This data collection is comprised of responses from two sets of survey questionnaires, the basic Current Population Survey (CPS) and a survey on the topic of volunteer service, which was administered as a supplement to the September CPS questionnaire. The Corporation for National and Community Service jointly sponsored the supplemental questions for September.
The CPS, administered monthly, is a labor force survey providing current estimates of the economic status and activities of the population of the United States. Specifically, the CPS provides estimates of total employment (both farm and nonfarm), nonfarm self-employed persons, domestics, and unpaid helpers in nonfarm family enterprises, wage and salaried employees, and estimates of total unemployment. Data from the CPS are provided for the week prior to the survey.
All persons eligible for the labor force items of the basic CPS were also eligible for the volunteer supplement. Altogether, 150,087 interviews were conducted during the period of September 13-19, 2015. Proxy responses were allowed if attempts for a self-response were unsuccessful. The supplement contained questions about the household member's participation in volunteer service from September 1, 2014, to the date of the interview. Household members were queried about the frequency of volunteer activity, the kinds of organizations they volunteered with, the types of activities they chose, whether any volunteering was done in a foreign country, and involvement in their community.
Demographic variables include age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, marital status, veteran status, educational attainment, occupation, and income.
K1 Hispanic or Latino origins K1 Armed Forces K1 Associations K1 census data K1 charitable donations K1 church groups K1 community organizations K1 Community Participation K1 demographic characteristics K1 Employment K1 Fundraising K1 Households K1 Income K1 Industry K1 labor force K1 memberships K1 Music K1 Occupations K1 Organizations K1 Schools K1 social activism K1 Unemployment K1 Volunteers K1 wages and salaries K1 Work K1 Work Experience K1 Forschungsdaten DO 10.3886/ICPSR36411.v1