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Download full textLopez, Mark Hugo – Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, 2004
Volunteering rates among young people are generally higher than they are among adults 26 and older. However, measuring volunteer rates among all adults is a difficult task. In recent years, efforts at measuring volunteering have produced widely different estimates, largely because of the methods employed to measure volunteering. For example, the…
Descriptors: Volunteers, Student Volunteers, Secondary School Students, College Students
Helms, Sara E. – Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, 2004
In recent years, young people? particularly high school students and college freshmen? have exhibited rising volunteering rates. Most Americans report that they volunteer. However, those who say they volunteer range from people who contribute a few hours each year to those who work every day on an unpaid basis. This fact sheets looks more closely…
Descriptors: Volunteers, Young Adults, Adults, Age Differences
