Volunteering, Outside Church - Measurement Concept

How much or does the respondent volunteer in some way for the community, a political campain, etc., outside of the Church (e.g. activity is not church sponsored).
201 Questions match selected parameters.

Survey Questions

VOLCOMM2 from Baylor Religion Survey, Wave II (2007)
Q82b. About how many hours per month do you volunteer for the community, not through your place of worship? GROUPS1 from American Catholic Laity Poll, 1999
People belong to all kinds of groups, from bowling clubs to Knights of Columbus. We are talking about groups that have meetings which members attend, fairly regularly. Can you please tell me what groups you belong to now? Include groups that have a religious orientation, whether they are parish-based or not, as well as other groups not related to any religious denomination or orientation. (Note: Allow five responses - open-ended and code). First response. GROUPS2 from American Catholic Laity Poll, 1999
People belong to all kinds of groups, from bowling clubs to Knights of Columbus. We are talking about groups that have meetings which members attend, fairly regularly. Can you please tell me what groups you belong to now? Include groups that have a religious orientation, whether they are parish-based or not, as well as other groups not related to any religious denomination or orientation. (Note: Allow five responses - open-ended and code). Second response. GROUPS3 from American Catholic Laity Poll, 1999
People belong to all kinds of groups, from bowling clubs to Knights of Columbus. We are talking about groups that have meetings which members attend, fairly regularly. Can you please tell me what groups you belong to now? Include groups that have a religious orientation, whether they are parish-based or not, as well as other groups not related to any religious denomination or orientation. (Note: Allow five responses - open-ended and code). Third response. PENCVOL from National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 1 (2003)
P8. How often, if at all, have you encouraged (your teen) to do volunteer work or community service? [READ LIST] PIMTNVOL from National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 1 (2003)
P7A2E. Now I am going to read you a list of things some parents think are important and others do not. Please tell me how important or not each is to you. How important or not important is it to you that (your teen) does volunteer work or community service? PSCHVIST from National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 1 (2003)
P65. In a typical MONTH (during the last school year), about how many times, if any, (did/do) you (or your spouse/partner) meet with any of [your teen]'s teachers, volunteer at school, go to a school meeting, or attend another school event, including sports? [RECORD N, RANGE=0-80, 98=DK, 99=REF] PVOL from National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 1 (2003)
P11. TEXT. Now I have some questions about activities you may be involved with. In the last SIX MONTHS, have you (or your spouse/partner) done any volunteer work or community service with a group or organization? PVOLHRS from National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 1 (2003)
P12. [If parent respondent or spouse/partner has done volunteer work or community service with a group or organization] [IF P11=1] About how many HOUR PER MONTH on average did you (and your spouse/partner) do volunteer work or community service? [PROBE: 'A ballpark estimate is fine.'] [RECORD IN HOURS, RANGE = 0-300, 777=DK, 888=REF] VOLNUM1 from National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 1 (2003)
Y115. [If teen has done volunteer work or community service regularly in the last year][IF Y114=4] About how many times in an AVERAGE MONTH do you do volunteer work or community service work?[RECORD NUMBER OF TIMES, RANGE= 0-70, 70=70 OR MORE, 98= DON'T KNOW, 99= REFUSED] VOLNUM2 from National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 1 (2003)
Y116. [If teen has done volunteer work or community service occasionally in the last year][IF Y114=3] About how many TIMES in the last year did you do volunteer work or community service work?[RECORD NUMBER OF TIMES, RANGE=0-80, 80=80 OR MORE, 98=DON'T KNOW, 99=REFUSED] VOLUNTER from National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 1 (2003)
Y114. In the last year, how much, if at all, have you done organized volunteer work or community service?[READ LIST] FRNDVOL from National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 3 (2007-2008)
(frndvol_w3) [IF IDENTIFIES MORE THAN ONE FRIEND] N:2. How many, if any, of these [VALUE REPORTED IN N:1] people . . . [INSERT LIST FROM A-H] H. regularly do volunteer work or community service? FRVOL from National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 3 (2007-2008)
(frvol_w3) Number of friends in N:1 that regularly do volunteer work or community service SFRNDVOL from National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 3 (2007-2008)
(sfrndvol_w3) [IF ONLY ONE FRIEND] Now, I would like to ask some questions about that person. N:2SINGLE. Is this person . . . [INSERT LIST FROM A-H] [IF N:2SINGLE.A=0,DK,REF] H. someone that does regular volunteer work or community service? VOLNUM2 from National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 3 (2007-2008)
(volnum2_w3) [IF HAS VOLUNTEERED] H:13. About how many times in the last year did you do volunteer work or community service work? [RECORD NUMBER OF TIMES, RANGE=1-80, 80=80 OR MORE] VOLUNTER from National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 3 (2007-2008)
