Table 5. Percentage of 2002 high school sophomores performing unpaid or community service at any time during 2004 to 2006, by type of organization and selected student, family, and high school characteristics: 2006

Education Longitudinal
Study of 2002 (ELS:2002)

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			Type of organization¹
Characteristic	Percent performing unpaid or community service	A youth organization	School or community organization	Political clubs or organization	Church or church-related groups	Community centers	Organized volunteer group in a hospital or nursing home	Education organization	A conservation, recycling, or environmental group
Total	41.1	22.8	28.3	13.8	46.1	36.8	16.9	25.4	8.4

Sex
Female	44.8	18.1	30.9	14.6	46.3	38.2	20.9	28.9	7.9
Male	38.0	28.1	24.3	12.9	45.9	35.0	12.1	20.7	8.9

Race/ethnicity²
White, non-Hispanic	44.3	23.5	28.3	14.2	44.3	35.8	16.2	24.8	9.3
Black, non-Hispanic	40.1	25.7	26.8	14.7	57.6	38.6	18.9	23.1	4.8
Hispanic	31.0	15.9	25.7	12.4	47.7	35.7	14.6	27.4	5.7
Asian, non-Hispanic	47.7	14.7	38.5	10.9	42.9	39.4	24.0	31.1	9.8
All other races, non-Hispanic	39.4	26.1	22.8	12.8	37.4	43.6	19.9	24.9	10.4

Family income in 2001
$0-20,000	29.8	24.0	24.3	11.4	48.8	37.2	19.2	23.9	7.1
$20,001-50,000	36.4	21.7	25.4	11.7	49.9	35.7	17.7	23.5	7.9
$50,001-100,000	45.4	22.9	28.8	14.3	44.8	35.9	15.0	25.5	8.4
$100,001 or more	55.5	23.9	35.1	17.8	39.7	40.4	18.1	29.7	10.1

Parental education³
High school or less	30.4	21.9	23.9	9.3	49.3	33.7	17.1	21.8	6.2
Some college	38.4	22.9	24.9	11.9	46.3	33.6	15.9	23.3	8.0
Bachelor's degree	49.1	23.6	29.4	15.3	48.3	37.3	17.1	25.6	9.2
Graduate/professional degree	56.3	21.9	34.1	19.0	40.1	43.4	18.0	30.5	10.1

Native language⁴
English	42.6	23.7	28.1	13.9	46.0	36.8	16.6	24.5	8.4
Non-English	34.5	14.8	27.1	13.0	47.0	36.1	19.9	30.2	8.1

High school sector
Public	39.8	22.7	27.5	13.3	46.0	36.4	16.7	25.3	8.3
Catholic	51.4	26.1	35.3	17.1	40.9	41.2	20.5	25.3	9.9
Other Private	59.5	20.3	34.0	17.9	53.9	37.4	17.7	27.7	8.4

¹ Respondents could give more than one type of organization.
² Black, non-Hispanic includes African American. Hispanic includes Latino. All other races, non-Hispanic includes American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and Two or more races.
³ Parent's or guardian's education is the highest level of education attained by either the student’s mother, father, or guardian; if data is available for only one parent or guardian, the educational attainment of that parent or guardian is used.
⁴ The first language the student learned to speak.
NOTE: Totals are weighted by F2QWT and other estimates are weighted by F2BYWT. The flag variable G10COHRT was used to produce data that are based on 2002 high school sophomores interviewed in both 2002 and 2006.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS: 2002) Second Follow-up, 2006."

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