03 February 2010

Who Volunteers

This article is excerpted from the book American Citizenship, published by the Bureau of International Information Programs. View the entire book (PDF, 4.57MB).

Age                             Number of Volunteers           Percent of Population

16 to 24 years                     8,239,000                                21.9

25 to 34 years                     9,154,000                                22.8

35 to 44 years                   13,016,000                                31.3

45 to 54 years                   13,189,000                                29.9

55 to 64 years                    9,456,000                                 28.1

65 years and over                8,749,000                                23.5

TOTAL                              61,803,000                                26.4

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2008