(volunter_w3) H:13. In the last year, have you done any organized volunteer work or community service? CA_32B from Portraits of American Life Study, 1st Wave, 2006
[IF CA_32a=1, ASK CA_32b] In the last year, about how many hours did you spend on other volunteer work? NE_27_1 from Portraits of American Life Study, 1st Wave, 2006
[IF CA_1=1, FILL "outside of your congregation"] Which have encouraged you to do volunteer work outside of your congregation? Name 1 NE_27_2 from Portraits of American Life Study, 1st Wave, 2006
[IF CA_1=1, FILL "outside of your congregation"] Which have encouraged you to do volunteer work outside of your congregation? Name 2 NE_27_3 from Portraits of American Life Study, 1st Wave, 2006
[IF CA_1=1, FILL "outside of your congregation"] Which have encouraged you to do volunteer work outside of your congregation? Name 3 NE_27_4 from Portraits of American Life Study, 1st Wave, 2006
[IF CA_1=1, FILL "outside of your congregation"] Which have encouraged you to do volunteer work outside of your congregation? Name 4 NE_27_5 from Portraits of American Life Study, 1st Wave, 2006
[IF CA_1=1, FILL "outside of your congregation"] Which have encouraged you to do volunteer work outside of your congregation? Name 5 NE_27_6 from Portraits of American Life Study, 1st Wave, 2006
[IF CA_1=1, FILL "outside of your congregation"] Which have encouraged you to do volunteer work outside of your congregation? Name 6 NE_27_7 from Portraits of American Life Study, 1st Wave, 2006
[IF CA_1=1, FILL "outside of your congregation"] Which have encouraged you to do volunteer work outside of your congregation? None NE_27_8 from Portraits of American Life Study, 1st Wave, 2006
[IF CA_1=1, FILL "outside of your congregation"] Which have encouraged you to do volunteer work outside of your congregation? All SA_VOLPR from Portraits of American Life Study, 1st Wave, 2006
About how many times in the past twelve months have you volunteered for a project that helps people in the local community? VO_1 from Portraits of American Life Study, 1st Wave, 2006
In the past twelve months, have you done any volunteer work - that is, work for a nonprofit, charitable organization, school or group for which you did not receive pay? VO_2 from Portraits of American Life Study, 1st Wave, 2006
In a typical month do your volunteering activities take up more than one hour of your time? VO_2A from Portraits of American Life Study, 1st Wave, 2006
[IF VO_2=2 OR DK/RF, SKIP TO VO_3; ELSE ASK VO_2A.] About how many hours in a typical week do your volunteering activities take up? VOLCHRTY from General Social Survey, 2004
During the past 12 months, how often have you done each of the following things: -- Done volunteer work for a charity CHARITY2 from Houston Area Survey, 1982-2010
In the past thirty days, did you volunteer your time for a Houston charity or non-profit? (93, 95, 96, 97) CHARITY3 from Houston Area Survey, 1982-2010
During the past twelve months, did you personally contribute any of your time to a volunteer activity? (98-10) DONATED from Houston Area Survey, 1982-2010
Did you donate any money, any food or other items, or any volunteer time to help the (Katrina) evacuees? (06) MOREVOL from Houston Area Survey, 1982-2010
During the past three years, has your participation in volunteer activities increased, decreased, or has it stayed about the same? (99) RELIGVOL from Houston Area Survey, 1982-2010
IF "YES" (WHENVOL) AND "YES" (CHURCH1): Did you volunteer primarily in the church that you attend or in the wider Houston community? (05) TIMEVOL from Houston Area Survey, 1982-2010
IF "YES" (CHARITY3): Was that a one-time thing, or do you volunteer on an occasional basis, or on a regular basis? (09) VOLHOURS from Houston Area Survey, 1982-2010
IF R VOLUNTEERED IN THE PAST 30 DAYS (CHARITY2): For about how many hours, in total, did you volunteer during the past month? (93, 97) VOLHRS2 from Houston Area Survey, 1982-2010
IF R VOLUNTEERED IN THE PAST 30 DAYS (WHENVOL): How often did you volunteer during the past month? Was it more than once a week, about once a week, or less than once a week? (00) WHENVOL from Houston Area Survey, 1982-2010
IF "YES" (CHARITY3): And did you volunteer in the past thirty days? (98-10) WHOMHELP from Houston Area Survey, 1982-2010
IF R VOLUNTEERED (CHARITY2) AND IS NON-ANGLO (ETHGROUP): Was that primarily in your own community, or in the wider Houston community as a whole? (95) VOLCHRTY from General Social Survey, 2002
During the past 12 months, how often have you done each of the following things: -- Done volunteer work for a charity VOLORG from Religion and Politics Survey, 2000
During the past twelve months, have you done volunteer work for an organization other than a church or place of worship? Q47 from Baylor Religion Survey, Wave I (2005)
Q47 In the past year, has anyone asked you to volunteer your time Q48B from Baylor Religion Survey, Wave I (2005)
Q48 On average, about how many hours per month do you volunteer..b. for the community, not through your church Q49AC from Baylor Religion Survey, Wave I (2005)
Q49 Please indicate your current level of involvement with the following organizations..a. Arts or cultural organization I volunteer Q49BC from Baylor Religion Survey, Wave I (2005)
Q49 Please indicate your current level of involvement with the following organizations..b. An elementary, middle, or high school I volunteer Q49CC from Baylor Religion Survey, Wave I (2005)
Q49 Please indicate your current level of involvement with the following organizations..c. Charitable organization or group I volunteer Q49EC from Baylor Religion Survey, Wave I (2005)
