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Volunteers by Selected Characteristics,
2005
Age, sex,
race, and
Hispanic origin |
Percent of
population
volunteering |
Median
annual
hours |
|
Total, 16 years and over
|
28.8%
|
50
|
| 16–24 years |
24.4 |
36 |
| 25–34 years |
25.3 |
36 |
| 35–44 years |
34.5 |
48 |
| 45–54 years |
32.7 |
50 |
| 55–64 years |
30.2 |
56 |
| 65 years and over |
24.8 |
96 |
| Male |
25.0 |
52 |
| Female |
32.4 |
50 |
| White |
30.4 |
50 |
| Black |
22.1 |
52 |
| Asian |
20.7 |
40 |
| Hispanic1 |
15.4 |
40 |
Educational
attainment and
employment status |
Percent of
population
volunteering |
Median
annual
hours |
|
Educational attainment
2
|
| Less than high school graduate |
10.0% |
48 |
| High school graduate |
21.2 |
48 |
| Some college |
33.7 |
50 |
| 4-year college degree |
45.8 |
55 |
| |
|
|
|
Employment status
|
| Civilian labor force |
31.1 |
48 |
| Employed |
31.3 |
48 |
| Full time |
29.8 |
45 |
| Part time |
38.2 |
51 |
| Unemployed |
26.4 |
42 |
| Not in labor force |
24.4 |
62 |
| Type of activity |
Percent distribution
of
volunteers3 |
| Civic, political, professional, or
international |
6.4% |
| Educational or youth service |
26.2 |
| Environmental or animal care |
1.8 |
| Hospital or other health |
7.7 |
| Public safety |
1.3% |
| Religious |
34.8 |
| Social or community service |
13.4 |
| Sport, hobby, cultural, or arts |
3.3 |
| Other/Not determined |
5.2 |
1. Hispanic persons may be of any
race.
2. Data refer to persons 25 years and
over.
3. Distributed by the organization for
which each volunteer worked the most hours during the year.
NOTE: Volunteers are persons who worked in some way to
help others for no monetary pay during the previous year. Based on a
sample survey covering September 2004 through September 2005, and
subject to sampling variability.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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