Current Population Survey, September 2015: Volunteer Supplement

This data collection is comprised of responses from two sets of survey questionnaires, the basic Current Population Survey (CPS) and a survey on the topic of volunteer service, which was administered as a supplement to the September CPS questionnaire. The Corporation for National and Community Service jointly sponsored the supplemental questions for September. The CPS, administered monthly, is a labor force survey providing current estimates of the economic status and activities of the population of the United States. Specifically, the CPS provides estimates of total employment (both farm and nonfarm), nonfarm self-employed persons, domestics, and unpaid helpers in nonfarm family enterprises, wage and salaried employees, and estimates of total unemployment. Data from the CPS are provided for the week prior to the survey. All persons eligible for the labor force items of the basic CPS were also eligible for the volunteer supplement. Altogether, 150,087 interviews were conducted during the period of September 13-19, 2015. Proxy responses were allowed if attempts for a self-response were unsuccessful. The supplement contained questions about the household member's participation in volunteer service from September 1, 2014, to the date of the interview. Household members were queried about the frequency of volunteer activity, the kinds of organizations they volunteered with, the types of activities they chose, whether any volunteering was done in a foreign country, and involvement in their community. Demographic variables include age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, marital status, veteran status, educational attainment, occupation, and income.

本数据集由两部分调查问卷的回答构成，包括基本的当前人口调查（CPS）以及作为九月CPS问卷补充的志愿服务主题调查。国家与社区服务公司联合赞助了九月补充问题的调查。当前人口调查（CPS）是一项每月进行的劳动力调查，旨在提供美国人口的经济状况和活动现状的当前估计。具体而言，CPS提供了总就业人数（包括农业和非农业）、非农业自营人员、家庭佣工和非农业家庭企业的无偿助手、工资和薪金员工以及总失业率的估计。CPS的数据提供了调查前一周的数据。所有符合基本CPS劳动力项目条件的人员也有资格参与志愿服务补充调查。总计，在2015年9月13日至19日期间进行了150,087次访谈。如果未能成功进行自我回应，则允许代理回应。补充问卷包含关于受访家庭成员从2014年9月1日至访谈日期参与志愿服务的问题。家庭成员被询问志愿服务的频率、他们志愿服务的组织类型、他们选择的活动类型、是否在外国进行志愿服务以及他们在社区中的参与情况。人口统计变量包括年龄、性别、种族、西班牙裔血统、婚姻状况、退伍军人身份、教育程度、职业和收入。