Q49 Please indicate your current level of involvement with the following organizations..e. Civic or service group I volunteer Q49FC from Baylor Religion Survey, Wave I (2005)
Q49 Please indicate your current level of involvement with the following organizations..f. Ethnic or racial organization I volunteer Q49GC from Baylor Religion Survey, Wave I (2005)
Q49 Please indicate your current level of involvement with the following organizations..g. Internet-based club, group, or chat-room I volunteer Q49HC from Baylor Religion Survey, Wave I (2005)
Q49 Please indicate your current level of involvement with the following organizations..h. Neighborhood group or association I volunteer Q49IC from Baylor Religion Survey, Wave I (2005)
Q49 Please indicate your current level of involvement with the following organizations..i. Political party, club, or association I volunteer Q49JC from Baylor Religion Survey, Wave I (2005)
Q49 Please indicate your current level of involvement with the following organizations..j. School fraternities, sororities, or alumni association I volunteer Q49KC from Baylor Religion Survey, Wave I (2005)
Q49 Please indicate your current level of involvement with the following organizations..k. Sports, hobby, or leisure club/group I volunteer Q49LC from Baylor Religion Survey, Wave I (2005)
Q49 Please indicate your current level of involvement with the following organizations..l. Therapeutic or counseling group I volunteer Q49MC from Baylor Religion Survey, Wave I (2005)
Q49 Please indicate your current level of involvement with the following organizations..m. Trade union or professional association I volunteer Q49NC from Baylor Religion Survey, Wave I (2005)
Q49 Please indicate your current level of involvement with the following organizations..n. Youth groups or organizations I volunteer Q49OC from Baylor Religion Survey, Wave I (2005)
Q49 Please indicate your current level of involvement with the following organizations..o. Other group/organization I volunteer HRSART from General Social Survey, 1996
I'd like your best estimate of the total number of hours you spent in the past month on each of the areas in which you have been a volunteer. How many hours did you spend in the past month working for: H. Arts, culture, and humanities HRSEDUC from General Social Survey, 1996
I'd like your best estimate of the total number of hours you spent in the past month on each of the areas in which you have been a volunteer. How many hours did you spend in the past month working for: B. Education HRSENVIR from General Social Survey, 1996
I'd like your best estimate of the total number of hours you spent in the past month on each of the areas in which you have been a volunteer. How many hours did you spend in the past month working for: E. Environment HRSFOUND from General Social Survey, 1996
I'd like your best estimate of the total number of hours you spent in the past month on each of the areas in which you have been a volunteer. How many hours did you spend in the past month working for: L. Private and community foundations HRSHLTH from General Social Survey, 1996
I'd like your best estimate of the total number of hours you spent in the past month on each of the areas in which you have been a volunteer. How many hours did you spend in the past month working for: A. Health HRSHUMAN from General Social Survey, 1996
I'd like your best estimate of the total number of hours you spent in the past month on each of the areas in which you have been a volunteer. How many hours did you spend in the past month working for: D. Human services HRSINFRM from General Social Survey, 1996
I'd like your best estimate of the total number of hours you spent in the past month on each of the areas in which you have been a volunteer. How many hours did you spend in the past month working for: N. Informal-alone-not-for-pay HRSINTL from General Social Survey, 1996
I'd like your best estimate of the total number of hours you spent in the past month on each of the areas in which you have been a volunteer. How many hours did you spend in the past month working for: M. International/foreign HRSOTH from General Social Survey, 1996
I'd like your best estimate of the total number of hours you spent in the past month on each of the areas in which you have been a volunteer. How many hours did you spend in the past month working for: O. Other (SPECIFY) HRSPOL from General Social Survey, 1996
I'd like your best estimate of the total number of hours you spent in the past month on each of the areas in which you have been a volunteer. How many hours did you spend in the past month working for: J. Political organizations or campaigns HRSPUB from General Social Survey, 1996
I'd like your best estimate of the total number of hours you spent in the past month on each of the areas in which you have been a volunteer. How many hours did you spend in the past month working for: F. Public/society benefit HRSREC from General Social Survey, 1996
I'd like your best estimate of the total number of hours you spent in the past month on each of the areas in which you have been a volunteer. How many hours did you spend in the past month working for: G. Recreation – adults HRSWORK from General Social Survey, 1996
I'd like your best estimate of the total number of hours you spent in the past month on each of the areas in which you have been a volunteer. How many hours did you spend in the past month working for: I. Work-related organizations HRSYOUTH from General Social Survey, 1996
I'd like your best estimate of the total number of hours you spent in the past month on each of the areas in which you have been a volunteer. How many hours did you spend in the past month working for: K. Youth development MONART from General Social Survey, 1996
