New Report: Volunteering in America: State Trends and Rankings

Posted by on June 16, 2006

Volunteers Do It Differently in Every State, Federal Study Shows;

(Washington, D.C.) ? A first-ever federal report released today by the Corporation for National and Community Service finds that states vary widely in how, when, and what percent of their citizens volunteer, while in every state women volunteer at a higher rate than men, and women with children and women who work have higher volunteer rates than other women. The study also found that of America?s 65.5 million adult volunteers, more serve through religious organizations than any other type of organization.

?Volunteering in America: State Trends and Rankings? is based upon the most statistically significant study of volunteering ever conducted in America ? an annual survey of 60,000 households begun in 2002 by the U.S. Census Bureau. It is the first study to give a detailed breakdown of America?s volunteering habits and patterns by state and region. The full report, including highlights, state-by-state rankings, profiles of volunteering in each region and state, statistical tables, and technical notes, is available at http://www.nationalservice.gov.