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GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile - Release 3


1996 TOPICAL MODULE: GIVING AND VOLUNTERING

Volunteer Work

volhlthdone volunteer work in health past 12 mnths
Text of this Question or Item
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? (DON'T READ. RECORD BELOW UNDER VOLHLTH-VOLOTH. CIRCLE 
"YES" OR "NO" FOR EACH AREA) 
A. Health
Percent N Value Label
10.8 147 1 yes
89.2 1,209 2 no


67,402 .i iap


88 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
voleducdone volunteer work in education
Text of this Question or Item
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? (DON'T READ. RECORD BELOW UNDER VOLHLTH-VOLOTH. CIRCLE 
"YES" OR "NO" FOR EACH AREA) 
B. Education
Percent N Value Label
17.8 243 1 yes
82.2 1,123 2 no


67,402 .i iap


78 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
volreligdone volunteer work in religious org
Text of this Question or Item
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? (DON'T READ. RECORD BELOW UNDER VOLHLTH-VOLOTH. CIRCLE 
"YES" OR "NO" FOR EACH AREA) 
C. Religious organizations
Percent N Value Label
25.2 347 1 yes
74.8 1,028 2 no


67,402 .i iap


69 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
volhumandone volunteer work in human services
Text of this Question or Item
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? (DON'T READ. RECORD BELOW UNDER VOLHLTH-VOLOTH. CIRCLE 
"YES" OR "NO" FOR EACH AREA) 
D. Human services
Percent N Value Label
10.1 137 1 yes
89.9 1,218 2 no


67,402 .i iap


89 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
volenvirdone volunteer work in environment
Text of this Question or Item
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? (DON'T READ. RECORD BELOW UNDER VOLHLTH-VOLOTH. CIRCLE 
"YES" OR "NO" FOR EACH AREA) 
E. Environment
Percent N Value Label
7.4 100 1 yes
92.6 1,245 2 no


67,402 .i iap


99 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
volpubdone volunteer work in pub-soc benefit
Text of this Question or Item
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? (DON'T READ. RECORD BELOW UNDER VOLHLTH-VOLOTH. CIRCLE 
"YES" OR "NO" FOR EACH AREA) 
F. Public/society benefit
Percent N Value Label
8.1 110 1 yes
91.9 1,247 2 no


67,402 .i iap


87 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
volrecdone volunteer work in recreation adults
Text of this Question or Item
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? (DON'T READ. RECORD BELOW UNDER VOLHLTH-VOLOTH. CIRCLE 
"YES" OR "NO" FOR EACH AREA) 
G. Recreation - adults
Percent N Value Label
6.8 91 1 yes
93.2 1,254 2 no


67,402 .i iap


99 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
volartdone volunteer work in arts, culture, etc
Text of this Question or Item
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? (DON'T READ. RECORD BELOW UNDER VOLHLTH-VOLOTH. CIRCLE 
"YES" OR "NO" FOR EACH AREA) 
H. Arts, culture, and humanities
Percent N Value Label
7.2 97 1 yes
92.8 1,252 2 no


67,402 .i iap


95 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
volworkdone volunteer work in work-related org
Text of this Question or Item
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? (DON'T READ. RECORD BELOW UNDER VOLHLTH-VOLOTH. CIRCLE 
"YES" OR "NO" FOR EACH AREA) 
I. Work-related organizations
Percent N Value Label
12.6 171 1 yes
87.4 1,189 2 no


67,402 .i iap


84 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
volpoldone volunteer work in political org. etc
Text of this Question or Item
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? (DON'T READ. RECORD BELOW UNDER VOLHLTH-VOLOTH. CIRCLE 
"YES" OR "NO" FOR EACH AREA) 
J. Political organizations or campaigns
Percent N Value Label
5.1 68 1 yes
94.9 1,277 2 no