In which, if any, of the areas listed on this card have you done some volunteer work in the past month? H. Arts, culture, and humanities MONEDUC from General Social Survey, 1996
In which, if any, of the areas listed on this card have you done some volunteer work in the past month? B. Education MONENVIR from General Social Survey, 1996
In which, if any, of the areas listed on this card have you done some volunteer work in the past month? E. Environment MONFOUND from General Social Survey, 1996
In which, if any, of the areas listed on this card have you done some volunteer work in the past month? L. Private and community foundations MONHLTH from General Social Survey, 1996
In which, if any, of the areas listed on this card have you done some volunteer work in the past month? A. Health MONHUMAN from General Social Survey, 1996
In which, if any, of the areas listed on this card have you done some volunteer work in the past month? D. Human services MONINFRM from General Social Survey, 1996
In which, if any, of the areas listed on this card have you done some volunteer work in the past month? N. Informal-alone-not-for-pay MONINTL from General Social Survey, 1996
In which, if any, of the areas listed on this card have you done some volunteer work in the past month? M. International/foreign MONOTH from General Social Survey, 1996
In which, if any, of the areas listed on this card have you done some volunteer work in the past month? O. Other (SPECIFY) MONPOL from General Social Survey, 1996
In which, if any, of the areas listed on this card have you done some volunteer work in the past month? J. Political organizations or campaigns MONPUB from General Social Survey, 1996
In which, if any, of the areas listed on this card have you done some volunteer work in the past month? F. Public/society benefit MONREC from General Social Survey, 1996
In which, if any, of the areas listed on this card have you done some volunteer work in the past month? G. Recreation - adults MONWORK from General Social Survey, 1996
In which, if any, of the areas listed on this card have you done some volunteer work in the past month? I. Work-related organizations MONYOUTH from General Social Survey, 1996
In which, if any, of the areas listed on this card have you done some volunteer work in the past month? K. Youth development OLHUMAN from General Social Survey, 1996
In which, if any, of the areas listed on this card have you done some volunteer work in the past twelve months? D. Human services VOLART from General Social Survey, 1996
In which, if any, of the areas listed on this card have you done some volunteer work in the past twelve months? H. Arts, culture, and humanities VOLEDUC from General Social Survey, 1996
In which, if any, of the areas listed on this card have you done some volunteer work in the past twelve months? B. Education VOLENVIR from General Social Survey, 1996
In which, if any, of the areas listed on this card have you done some volunteer work in the past twelve months? E. Environment VOLFOUND from General Social Survey, 1996
In which, if any, of the areas listed on this card have you done some volunteer work in the past twelve months? L. Private and community foundations VOLHLTH from General Social Survey, 1996
Listed on this card are examples of the many different areas in which people do volunteer activity. By volunteer activity I mean not just belonging to a service organization, but actually working in some way to help others for no monetary pay. In which, if any, of the areas listed on this card have you done some volunteer work in the past twelve months? A. Health VOLINFRM from General Social Survey, 1996
In which, if any, of the areas listed on this card have you done some volunteer work in the past twelve months? N. Informal-alone-not-for-pay VOLINTL from General Social Survey, 1996
In which, if any, of the areas listed on this card have you done some volunteer work in the past twelve months? M. International/foreign VOLOTH from General Social Survey, 1996
In which, if any, of the areas listed on this card have you done some volunteer work in the past twelve months? O. Other (SPECIFY) VOLPOL from General Social Survey, 1996
In which, if any, of the areas listed on this card have you done some volunteer work in the past twelve months? J. Political organizations or campaigns VOLPUB from General Social Survey, 1996
In which, if any, of the areas listed on this card have you done some volunteer work in the past twelve months? F. Public/society benefit VOLREC from General Social Survey, 1996
In which, if any, of the areas listed on this card have you done some volunteer work in the past twelve months? G. Recreation - adults VOLWORK from General Social Survey, 1996
In which, if any, of the areas listed on this card have you done some volunteer work in the past twelve months? I. Work-related organizations VOLYOUTH from General Social Survey, 1996
In which, if any, of the areas listed on this card have you done some volunteer work in the past twelve months? K. Youth development W6Z75 from American National Election Studies, Panel Study, 2008-2009
Volunteered to help your local community prepare for or respond to an emergency. V085128 from American National Election Studies, Time Series Study, 2008
Many people say they have less time these days to do volunteer work. What about you, were you able to devote any time to volunteer work in the last twelve months or did you not do so? FRNDVOL from National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 2 (2005)
