U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table 5. Main volunteer activity for main organization for which activities were performed and selected characteristics,
September 2010
Percent distribution of main volunteer activity for main organization (1)
Pro-
vide
pro-
Col- Pro- fes-
lect, vide sional
Coach Col- make, coun- or Engage Engage
Total re- lect, or Fund- sel- manage- in in
volun- fer- Be an pre- distrib- raise ing, Pro- ment music, gener-
Characteristics in September 2010 teers ee, Tu- usher, pare, ute or medi- vide as- perfor- al Equal
(thous- or tor Men- greet- dis- cloth- sell cal gener- sis- mance- labor; Oth- time
sands) sup- or tor er, or trib- ing, items care,- al tance, or supply er among
er- teach youth mini- ute, crafts- to fire/ office includ- other trans- all
vise ster or or raise EMS, servi- ing artis- por-
sports- serve goods money or ces serv- tic tation
teams food other protec- ing on activi- to
than tive a ties people
food servi- board
ces or
com-
mit-
tee
Sex
Total, both sexes....................... 62,790 5.8 9.8 6.0 4.0 9.9 3.3 10.9 3.2 5.1 7.2 4.0 8.4 14.6 7.9
Men.................................. 26,787 10.2 7.5 5.7 5.1 7.9 1.9 9.3 3.7 3.0 8.2 3.8 11.5 14.6 7.4
Women................................ 36,004 2.5 11.5 6.1 3.2 11.4 4.3 12.1 2.8 6.6 6.4 4.2 6.0 14.6 8.3
Age
Total, 16 years and over................ 62,790 5.8 9.8 6.0 4.0 9.9 3.3 10.9 3.2 5.1 7.2 4.0 8.4 14.6 7.9
16 to 24 years........................ 8,297 6.2 9.6 8.7 2.8 8.7 3.4 10.4 3.0 4.5 1.4 5.4 10.7 17.4 7.8
16 to 19 years..................... 4,403 6.6 8.4 8.2 2.9 9.3 3.0 11.3 2.0 3.9 .6 5.9 12.0 17.8 8.1
20 to 24 years..................... 3,894 5.8 11.1 9.3 2.8 8.0 3.9 9.2 4.0 5.2 2.4 4.9 9.2 16.9 7.4
25 years and over..................... 54,493 5.8 9.8 5.6 4.2 10.1 3.2 11.0 3.2 5.1 8.1 3.8 8.0 14.1 7.9
25 to 34 years..................... 9,140 7.8 11.5 7.5 2.6 7.8 3.0 11.7 4.1 4.1 5.0 4.4 7.9 15.6 6.9
35 to 44 years..................... 12,904 10.0 11.9 7.5 2.2 8.6 2.6 12.2 2.9 4.3 6.5 3.2 7.6 12.5 8.1
45 to 54 years..................... 13,435 6.2 9.8 5.6 4.0 10.4 2.9 12.4 3.3 4.5 8.5 3.4 8.0 12.6 8.3
55 to 64 years..................... 9,830 2.2 8.4 4.1 5.4 11.1 2.9 10.1 3.3 5.6 11.2 4.4 8.8 14.8 7.8
65 years and over.................. 9,184 .8 6.7 2.3 7.6 13.1 5.3 7.7 2.6 7.8 9.3 4.2 7.9 16.5 8.4
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
White................................... 53,556 6.0 10.0 5.8 3.8 9.5 3.2 11.3 3.2 4.9 7.7 3.9 8.6 14.5 7.7
Black or African American............... 5,580 4.7 8.6 8.5 6.0 13.0 4.4 8.8 2.8 5.5 4.1 5.2 5.8 13.3 9.2
Asian................................... 2,207 3.0 9.0 5.5 4.9 11.9 2.2 8.7 3.5 7.3 4.4 4.6 8.1 18.4 8.3
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity............ 4,982 7.4 11.2 6.4 4.8 10.9 3.8 9.6 3.3 4.5 3.1 3.5 6.9 17.0 7.6
Educational attainment (2)
Less than a high school diploma......... 2,231 2.0 5.9 4.3 6.8 17.6 5.4 9.5 2.2 4.4 2.1 3.8 11.2 18.1 6.8
High school graduates, no college (3)... 10,887 4.9 6.9 4.2 5.6 13.3 4.1 11.6 3.1 5.4 4.5 3.4 10.5 14.2 8.3
Some college or associate degree ....... 15,505 6.0 8.7 5.7 4.2 11.0 3.7 11.6 3.0 5.7 5.1 3.3 8.5 15.1 8.5
Bachelor's degree and higher (4)........ 25,870 6.3 12.0 6.1 3.4 7.6 2.5 10.6 3.5 4.8 11.8 4.3 6.4 13.2 7.6
Marital status
Single, never married................... 14,145 5.6 8.8 7.2 2.9 8.6 3.3 11.1 3.6 4.8 3.8 4.5 10.4 17.8 7.6
Married, spouse present................. 38,765 6.5 10.7 5.8 4.2 9.9 2.9 11.0 2.9 4.9 8.7 4.0 7.6 12.9 8.1
Other marital status (5)................ 9,880 3.5 7.6 5.0 5.2 12.0 4.6 10.2 3.5 6.3 6.2 3.5 8.2 16.4 7.7
Presence of own children
under 18 years (6)
Men:
No own children under 18 years old.... 17,662 5.3 6.7 4.8 5.7 8.5 2.2 9.3 4.0 3.6 9.2 4.0 12.7 16.6 7.2
With own children under 18 years old.. 9,124 19.8 9.1 7.5 4.0 6.8 1.3 9.4 3.1 1.8 6.3 3.3 9.3 10.7 7.8
Women:
No own children under 18 years old.... 22,467 1.6 9.3 5.4 3.9 12.1 4.7 11.1 3.3 7.1 6.5 4.9 6.4 15.8 7.8
With own children under 18 years old.. 13,536 4.1 15.1 7.4 2.1 10.1 3.6 13.8 1.9 5.7 6.3 3.2 5.2 12.5 9.1
Employment status
Civilian labor force.................... 44,522 7.2 10.0 6.5 3.6 9.2 2.7 12.0 3.5 3.9 7.7 4.0 8.4 13.6 7.6
Employed.............................. 40,980 7.4 10.0 6.5 3.6 9.0 2.6 12.1 3.5 3.8 8.1 4.0 8.2 13.5 7.7
Full time (7)....................... 31,625 8.1 9.4 6.6 3.6 8.7 2.6 12.4 3.6 3.4 8.8 3.9 8.4 13.2 7.5
Part time (8)....................... 9,355 4.9 12.1 6.1 4.0 10.2 2.9 11.2 3.4 5.1 5.5 4.2 7.7 14.4 8.4
Unemployed............................ 3,542 5.5 9.1 6.5 3.6 11.4 3.1 10.7 2.8 6.0 3.8 4.8 10.7 14.8 7.1
Not in the labor force.................. 18,268 2.4 9.3 4.7 5.0 11.6 4.7 8.3 2.4 7.8 5.9 4.0 8.2 16.9 8.7
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 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,
2009, through the survey period in September 2010. 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.