This statistic shows the percentage distribution of volunteers in the United States in 2015, by organization type and education level. In 2015, about 5 percent of volunteers in the United States, who had attained a bachelor's degree or higher level of education, volunteered with civic, political, professional, or international organizations.
Percentage distribution of volunteers in the United States in 2015, by organization type and education level
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Civic, political, professional, or international
Hospital or other health
Social or community service
Educational or youth service
Religious
Other
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Volunteers are defined as individuals who performed unpaid volunteer activities
for organizations at any point from September 2014 through September 2015. Type of organization is defined as the organization for which the volunteer worked the most hours during the year. Percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
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College Board. (September 1, 2016). Percentage distribution of volunteers in the United States in 2015, by organization type and education level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/787430/percentage-distribution-of-volunteers-by-organization-type-and-education-level-us/
College Board. "Percentage distribution of volunteers in the United States in 2015, by organization type and education level ." Chart. September 1, 2016. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/787430/percentage-distribution-of-volunteers-by-organization-type-and-education-level-us/
College Board. (2016). Percentage distribution of volunteers in the United States in 2015, by organization type and education level . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/787430/percentage-distribution-of-volunteers-by-organization-type-and-education-level-us/
College Board. "Percentage Distribution of Volunteers in The United States in 2015, by Organization Type and Education Level ." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/787430/percentage-distribution-of-volunteers-by-organization-type-and-education-level-us/
College Board, Percentage distribution of volunteers in the United States in 2015, by organization type and education level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/787430/percentage-distribution-of-volunteers-by-organization-type-and-education-level-us/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Percentage distribution of volunteers in the United States in 2015, by organization type and education level [Graph], College Board, September 1, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/787430/percentage-distribution-of-volunteers-by-organization-type-and-education-level-us/