(frndvol_w2) [IF IDENTIFIES MORE THAN ONE FRIEND] [IF>1 FRIEND IDENTIFIED IN N:1] N:2. How many, if any, of these [VALUE REPORTED IN N:1] people . . . [INSERT LIST FROM A-N] [READ STEM FOR ‘A',‘B',‘G', AND ‘I', AND ONLY IF NECESSARY FOR THE REST OF THE CATEGORIES] N. Regularly do volunteer work or community service? SFRNDVOL from National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 2 (2005)
(sfrndvol_w2) [IF ONLY ONE FRIEND MENTIONED IN N:1] N:2SINGLE. Is this person . . . [INSERT LIST FROM A-N] [READ STEM FOR ‘A' AND ‘B' THEN ONLY AFTER EVERY 5TH QUESTION UNLESS NECESSARY] N. Someone that does regular volunteer work or community service? VOLNUM1 from National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 2 (2005)
(volnum1_w2) [IF REGULARLY VOLUNTEERS] [IF H:11=4] H:12. About how many times in an average month do you do volunteer work or community service work? [RECORD NUMBER OF TIMES, RANGE = 0-70, 70=70 OR MORE] VOLNUM2 from National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 2 (2005)
(volnum2_w2) [IF OCCASIONALLY VOLUNTEERS] [IF H:11=3] H:13. About how many times in the last year did you do volunteer work or community service work? [RECORD NUMBER OF TIMES, RANGE = 0-80, 80=80 OR MORE] VOLUNTER from National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 2 (2005)
(volunteer_w2) H:11. In the last year, how much, if at all, have you done organized volunteer work or community service? Was it . . . SERVICE from Generation Next Survey, 2006
(ASK IF AGE less than 26) Now thinking about your generation compared with young adults 20 years ago, for each of the things I mention please tell me if you think your generation does more of it, less of it, OR about the same amount as young adults 20 years ago did: Community service or volunteer activity FEDSP_P2 from American National Election Studies, 2002
Next I am going to read you a list of federal programs. For each one, I would like you to tell me whether you would like to see spending increased or decreased: -- PRE-POST SUMMARY: BUILDING/REPAIRING HIGHWAYS - FEDERAL SPENDING PSTYRTME from Economic Values Survey, 1992
In the past year, have you -- donated time to a volunteer organization? RELACT1 from America's Evangelicals
Would you say that your religious faith has led you to (RANDOMIZE): Volunteer in the community RELALT26 from America's Evangelicals
(ASK IF Protestants, Roman Catholics, Mormons, Orthodox Church, and Other Christians IN RELIG1A) Now I want to ask you about some of the activities you are involved in. For each one, please tell me whether you have done the activity within the last two years 1-2 times, 3-5 times, more than 5 times, or not at all? Volunteered for a local community organization not related to church RELALT6 from America's Evangelicals
(ASK IF NOT Protestants, Roman Catholics, Mormons, Orthodox Church, and Other Christians IN RELIG1A) Now I want to ask you about some of the activities you are involved in. For each one, please tell me whether you have done the activity within the last two years 1-2 times, 3-5 times, more than 5 times, or not at all? (RANDOMIZE LIST) Volunteered for a local community organization not related to church VOLARTS from General Social Survey, 1998
Last year, did you do any volunteer work for organizations involved in the arts, culture, or the humanities? VOLWKCHR from General Social Survey, 1998
Has respondent volunteered in the last 12 months: Charitable activities (helping the sick, elderly, poor, etc.) VOLWKOTH from General Social Survey, 1998
Has respondent volunteered in the last 12 months: Any other kind of voluntary activities VOLWKPOL from General Social Survey, 1998
Have you done any voluntary activity in the past 12 months in any of the following areas? Voluntary activity is unpaid work, not just belonging to an organization or group. It should be of service or benefit to other people or the community and not only to one's family or personal friends. During the last 12 months did you do volunteer work in any of the following areas: Political activities (helping political parties, political movements, election campaigns, etc.) QN51_B from Changing Faiths, Latinos and the Transformation of American Religion
In the past year have you volunteered your time to any school or tutoring program? QN51_C from Changing Faiths, Latinos and the Transformation of American Religion
In the past year have you volunteered your time to any neighborhood, business, or youth group? VOLNTEER from American National Election Studies, 2004
Many people say they have less time these days to do volunteer work. What about you, were you able to devote any time to volunteer work in the last 12 months or did you not do so? MONARTS from Religion and Public Life Survey, 2001
ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO VOLUNTEERED FOR ANY ARTS OR CULTURAL ORGANIZATION, LIKE A THEATER OR MUSIC GROUP, MUSEUM, OR PUBLIC TV STATION IN THE LAST YEAR (VOLARTS). In the past month, on about how many days, if any, have you volunteered for any arts or cultural organization, like a theater or music group, museum, or public TV station? MONCIVIC from Religion and Public Life Survey, 2001
ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO VOLUNTEERED FOR ANY NEIGHBORHOOD, CIVIC OR COMMUNITY GROUP SUCH AS A BLOCK ASSOCIATION OR A NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH IN THE LAST YEAR (VOLCIVIC). In the past month, on about how many days, if any, have you volunteered for any neighborhood, civic or community group such as a block association or a neighborhood watch? MONPOL from Religion and Public Life Survey, 2001
ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO VOLUNTEERED FOR ANY POLITIAL ORGANIZATIONS OR CANDIDATES IN THE LAST YEAR (VOLPOL). In the past month, on about how many days, if any, have you volunteered for any political organizations or candidates? MONPOOR from Religion and Public Life Survey, 2001
ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO VOLUNTEERED FOR ANY ORGANIZATION TO HELP THE POOR, SICK, ELDERLY, OR HOMELESS IN THE LAST YEAR (VOLPOOR). In the past month, on about how many days, if any, have you volunteered for any organization to help the poor, sick, elderly, or homeless? MONYOUTH from Religion and Public Life Survey, 2001
ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO VOLUNTEERED FOR ANY CHILD OR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, SUCH AS DAY CARE CENTERS, SCHOOLS, TUTORING, SCOUTS OR LITTLE LEAGUE IN THE LAST YEAR (VOLYOUTH). In the past month, on about how many days, if any, have you volunteered for any child or youth development programs such as day care centers, schools, tutoring, Scouts or Little League? VOLARTS from Religion and Public Life Survey, 2001
Next I would like to talk with you about volunteer activity. By volunteer activity, I mean not just belonging to an organization, but actually spending your time helping without being paid for it. In the past year have you volunteered your time to: any arts or cultural organization, like a theater or music group, museum, or public TV station VOLCIVIC from Religion and Public Life Survey, 2001
Next I would like to talk with you about volunteer activity. By volunteer activity, I mean not just belonging to an organization, but actually spending your time helping without being paid for it. In the past year have you volunteered your time to: any neighborhood, civic or community group such as a block association or a neighborhood watch VOLPOL from Religion and Public Life Survey, 2001
Next I would like to talk with you about volunteer activity. By volunteer activity, I mean not just belonging to an organization, but actually spending your time helping without being paid for it. In the past year have you volunteered your time to: any political organizations or candidates VOLPOOR from Religion and Public Life Survey, 2001
Next I would like to talk with you about volunteer activity. By volunteer activity, I mean not just belonging to an organization, but actually spending your time helping without being paid for it. In the past year have you volunteered your time to: any organization to help the poor, sick, elderly, or homeless VOLYOUTH from Religion and Public Life Survey, 2001
Next I would like to talk with you about volunteer activity. By volunteer activity, I mean not just belonging to an organization, but actually spending your time helping without being paid for it. In the past year have you volunteered your time to: any child or youth development programs, such as day care centers, schools, tutoring, Scouts or Little League CVOLTIME from Social Capital Community Benchmark Survey, 2000
58. How many times in the past 12 months have you volunteered? VOLARTS from Social Capital Community Benchmark Survey, 2000
59E. Have you volunteered for any cultural or arts organizations? VOLHEA from Social Capital Community Benchmark Survey, 2000
59B. Have you volunteered for health care or fighting a disease? VOLHEA2 from Social Capital Community Benchmark Survey, 2000
Volunteered for health? (Recoding of VOLHEA] VOLHUM from Social Capital Community Benchmark Survey, 2000
59D. Have you volunteered to help the poor or elderly? VOLHUM2 from Social Capital Community Benchmark Survey, 2000
Volunteered for needy? [Recoding of VOLHUM] VOLNEI from Social Capital Community Benchmark Survey, 2000
59F. Have you volunteered for any neighborhood or civic group? VOLNEI2 from Social Capital Community Benchmark Survey, 2000
Volunteered for neighborhood-civic? [Recoding of VOLNEI] VOLTIME2 from Social Capital Community Benchmark Survey, 2000
58. Number of (combined) times you volunteered (in past 12 months) [recoding of CVOLTIME and VOLTIMES] VOLTIMES from Social Capital Community Benchmark Survey, 2000
58. Frequency probe for CVOLTIME: How many times have you volunteered in the past 12 months? [PROBE USED ONLY IF RESPONDENT CAN'T REMEMBER EXACT NUMBER] VOLYOU from Social Capital Community Benchmark Survey, 2000
59C. Have you volunteered for school or youth programs? HRSVLNTR from Civic Involvement Survey, 1997
Approximately how many hours do you spend volunteering each week? INCITFUT from Civic Involvement Survey, 1997
ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO HAVE NOT DONE VOLUNTEER WORK IN A POOR INNER-CITY AREA IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS: Are you likely to do volunteer work in a poor inner-city area in the future? INCITVOL from Civic Involvement Survey, 1997
Have you ever done volunteer work in a poor inner-city area? METVOL from Civic Involvement Survey, 1997
Did you attend meetings at any of the following? - A volunteer center NUMORGS from Civic Involvement Survey, 1997
How many different organizations have you volunteered for during the past year? VOLAIDS from Civic Involvement Survey, 1997
During the past year, have you spent any time volunteering for any of the following - AIDS related activities. VOLARTS from Civic Involvement Survey, 1997
During the past year, have you spent any time volunteering for any of the following - Arts or cultural activities. VOLBLDHM from Civic Involvement Survey, 1997
During the past year, have you spent any time volunteering for any of the following - Building houses for the poor. VOLCOMDP from Civic Involvement Survey, 1997
During the past year, have you spent any time volunteering for any of the following - A community development corporation. VOLCOMOR from Civic Involvement Survey, 1997
