How many groups, organizations, or associations would you say [you have/[NAME] has] belonged to over the past 12 months?
Asked of: PES15 = 1
Number of groups or organizations belonged to · Asked in 4 waves, 2017–2023 · 59,698 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Waves loaded: 2017-09, 2019-09, 2021-09, 2023-09.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Zero | One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Six | Seven or more | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPS September 2023 Civic Engagement and Volunteering Supplement Source variable PES15A. Universe: PES15 = 1 | 2023-09-17 to 2023-09-26 | mixed | 47,734 | 12,872 |
| CPS September 2021 Civic Engagement and Volunteering Supplement Source variable PES15A. Universe: PES15 = 1 | 2021-09-19 to 2021-09-28 | mixed | 48,067 | 12,402 |
| CPS September 2019 Civic Engagement and Volunteering Supplement Source variable PES15A. Universe: PES15 = 1 | 2019-09-15 to 2019-09-24 | mixed | 56,097 | 16,325 |
| CPS September 2017 Volunteering and Civic Life Supplement Source variable PES15A. Universe: PES15 = 1 | 2017-09-10 to 2017-09-19 | mixed | 64,235 | 18,099 |
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| 0% |
| 46% |
| 26% |
| 14% |
| 6% |
| 4% |
| 1% |
| 2% |
| 12872 |
| ±1 |
| AK | – | 38% | 24% | 18% | 11% | 5% | 1% | 3% | 189 | ±8 |
| AL | – | 53% | 25% | 11% | 6% | 1% | 0% | 5% | 142 | ±9 |
| AR | – | 44% | 26% | 19% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 205 | ±8 |
| AZ | – | 44% | 25% | 13% | 5% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 174 | ±8 |
| CA | 0% | 46% | 25% | 16% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 938 | ±3 |
| CO | – | 48% | 30% | 11% | 4% | 5% | 1% | 1% | 160 | ±9 |
| CT | – | 45% | 26% | 12% | 8% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 135 | ±10 |
| DC | – | 27% | 28% | 25% | 8% | 6% | 1% | 5% | 331 | ±6 |
| DE | – | 49% | 26% | 12% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 200 | ±8 |
| FL | 0% | 48% | 26% | 14% | 8% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 434 | ±5 |
| GA | 0% | 43% | 27% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 1% | 3% | 221 | ±7 |
| HI | – | 47% | 27% | 19% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 194 | ±8 |
| IA | – | 44% | 24% | 17% | 6% | 5% | 2% | 3% | 178 | ±8 |
| ID | 1% | 51% | 21% | 14% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 272 | ±7 |
| IL | – | 49% | 25% | 16% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 379 | ±6 |
| IN | 1% | 45% | 24% | 16% | 8% | 5% | 1% | 0% | 241 | ±7 |
| KS | – | 37% | 36% | 13% | 6% | 5% | 0% | 3% | 228 | ±7 |
| KY | – | 50% | 28% | 8% | 5% | 8% | 0% | – | 145 | ±9 |
| LA | – | 51% | 21% | 13% | 7% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 204 | ±8 |
| MA | 0% | 41% | 26% | 19% | 6% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 292 | ±7 |
| MD | 1% | 42% | 27% | 11% | 7% | 6% | 1% | 5% | 205 | ±7 |
| ME | – | 42% | 32% | 16% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 124 | ±9 |
| MI | 0% | 54% | 20% | 14% | 4% | 5% | 1% | 1% | 283 | ±6 |
| MN | – | 42% | 23% | 18% | 7% | 5% | 2% | 3% | 258 | ±7 |
| MO | 1% | 55% | 24% | 11% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 215 | ±7 |
| MS | – | 45% | 28% | 18% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 187 | ±8 |
| MT | 1% | 40% | 29% | 14% | 7% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 246 | ±7 |
| NC | 1% | 46% | 20% | 17% | 11% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 239 | ±7 |
| ND | 0% | 34% | 30% | 20% | 7% | 7% | 1% | – | 234 | ±7 |
| NE | – | 36% | 34% | 22% | 3% | 3% | – | 1% | 188 | ±8 |
| NH | 0% | 43% | 24% | 14% | 6% | 5% | 2% | 5% | 197 | ±8 |
| NJ | – | 43% | 23% | 19% | 6% | 5% | 2% | 3% | 208 | ±8 |
| NM | 0% | 55% | 23% | 12% | 6% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 186 | ±8 |
| NV | – | 46% | 28% | 21% | 3% | 3% | – | – | 117 | ±10 |
| NY | – | 50% | 25% | 12% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 399 | ±6 |
| OH | – | 50% | 23% | 16% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 356 | ±6 |
| OK | 1% | 52% | 26% | 10% | 6% | 3% | 0% | 1% | 196 | ±8 |
| OR | 1% | 40% | 28% | 17% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 0% | 305 | ±6 |
| PA | – | 44% | 35% | 12% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 427 | ±5 |
| RI | – | 42% | 36% | 12% | 5% | 4% | – | 1% | 102 | ±11 |
| SC | 0% | 47% | 26% | 14% | 7% | 4% | 1% | 2% | 209 | ±7 |
| SD | – | 41% | 25% | 17% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 182 | ±8 |
| TN | – | 48% | 30% | 11% | 3% | 4% | 1% | 2% | 244 | ±7 |
| TX | 1% | 46% | 29% | 12% | 5% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 526 | ±5 |
| UT | 0% | 53% | 27% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 0% | 1% | 283 | ±7 |
| VA | 1% | 40% | 24% | 17% | 9% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 237 | ±7 |
| VT | 0% | 35% | 29% | 16% | 10% | 6% | 2% | 1% | 253 | ±7 |
| WA | – | 42% | 35% | 12% | 4% | 5% | 2% | 0% | 286 | ±6 |
| WI | 1% | 51% | 20% | 14% | 6% | 4% | 1% | 2% | 255 | ±7 |
| WV | – | 60% | 22% | 10% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 217 | ±7 |
| WY | – | 46% | 24% | 16% | 8% | 4% | 0% | 1% | 246 | ±7 |
CPS September 2023 Civic Engagement and Volunteering Supplement · US civilian noninstitutional population 16+. Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.