9 10.7 4.1 10.4 2.1 4.1 3.8 4.1 7.0 15.1 9.4 Educational attainment (2) Less than a high school diploma............... 2,615 4.4 8.2 3.3 4.5 17.3 5.0 7.7 1.3 3.3 2.5 3.0 11.4 16.6 11.5 High school graduates, no college (3)............ 11,537 5.4 8.3 3.9 4.9 13.1 3.8 11.9 2.4 5.2 5.0 3.4 8.8 14.5 9.3 Less than a bachelor's degree (4)............... 15,196 5.7 10.3 5.0 4.3 9.1 3.3 12.5 2.9 5.4 6.4 3.9 7.6 13.8 9.7 College graduates........ 23,808 6.0 12.3 6.1 4.2 5.9 2.8 10.1 3.2 4.3 13.3 4.4 6.1 13.0 8.2 Marital status Single, never married.... 12,982 6.0 9.7 7.6 3.0 7.9 3.2 10.8 3.8 3.6 4.8 5.6 9.9 15.3 8.8 Married, spouse present.................. 38,579 6.2 11.6 5.2 4.6 8.5 2.9 10.9 2.8 4.4 9.3 3.9 7.5 13.0 9.2 Other marital status (5). 9,638 4.1 9.2 4.0 4.0 11.5 4.6 11.1 2.0 6.1 7.9 3.8 6.6 16.3 8.9 Presence of own children under 18 years (6) Men: No own children under 18 years old......... 16,696 5.5 7.5 5.0 5.6 7.7 2.4 9.3 3.9 3.1 10.2 5.0 12.2 13.8 8.7 With own children under 18 years old......... 8,850 18.9 9.9 6.1 4.6 4.6 1.3 7.5 3.0 1.7 8.8 3.1 10.2 12.1 8.1 Women: No own children under 18 years old........ 21,931 1.8 10.4 4.7 4.1 11.3 4.6 10.9 2.8 6.4 7.3 4.8 6.1 15.2 9.5 With own children under 18 years old......... 13,722 4.2 15.9 7.2 2.3 8.9 3.4 15.0 1.7 4.9 6.3 3.3 3.9 13.6 9.4 Employment status Civilian labor force..... 43,579 7.0 10.9 6.0 4.2 7.9 2.7 11.6 3.2 3.7 8.9 4.1 8.0 13.2 8.7 Employed............... 41,861 7.2 10.9 6.0 4.2 7.9 2.7 11.7 3.2 3.7 9.0 4.0 7.9 13.1 8.6 Full time (7)........ 32,951 8.0 10.4 6.0 4.5 7.7 2.5 11.7 3.3 3.3 9.7 3.7 8.1 12.5 8.7 Part time (8)........ 8,910 4.1 12.8 6.2 3.3 8.3 3.2 11.5 2.8 5.0 6.3 5.0 7.4 15.4 8.5 Unemployed............. 1,718 3.9 10.7 4.8 3.3 8.7 4.4 10.6 2.1 4.2 6.5 6.5 9.8 15.0 9.6 Not in the labor force... 17,621 2.9 10.5 4.4 4.1 11.1 4.5 9.1 2.2 6.5 6.2 4.7 7.6 16.1 10.0 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 high school diploma or equivalent. 4 Includes the categories, some college, no degree; and associate degree. 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, 2005, through the survey period in September 2006. 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. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race. 1.8 percent of volunteers did not report the type of activity. Table 6. Volunteers by how they became involved with main organization for which volunteer activities were performed and selected characteristics, September 2006 Percent distribution of how volunteers became involved with main organization (1) Total Was asked by: Characteristics in volun- Not September 2006 teers Approach- report- (thou- ed the Rela- Someone ing how sands) Total organi- Boss or tive in the Other became zation Total (2) employer friend, organi- Some- in- or zation/ one volved co- school else worker Total, both sexes......... 61,199 100.0 40.8 43.3 1.4 14.2 26.5 1.1 13.5 2.3 Men..................... 25,546 100.0 40.1 44.3 1.5 15.4 26.1 1.3 13.3 2.3 Women................... 35,653 100.0 41.4 42.6 1.3 13.4 26.9 .9 13.7 2.3 Age Total, 16 years and over...................... 61,199 100.0 40.8 43.3 1.4 14.2 26.5 1.1 13.5 2.3 16 to 24 years.......... 8,044 100.0 40.8 40.3 1.1 14.7 22.4 1.8 15.7 3.2 16 to 19 years....... 