During the past year, have you spent any time volunteering for any of the following - Community organizing. VOLDISFD from Civic Involvement Survey, 1997
During the past year, have you spent any time volunteering for any of the following - Distributing food to the needy. VOLENVR from Civic Involvement Survey, 1997
During the past year, have you spent any time volunteering for any of the following - Environmental projects. VOLINFRM from Civic Involvement Survey, 1997
During the past year, have you spent any time volunteering for any of the following - Informal volunteering. VOLNBCRM from Civic Involvement Survey, 1997
During the past year, have you spent any time volunteering for any of the following - A neighborhood crime watch program. VOLNBHOM from Civic Involvement Survey, 1997
During the past year, have you spent any time volunteering for any of the following - A neighborhood or homeowners association. VOLNONE from Civic Involvement Survey, 1997
During the past year, have you spent any time volunteering for any of the following - None. VOLPOLIT from Civic Involvement Survey, 1997
During the past year, have you spent any time volunteering for any of the following - A political campaign. VOLSCHLS from Civic Involvement Survey, 1997
During the past year, have you spent any time volunteering for any of the following - Activities related to schools. VOLSHELT from Civic Involvement Survey, 1997
During the past year, have you spent any time volunteering for any of the following - A shelter for abused women or children. VOLVLNCE from Civic Involvement Survey, 1997
During the past year, have you spent any time volunteering for any of the following - A violence prevention effort. VOLYOUTH from Civic Involvement Survey, 1997
During the past year, have you spent any time volunteering for any of the following - Youth activities. CHARITY3 from Houston Area Survey, 2010
During the past twelve months, did you personally contribute any of your time to a volunteer activity? WHENVOL from Houston Area Survey, 2010
IF 'YES' (CHARITY3): And did you volunteer in the past thirty days? CVOLTIME from Social Capital Community Survey, 2006
58. How many times in the past twelve months have you volunteered? (IF NECESSARY PROMPT WITH CATEGORIES) (IF NECESSARY: By volunteering, I mean any unpaid work you've done to help people besides your family and friends or people you work with.) (IF NECESSARY: Count every time you did any volunteer work, no matter how much or little.) (GIVE RESPONDENT A MOMENT TO THINK ABOUT THE ANSWER. IF RESPONSE IS 53 OR GREATER, ENTER 53) EVACORG from Social Capital Community Survey, 2006
39G3. Was the volunteer work organized by a religious group, the state or local government, the Red Cross, or another group? FIRST MENTION EVACORG2 from Social Capital Community Survey, 2006
39G3. Was the volunteer work organized by a religious group, the state or local government, the Red Cross, or another group? SECOND MENTION EVACORG3 from Social Capital Community Survey, 2006
39G3. Was the volunteer work organized by a religious group, the state or local government, the Red Cross, or another group? THIRD MENTION EVACVOL1 from Social Capital Community Survey, 2006
39G2. Volunteer? VOLTIME from Social Capital Community Survey, 2006
58. How many times in the past twelve months have you volunteered? (IF RESPONDENT IS UNABLE TO ANSWER, PROBE:) Would you say you never did this, did it once, a few times, about once a month on average, twice a month, about once a week on average, or more often than that? (IF RESPONDENT ANSWERS 'A FEW TIMES', PROBE WITH:) Would that be closer to 2-4 times or 5-9 times? VOLTIME2 from Social Capital Community Survey, 2006
58. Times last 12 months volunteered (merged) MANYORGS from Middletown Area Study, 2004
How many organizations have you volunteered to work for in the past year? VOLUNTER from Middletown Area Study, 2004
While we understand many people are busy, some people volunteer their time to civic organizations, clubs, associations, charities, and other groups in the community. Have you volunteered your time to work with any type of organization in the past year? HRS_VOL from Arts and Religion Survey, 1999
Approximately how many hours do you spend volunteering each week? INVOLVE from Faith and Family in America, 2005
(IF HAVE KIDS) Some parents have the ability to be very involved at their child's school or program, while others, due to work or family demands, might not have as much time to be as involved as they might like. Which of the following three statements comes closest to describing you? Just tell me the letter of your response. Would you say... - A) I'm a parent who is very active at my child's school or program – I often volunteer for events and many people in the building know me; B) I'm not very active at the school or program but I get very involved with my child's education at home; OR C) I don't really have a chance to get as involved as I'd like to be with my child's education at school or at home. RESULT1 from Small Groups Survey, 1991 (Groups Sample)
ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO ARE CURRENTLY INVOLVED IN ANY SMALL GROUP THAT MEETS REGULARLY AND PROVIDES SUPPORT OR CARING FOR THOSE WHO PARTICIPATE IN IT: Next I would like to discuss the small group that you spoke about earlier that meets regularly and provides support or caring for those who participate in it. If you are currently involved in more than one such group, please think about the group that you are most actively involved in. As a result of being in this group, have you -- Become involved in volunteer work in your community ACTVOL2 from Religious Identity and Influence Survey, 1996
