ERIC Number: ED391981
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1996-Mar
Pages: 3
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Community Service and Volunteerism. Indicator of the Month.
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC.
According to data from the 1992 Biennial Gallup Survey on Giving and Volunteering, having some level of postsecondary education is clearly associated with increased levels of volunteering and giving. Sixty-three percent of adults aged 25 years and older with some postsecondary education reported both volunteering their time and making charitable contributions within the last 12 months, whereas only 32% of those with no postsecondary education reported doing so. Among those respondents with some postsecondary education, 22% were identified as generous volunteers (volunteering at least 4 hours each week in the past 12 months). Only 12% of those individuals with no postsecondary education were found to be generous volunteers. Within income levels, adults with some postsecondary education were much more likely to report volunteering than were those adults with no postsecondary education. The difference was especially apparent among adults earning less than $20,000 annually, among whom 54% those with some postsecondary education reported volunteering versus only 27% of those with no postsecondary education. (MN)
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC.
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