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Title: The Difference in Volunteering by Sector of Employment: Do Nonprofit Paid Workers Volunteer More?

Citation Type: Conference Paper

Publication Year: 2009

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Abstract: Understanding who volunteers and why one volunteers is important for promoting the supply of volunteers. This study examines whether paid workers in the nonprofit sector volunteer more than do those in the public or for-profit sector, by analyzing a national survey of time use. Also, this research assesses the effect of the industry of employment on volunteering that is rarely considered in prior studies of volunteering. Controlling for the industry of employment, nonprofit paid workers are not more likely than public or for-profit workers to volunteer. The addition of industry variables significantly improves this study's models of volunteering. Health care workers are less likely than social services workers to volunteer. As found in prior studies, managers or professionals are more likely than manual, craft, and technical workers to volunteer, but this tendency does not hold for all types of volunteer activities. Future research directions and policy implications of the findings are discussed.

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Authors: Kim, Hyung-Hoon

Conference Name: Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action

Publisher Location: Cleveland, OH

Data Collections: IPUMS Time Use - ATUS

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Other

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