Now I want to ask you about some of the activities you are involved in. For each one, please tell me whether you have done the activity within the last two years a lot, some, or none?: Volunteered for a local community organization not related to church/synagogue? HMONTH from Philanthropy Panel Study, 2003
Let's talk about volunteering through the kinds of organizations we've been discussing. By 'volunteering' we don't mean just belonging to an organization. We mean doing unpaid work. Some volunteering is ongoing, such as coaching, helping at school, serving on committees, building and repairing, providing health care or emotional support, counseling, delivering food, doing office work, and weekly church work. Other volunteering is occasional, like neighborhood clean-ups, fund raising drives, and special activities during the holidays. In the last month, did you [respondent/head] do any volunteer activity through organizations? HYEAR from Philanthropy Panel Study, 2003
Now think about last year, January through December of 2002. Did you [respondent/head] do any volunteer activity through organizations? WMONTH from Philanthropy Panel Study, 2003
In the last month, did your spouse/'wife' do any volunteer activity through organizations? WYEAR from Philanthropy Panel Study, 2003
Now think about last year, January through December of 2002. Did your spouse/'Wife' do any volunteer activity through organizations? VOLORG1 from Four-State Church Involvement Study, 1988
ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO ARE ACTIVE IN ANY CLUBS OR ORGANIZATIONS: Could you tell me which ones? -- First mentioned VOLORG2 from Four-State Church Involvement Study, 1988
ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO ARE ACTIVE IN ANY CLUBS OR ORGANIZATIONS: Could you tell me which ones? -- Second mentioned VOLORG3 from Four-State Church Involvement Study, 1988
ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO ARE ACTIVE IN ANY CLUBS OR ORGANIZATIONS: Could you tell me which ones? -- Third mentioned VOLNTEE2 from Religion and Diversity Survey, 2002-2003
[IF VOLNTEER= 1 'YES'] About how many hours a week, on average, do you spend on this volunteer work? VOLNTEER from Religion and Diversity Survey, 2002-2003
Do you currently do any volunteer work at an organization in your community? FVOLUNTE from Young Adolescents and Their Parents, A National Study, 1984 - Father Component
About how many hours per month do you do volunteer work through some organization (such as charity, church, social service agency, or club) to help the poor, sick, elderly, or handicapped? FVOLYTH from Young Adolescents and Their Parents, A National Study, 1984 - Father Component
About how many hours per month do you do volunteer work with youth in community or church youth programs (such as Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, 4-H, coaching a baseball team, directing a youth choir, etc.)? HHRSNEED from Philanthropy Panel Study, 2001
How many hours of that volunteer time, or what percent, did [you/HEAD'S NAME] spend helping people in need of food, shelter, or other basic necessities?---Number of Hours HOURSHLB from Philanthropy Panel Study, 2001
Altogether, how many hours did [you/HEAD'S NAME] spend in volunteer activity during 2000? HOURSWLB from Philanthropy Panel Study, 2001
Altogether, how many hours did (she/you) spend in volunteer activity during 2000? HPCTNEED from Philanthropy Panel Study, 2001
How many hours of that volunteer time, or what percent, did [you/HEAD'S NAME] spend helping people in need of food, shelter, or other basic necessities?---Percent of Volunteer Time HYEAR from Philanthropy Panel Study, 2001
Let's talk about volunteering through charitable organizations. By 'volunteering' we mean spending time doing unpaid work and not just belonging to an organization. Volunteers are involved in many activities such as coaching, helping at school, serving on committees, building and repairing, providing health care or emotional support, delivering food, doing office work, organizing activities, fundraising, and other kinds of work done for no pay. During the year 2000, did [you/HEAD'S NAME] do any volunteer work through organizations that totaled 10 hours or more? WHRSNEED from Philanthropy Panel Study, 2001
How many hours of that volunteer time, or what percent, did (she/you) spend helping people in need of food, shelter, or other basic necessities?---Number of Hours WPCTNEED from Philanthropy Panel Study, 2001
How many hours of that volunteer time, or what percent, did (she/you) spend helping people in need of food, shelter, or other basic necessities?---Percent of Volunteer Time WYEAR from Philanthropy Panel Study, 2001
During 2000, did [WIFE/'WIFE' NAME/you) do any volunteer work through organizations that totaled 10 hours or more? MVOLUNTE from Young Adolescents and Their Parents, A National Study, 1984 - Mother Component
About how many hours per month do you do volunteer work through some organization (such as charity, church, social service agency, or club) to help the poor, sick, elderly, or handicapped? MVOLYTH from Young Adolescents and Their Parents, A National Study, 1984 - Mother Component
About how many hours per month do you do volunteer work with youth in community or church youth programs (such as Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, 4-H, coaching a baseball team, directing a youth choir, etc.)? LEIONE from Middletown Area Study, 1994
Of your leisure activities, which one is the most important or worthwhile to you personally? LEIONE from Middletown Area Study, 1995
What is your most favorite leisure activity?