67,402 .i iap


99 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
volyouthdone volunteer work in youth development
Text of this Question or Item
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? (DON'T READ. RECORD BELOW UNDER VOLHLTH-VOLOTH. CIRCLE 
"YES" OR "NO" FOR EACH AREA) 
K. Youth development
Percent N Value Label
15.7 214 1 yes
84.3 1,145 2 no


67,402 .i iap


85 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
volfounddone volunteer work in priv & comm. found
Text of this Question or Item
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? (DON'T READ. RECORD BELOW UNDER VOLHLTH-VOLOTH. CIRCLE 
"YES" OR "NO" FOR EACH AREA) 
L. Private and community foundations
Percent N Value Label
8.0 108 1 yes
92.0 1,241 2 no


67,402 .i iap


95 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
volintldone volunteer work in international
Text of this Question or Item
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? (DON'T READ. RECORD BELOW UNDER VOLHLTH-VOLOTH. CIRCLE 
"YES" OR "NO" FOR EACH AREA) 
M. International/foreign
Percent N Value Label
2.2 29 1 yes
97.8 1,310 2 no


67,402 .i iap


105 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
volinfrmdone volunteer work in informal-alone
Text of this Question or Item
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? (DON'T READ. RECORD BELOW UNDER VOLHLTH-VOLOTH. CIRCLE 
"YES" OR "NO" FOR EACH AREA) 
N. Informal-alone-not-for-pay
Percent N Value Label
7.6 102 1 yes
92.4 1,240 2 no


67,402 .i iap


102 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
volothdone volunteer work in other (specify)___
Text of this Question or Item
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? (DON'T READ. RECORD BELOW UNDER VOLHLTH-VOLOTH. CIRCLE 
"YES" OR "NO" FOR EACH AREA) 
O. Other (SPECIFY)
Percent N Value Label
3.6 45 1 yes
96.4 1,203 2 no


67,402 .i iap


196 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z

Volunteer Work in Past Month

monhlthdone volunteer work in health past month
Text of this Question or Item
In which, if any, of the areas listed on this card have you done some 
volunteer work in the past month? (RECORD above UNDER MONHLTH-MONOTH. 
CIRCLE "YES" OR "NO" FOR EACH AREA)
A. Health
Percent N Value Label
52.1 75 1 yes
47.9 69 2 no


68,699 .i iap


3 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
moneducdone volunteer work in education
Text of this Question or Item
In which, if any, of the areas listed on this card have you done some 
volunteer work in the past month? (RECORD above UNDER MONHLTH-MONOTH. 
CIRCLE "YES" OR "NO" FOR EACH AREA)
B. Education
Percent N Value Label
55.8 126 1 yes
44.2 100 2 no


68,603 .i iap


17 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
monreligdone volunteer work in religious org
Text of this Question or Item
In which, if any, of the areas listed on this card have you done some 
volunteer work in the past month? (RECORD above UNDER MONHLTH-MONOTH. 
CIRCLE "YES" OR "NO" FOR EACH AREA)
C. Religious organizations
Percent N Value Label
60.8 206 1 yes
39.2 133 2 no


68,499 .i iap


8 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
monhumandone volunteer work in human services
Text of this Question or Item
In which, if any, of the areas listed on this card have you done some 
volunteer work in the past month? (RECORD above UNDER MONHLTH-MONOTH. 
CIRCLE "YES" OR "NO" FOR EACH AREA)
D. Human services
Percent N Value Label
51.2 65 1 yes
48.8 62 2 no


68,709 .i iap


10 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
monenvirdone volunteer work in environment
Text of this Question or Item
In which, if any, of the areas listed on this card have you done some 
volunteer work in the past month? (RECORD above UNDER MONHLTH-MONOTH. 
CIRCLE "YES" OR "NO" FOR EACH AREA)
E. Environment
Percent N Value Label
44.1 41 1 yes
55.9 52 2 no


68,746 .i iap


7 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
monpubdone volunteer work in pub-soc benefit
Text of this Question or Item
In which, if any, of the areas listed on this card have you done some 
volunteer work in the past month? (RECORD above UNDER MONHLTH-MONOTH. 
CIRCLE "YES" OR "NO" FOR EACH AREA)
F. Public/society benefit
Percent N Value Label
47.5 47 1 yes
52.5 52 2 no