4,426 100.0 40.3 41.2 .4 14.3 24.4 2.0 15.7 2.9 20 to 24 years....... 3,618 100.0 41.5 39.1 1.9 15.2 19.9 1.6 15.7 3.6 25 years and over....... 53,155 100.0 40.8 43.8 1.4 14.1 27.2 1.0 13.2 2.2 25 to 34 years....... 9,096 100.0 40.5 45.2 2.5 17.1 24.3 1.1 12.1 2.2 35 to 44 years....... 13,308 100.0 41.3 43.9 1.7 12.2 29.0 .9 13.0 1.8 45 to 54 years....... 13,415 100.0 39.2 44.6 1.3 14.2 28.0 .9 13.9 2.4 55 to 64 years....... 8,819 100.0 40.5 43.6 1.1 14.6 26.6 1.2 13.8 2.0 65 years and over.... 8,518 100.0 43.4 41.2 .2 13.5 26.5 .8 13.0 2.3 Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity White................... 52,850 100.0 40.5 43.9 1.3 14.4 26.9 1.1 13.5 2.2 Black or African American............. 5,211 100.0 42.6 40.3 1.8 11.9 25.0 1.4 13.8 3.3 Asian................... 1,881 100.0 45.8 38.1 1.4 14.0 22.2 .5 12.6 3.4 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity............ 4,212 100.0 43.3 40.5 1.7 13.2 24.1 1.5 13.0 3.2 Educational attainment (3) Less than a high school diploma.............. 2,615 100.0 41.6 41.4 .9 15.5 24.7 .2 15.3 1.7 High school graduates,no college (4)........... 11,537 100.0 40.3 43.4 1.2 14.2 26.8 1.0 14.2 2.2 Less than a bachelor's degree (5)............ 15,196 100.0 39.9 45.4 1.4 15.1 27.7 1.1 13.1 1.6 College graduates........ 23,808 100.0 41.6 43.3 1.6 13.3 27.3 1.0 12.6 2.5 Marital status Single, never married..... 12,982 100.0 41.6 40.7 1.6 15.8 21.4 1.6 14.8 2.8 Married, spouse present... 38,579 100.0 40.6 44.6 1.2 13.3 28.9 1.0 12.8 2.0 Other marital status (6).. 9,638 100.0 40.5 42.0 1.6 15.5 23.7 .9 14.9 2.6 Presence of own children under 18 years (7) Men: No own children under 18 years old......... 16,696 100.0 40.3 43.3 1.5 16.5 24.1 1.3 13.7 2.6 With own children under 18 years old......... 8,850 100.0 39.5 46.1 1.6 13.4 29.8 1.3 12.4 1.9 Women: No own children under 18 years old......... 21,931 100.0 42.2 41.4 1.3 14.7 24.0 1.0 14.0 2.5 With own children under 18 years old......... 13,722 100.0 40.1 44.7 1.1 11.2 31.4 .8 13.3 1.9 Employment status Civilian labor force...... 43,579 100.0 39.6 44.5 1.8 14.8 26.7 1.0 13.8 2.1 Employed................ 41,861 100.0 39.3 44.8 1.9 14.9 26.9 1.0 13.7 2.2 Full time (8)......... 32,951 100.0 38.9 45.0 2.3 15.3 26.4 1.0 13.8 2.2 Part time (9)......... 8,910 100.0 40.9 43.8 .4 13.4 28.9 .8 13.2 2.1 Unemployed.............. 1,718 100.0 44.9 38.6 1.1 12.4 22.8 2.4 15.5 1.0 Not in the labor force.... 17,621 100.0 44.0 40.4 .2 12.9 26.0 1.2 12.9 2.7 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 Includes persons who did not specify who asked them to volunteer, not shown separately. 3 Data refer to persons 25 years and over. 4 Includes high school diploma or equivalent. 5 Includes the categories, some college, no degree; and associate degree. 6 Includes divorced, separated, and widowed persons. 7 Own children include sons, daughters, stepchildren, and adopted children. Not included are nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and other related and unrelated children. 8 Usually work 35 hours or more a week at all jobs. 9 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, 2005, through the survey period in September 2006. 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. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race.