Volunteer status recode
Asked of: PRSUPINT = 1
Volunteered for an organization · Asked in 4 waves, 2017–2023 · 216,133 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.
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.
| Group | Volunteer | Not a volunteer | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 28% | 72% | 47734 | ±0.6 | |
| AK | 34% | 66% | 631 |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPS September 2023 Civic Engagement and Volunteering Supplement Source variable PRSUPVOL. Universe: PRSUPINT = 1 | 2023-09-17 to 2023-09-26 | mixed | 47,734 | 47,734 |
| CPS September 2021 Civic Engagement and Volunteering Supplement Source variable PRSUPVOL. Universe: PRSUPINT = 1 | 2021-09-19 to 2021-09-28 | mixed | 48,067 | 48,067 |
| CPS September 2019 Civic Engagement and Volunteering Supplement Source variable PRSUPVOL. Universe: PRSUPINT = 1 | 2019-09-15 to 2019-09-24 | mixed | 56,097 | 56,097 |
| CPS September 2017 Volunteering and Civic Life Supplement Source variable PRSUPVOL. Universe: PRSUPINT = 1 | 2017-09-10 to 2017-09-19 | mixed | 64,235 | 64,235 |
| ±4 |
| AL | 20% | 80% | 954 | ±4 |
| AR | 28% | 72% | 863 | ±4 |
| AZ | 30% | 70% | 706 | ±4 |
| CA | 24% | 76% | 4062 | ±2 |
| CO | 35% | 65% | 463 | ±5 |
| CT | 37% | 63% | 418 | ±5 |
| DC | 36% | 64% | 816 | ±4 |
| DE | 32% | 68% | 609 | ±5 |
| FL | 20% | 80% | 2032 | ±2 |
| GA | 26% | 74% | 959 | ±4 |
| HI | 29% | 71% | 720 | ±4 |
| IA | 35% | 65% | 640 | ±4 |
| ID | 34% | 66% | 898 | ±4 |
| IL | 30% | 70% | 1331 | ±3 |
| IN | 33% | 67% | 804 | ±4 |
| KS | 40% | 60% | 636 | ±4 |
| KY | 27% | 73% | 600 | ±4 |
| LA | 24% | 76% | 1044 | ±3 |
| MA | 33% | 67% | 906 | ±4 |
| MD | 33% | 67% | 614 | ±4 |
| ME | 35% | 65% | 394 | ±6 |
| MI | 26% | 74% | 1182 | ±3 |
| MN | 40% | 60% | 704 | ±4 |
| MO | 30% | 70% | 769 | ±4 |
| MS | 21% | 79% | 1049 | ±3 |
| MT | 37% | 63% | 757 | ±4 |
| NC | 25% | 75% | 1090 | ±3 |
| ND | 31% | 69% | 750 | ±4 |
| NE | 40% | 60% | 516 | ±5 |
| NH | 30% | 70% | 625 | ±5 |
| NJ | 26% | 74% | 914 | ±4 |
| NM | 20% | 80% | 864 | ±4 |
| NV | 19% | 81% | 590 | ±5 |
| NY | 26% | 74% | 1659 | ±3 |
| OH | 30% | 70% | 1220 | ±3 |
| OK | 31% | 69% | 762 | ±4 |
| OR | 36% | 64% | 870 | ±4 |
| PA | 31% | 69% | 1370 | ±3 |
| RI | 18% | 82% | 425 | ±5 |
| SC | 29% | 71% | 808 | ±4 |
| SD | 38% | 62% | 590 | ±4 |
| TN | 33% | 67% | 842 | ±4 |
| TX | 27% | 73% | 2539 | ±2 |
| UT | 47% | 53% | 728 | ±4 |
| VA | 32% | 68% | 780 | ±4 |
| VT | 41% | 59% | 612 | ±5 |
| WA | 33% | 67% | 918 | ±4 |
| WI | 31% | 69% | 891 | ±4 |
| WV | 23% | 77% | 1049 | ±3 |
| WY | 33% | 67% | 761 | ±4 |
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.