Charts by Topic: Volunteer activities
Findings from the 2015 survey:
- On days they volunteered, Americans age 15 and over spent an average of 2.2 hours doing volunteer activities.
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- Men and women ages 65 and over were more likely to volunteer than were men and women in any other age group. (These data are
averages for 2011 to 2015).
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- People were more likely to volunteer on Sundays (7.5 percent) than on any other day of the week. (These data are averages for 2011 to 2015).
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- Men and women who volunteered participated in different volunteer activities. Men were more ikely to do teaching, leading, and mentoring activities; and
indoor and outdoor maintenance, building, and clean-up activities on an average day than were women. Women were more
likely than men to do food preparation, presentation, and cleanup activities; and organizing and preparing activities. (These data are averages for 2011 to 2015).
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- Persons age 25 and over with at least a bachelor's degree were the most likely to volunteer on an average day (9.8 percent).
(These data are averages for 2011 to 2015).
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- On an average day, women and men ages 25 to 54 whose youngest child was 6 to 12 years old were more likely to volunteer than
were women and men with no children and those with children under 6. (These data are averages for 2011 to 2015).
Last Modified Date: December 20, 2016
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