68,736 .i iap


11 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
monrecdone volunteer work in recreation adults
Text of this Question or Item
In which, if any, of the areas listed on this card have you done some 
volunteer work in the past month? (RECORD above UNDER MONHLTH-MONOTH. 
CIRCLE "YES" OR "NO" FOR EACH AREA)
G. Recreation - adults
Percent N Value Label
40.7 35 1 yes
59.3 51 2 no


68,755 .i iap


5 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
monartdone volunteer work in arts, culture, etc
Text of this Question or Item
In which, if any, of the areas listed on this card have you done some 
volunteer work in the past month? (RECORD above UNDER MONHLTH-MONOTH. 
CIRCLE "YES" OR "NO" FOR EACH AREA)
H. Arts, culture, and humanities
Percent N Value Label
47.1 40 1 yes
52.9 45 2 no


68,749 .i iap


12 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
monworkdone volunteer work in work-related org
Text of this Question or Item
In which, if any, of the areas listed on this card have you done some 
volunteer work in the past month? (RECORD above UNDER MONHLTH-MONOTH. 
CIRCLE "YES" OR "NO" FOR EACH AREA)
I. Work-related organizations
Percent N Value Label
54.4 86 1 yes
45.6 72 2 no


68,675 .i iap


13 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
monpoldone volunteer work in political org. etc
Text of this Question or Item
In which, if any, of the areas listed on this card have you done some 
volunteer work in the past month? (RECORD above UNDER MONHLTH-MONOTH. 
CIRCLE "YES" OR "NO" FOR EACH AREA)
J. Political organizations or campaigns
Percent N Value Label
47.6 30 1 yes
52.4 33 2 no


68,778 .i iap


5 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
monyouthh done volunteer work in youth development
Text of this Question or Item
In which, if any, of the areas listed on this card have you done some 
volunteer work in the past month? (RECORD above UNDER MONHLTH-MONOTH. 
CIRCLE "YES" OR "NO" FOR EACH AREA)
K. Youth development
Percent N Value Label
53.0 107 1 yes
47.0 95 2 no


68,632 .i iap


12 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
monfounddone volunteer work in priv & comm. found
Text of this Question or Item
In which, if any, of the areas listed on this card have you done some 
volunteer work in the past month? (RECORD above UNDER MONHLTH-MONOTH. 
CIRCLE "YES" OR "NO" FOR EACH AREA)
L. Private and community foundations
Percent N Value Label
41.2 42 1 yes
58.8 60 2 no


68,738 .i iap


6 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
monintldone volunteer work in international
Text of this Question or Item
In which, if any, of the areas listed on this card have you done some 
volunteer work in the past month? (RECORD above UNDER MONHLTH-MONOTH. 
CIRCLE "YES" OR "NO" FOR EACH AREA)
M. International/foreign
Percent N Value Label
29.6 8 1 yes
70.4 19 2 no


68,817 .i iap


2 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
moninfrmdone volunteer work in informal-alone
Text of this Question or Item
In which, if any, of the areas listed on this card have you done some 
volunteer work in the past month? (RECORD above UNDER MONHLTH-MONOTH. 
CIRCLE "YES" OR "NO" FOR EACH AREA)
N. Informal-alone-not-for-pay
Percent N Value Label
60.0 60 1 yes
40.0 40 2 no


68,744 .i iap


2 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
monothdone volunteer work in other (specify)
Text of this Question or Item
In which, if any, of the areas listed on this card have you done some 
volunteer work in the past month? (RECORD above UNDER MONHLTH-MONOTH. 
CIRCLE "YES" OR "NO" FOR EACH AREA)
O. Other (SPECIFY)
Percent N Value Label
58.5 24 1 yes
41.5 17 2 no


68,801 .i iap


4 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
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