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Youth Indicators, 2005: Trends in the Well-Being of American Youth

Indicator 36: Community Affairs and Volunteer Work

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Table 36. Percentage of high school seniors who participated in community affairs or volunteer work, by sex, race, and frequency of participation: Various years, 1980 to 2001
Participation19801984198819921994199619971998199920002001
All students
 At least once or twice a month23.924.122.326.728.029.232.330.531.032.733.9
  Almost every day2.52.62.62.83.22.83.33.13.03.23.3
  At least once a week7.47.46.37.47.68.19.48.48.410.310.4
  Once or twice a month14.014.113.416.517.218.319.619.019.619.220.2
 A few times a year45.244.945.441.744.845.043.345.444.344.942.7
 Never30.931.032.331.627.225.724.324.224.622.423.3
Males
 At least once or twice a month23.322.819.524.125.221.628.323.728.324.328.2
  Almost every day2.43.11.92.62.72.72.62.21.51.92.7
  At least once a week7.36.55.37.36.95.76.46.37.56.77.7
  Once or twice a month13.613.212.314.215.613.219.315.219.315.717.8
 A few times a year44.240.143.941.443.347.442.446.143.146.842.6
 Never32.637.236.534.531.431.029.330.228.628.929.2
Females
 At least once or twice a month24.925.724.729.730.736.437.237.133.641.038.8
  Almost every day2.62.03.13.03.42.74.23.74.04.54.2
  At least once a week7.38.37.27.58.510.312.110.19.713.912.5
  Once or twice a month15.015.414.419.218.823.420.923.319.922.622.1
 A few times a year46.649.847.442.446.343.244.244.746.543.144.5
 Never28.624.427.927.923.020.418.718.119.915.816.7
White, non-Hispanic
 At least once or twice a month24.023.622.028.127.630.133.130.032.133.334.7
  Almost every day2.22.32.62.62.92.73.32.82.42.53.5
  At least once a week7.06.55.67.97.57.88.87.37.710.010.4
  Once or twice a month14.814.813.817.617.219.621.019.922.020.820.8
 A few times a year47.346.146.542.647.545.845.045.245.645.644.8
 Never28.730.331.529.424.924.121.824.722.221.020.5
Black, non-Hispanic
 At least once or twice a month26.026.726.426.230.829.434.430.130.926.936.1
  Almost every day3.94.13.03.54.92.83.72.65.85.62.8
  At least once a week8.910.18.95.98.78.513.99.99.49.611.7
  Once or twice a month13.212.514.516.817.218.116.817.615.711.721.6
 A few times a year37.443.041.637.035.741.041.049.242.647.536.5
 Never36.530.332.036.833.629.624.520.726.625.627.4
NOTE: The response rate for this survey does not meet NCES statistical standards. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research, Monitoring the Future, various years.

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