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e <br /> statistics <br /> Volunteers Nationally: Number Hours and Dollar Value <br /> Source: VOLUNTEER-The National Center <br /> - Volunteers (percentage of population) 45. 3% <br /> - Estimated number of volunteers 80. 0 million <br /> - Average weekly hours served per volunteer 244 . 4 hours/week <br /> - Average annual hours per volunteer 19 522 . 0 million hrs <br /> - Annual hours volunteered <br /> - Annual hours volunteered, excluding 14 , 890. 7 million hrs <br /> informal volunteering 150. 0 billion <br /> - Dollar value of volunteering $ <br /> Minnesota Volunteers: Number Hours and Dollar Value <br /> Source: Minnesota Office on Volunteer Services 1. 6 million <br /> - Volunteers <br /> - Average weekly hours served per volunteer 4 .7 hours/week <br /> - Dollar value $ 3 . 9 billion <br /> Older Volunteers <br /> Source: American Association of Retired Persons <br /> - 39% of Americans over 45 volunteer <br /> - 56% of volunteers contribute 10 or more hours a month <br /> - 57% volunteer for church group <br /> - 40% volunteer for community service-type activity <br /> - 30% volunteer in school/youth programs <br /> - 27% participate in social or civic organizations <br /> - 42% volunteer for personal enjoyment <br /> - 26% volunteer because they feel responsible to society <br /> Youth Volunteers <br /> Source: Youth Service America <br /> - 3 , 000 public and private high schools have youth community <br /> service programs <br /> - About 40% of high schools with community service programs <br /> rgggire that students do volunteer work <br /> - More than 450 .colleges and universities have community service <br /> programs involving an average of 500 students per campus <br /> - 50 youth service and conservation corps are in operation <br /> nationally involving 60, 000 youth <br /> Volunteer Needs in Minnesota <br /> Source: Minnesota Office on Volunteer Services 1988 Survey of <br /> agencies/organizations involving volunteers <br /> - 45% of organizations indicated that their use of volunteers was <br /> higher than 3 years ago <br /> - 34% indicated they were unable to recruit all the volunteers <br /> needed <br /> - 57% of organizations surveyed indicated increased need for <br /> volunteers over the next three years <br /> - 47% needed more volunteers with particular skills or training <br /> 2 <br />