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How often did [you/[NAME]] volunteer?
Asked of: PRSUPVOL = 1
How often volunteered · Asked in 4 waves, 2017–2023 · 65,631 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 | Basically every day | A few times a week | A few times a month | Once a month | Less than once a month | Not at all | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPS September 2023 Civic Engagement and Volunteering Supplement Source variable PES16D. Universe: PRSUPVOL = 1 | 2023-09-17 to 2023-09-26 | mixed | 47,734 | 14,503 |
| CPS September 2021 Civic Engagement and Volunteering Supplement Source variable PES16D. Universe: PRSUPVOL = 1 | 2021-09-19 to 2021-09-28 | mixed | 48,067 | 12,387 |
| CPS September 2019 Civic Engagement and Volunteering Supplement Source variable PES16D. Universe: PRSUPVOL = 1 | 2019-09-15 to 2019-09-24 | mixed | 56,097 | 18,161 |
| CPS September 2017 Volunteering and Civic Life Supplement Source variable PES16D. Universe: PRSUPVOL = 1 | 2017-09-10 to 2017-09-19 | mixed | 64,235 | 20,580 |
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.
| 3% |
| 16% |
| 27% |
| 22% |
| 31% |
| 1% |
| 14503 |
| ±1 |
| AK | 5% | 16% | 31% | 20% | 28% | 0% | 235 | ±7 |
| AL | 1% | 12% | 34% | 23% | 28% | 1% | 198 | ±8 |
| AR | 3% | 16% | 24% | 26% | 32% | – | 239 | ±7 |
| AZ | 7% | 17% | 25% | 23% | 28% | 1% | 225 | ±8 |
| CA | 2% | 20% | 27% | 20% | 31% | 1% | 1043 | ±3 |
| CO | 1% | 7% | 35% | 18% | 37% | 2% | 164 | ±9 |
| CT | 5% | 17% | 26% | 16% | 36% | – | 155 | ±9 |
| DC | 4% | 7% | 21% | 29% | 39% | – | 307 | ±6 |
| DE | 3% | 12% | 30% | 23% | 32% | – | 206 | ±8 |
| FL | 3% | 16% | 27% | 23% | 30% | 1% | 449 | ±5 |
| GA | 2% | 11% | 26% | 27% | 33% | 1% | 246 | ±7 |
| HI | 2% | 17% | 22% | 19% | 39% | 1% | 232 | ±7 |
| IA | 2% | 19% | 34% | 18% | 27% | – | 230 | ±7 |
| ID | 5% | 17% | 32% | 18% | 26% | 1% | 314 | ±6 |
| IL | 3% | 17% | 27% | 24% | 29% | 1% | 425 | ±5 |
| IN | 5% | 15% | 27% | 22% | 31% | 0% | 279 | ±6 |
| KS | 4% | 14% | 28% | 27% | 27% | 1% | 264 | ±7 |
| KY | 4% | 15% | 25% | 23% | 32% | 0% | 170 | ±8 |
| LA | 5% | 14% | 30% | 18% | 30% | 3% | 245 | ±7 |
| MA | 1% | 18% | 21% | 23% | 37% | 0% | 295 | ±7 |
| MD | 3% | 20% | 22% | 20% | 34% | 1% | 219 | ±7 |
| ME | 4% | 20% | 20% | 22% | 32% | 2% | 133 | ±9 |
| MI | 3% | 18% | 21% | 25% | 31% | 2% | 339 | ±6 |
| MN | 2% | 10% | 26% | 21% | 41% | 0% | 296 | ±6 |
| MO | 2% | 14% | 26% | 23% | 34% | 1% | 242 | ±7 |
| MS | 5% | 16% | 32% | 23% | 25% | – | 215 | ±7 |
| MT | 2% | 15% | 28% | 25% | 29% | – | 288 | ±6 |
| NC | 4% | 20% | 27% | 19% | 29% | 1% | 283 | ±6 |
| ND | 3% | 17% | 24% | 22% | 33% | 0% | 245 | ±7 |
| NE | 1% | 12% | 19% | 27% | 39% | 2% | 211 | ±7 |
| NH | 3% | 16% | 26% | 22% | 32% | 1% | 193 | ±8 |
| NJ | 5% | 10% | 32% | 21% | 32% | 1% | 238 | ±7 |
| NM | 3% | 24% | 27% | 17% | 29% | 1% | 203 | ±7 |
| NV | 4% | 17% | 31% | 21% | 27% | 1% | 120 | ±11 |
| NY | 4% | 17% | 28% | 24% | 26% | 1% | 428 | ±6 |
| OH | 2% | 11% | 29% | 22% | 34% | 1% | 385 | ±6 |
| OK | 2% | 18% | 28% | 22% | 28% | 1% | 240 | ±7 |
| OR | 6% | 17% | 22% | 19% | 35% | 2% | 328 | ±6 |
| PA | 4% | 18% | 26% | 23% | 29% | – | 430 | ±5 |
| RI | 2% | 18% | 28% | 16% | 33% | 2% | 93 | ±11 |
| SC | 2% | 10% | 29% | 26% | 31% | 1% | 243 | ±7 |
| SD | 3% | 13% | 30% | 23% | 32% | 1% | 229 | ±7 |
| TN | 2% | 20% | 28% | 23% | 26% | 1% | 283 | ±6 |
| TX | 3% | 13% | 26% | 22% | 35% | 1% | 710 | ±4 |
| UT | 4% | 27% | 31% | 16% | 22% | 0% | 345 | ±6 |
| VA | 2% | 12% | 34% | 20% | 33% | 1% | 252 | ±7 |
| VT | 2% | 17% | 25% | 20% | 35% | 1% | 263 | ±7 |
| WA | 4% | 16% | 27% | 21% | 33% | – | 311 | ±6 |
| WI | 2% | 12% | 34% | 16% | 34% | 1% | 293 | ±6 |
| WV | 4% | 18% | 29% | 21% | 27% | 1% | 256 | ±7 |
| WY | 4% | 19% | 25% | 23% | 30% | 0% | 268 | ±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.