Summit Special Report
Top Story: Top leaders make their pitch for "big citizenship."
The General: Powell's high profile summit role fuels political speculation
The President's Declaration
Transcript: Colin Powell On CNN's "Larry King Live"
The Goals: Nation's most prominent leaders descend on Philadelphia to promote volunteerism.
Summit schedule
One Last Look:
Cartoonist Bill Mitchell and his take on the summit
Web Watch: The web offers many volunteerism resources.
Voter's Voice:
Send us your thoughts and stories on volunteering.
Take A Stand: Do you volunteer? How often? Let us know in our online poll.
Bulletin Boards: Join the debate.
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Few Americans Volunteer Regularly
But more say they would if employers were more flexible
WASHINGTON (AllPolitics, April 25) -- One in five Americans say they frequently participate in volunteer activities on behalf of community or social service organizations, but 35 percent say that they did not participate in any volunteer work in the past 12 months, according to a recent CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll.
In the survey, half of all people currently employed say they would be very likely to do volunteer work if their employer gave them the chance to take paid time off to pursue such activities.
But 52 percent of American workers say their employers would not allow them to take paid time off for volunteer work even if they asked. Only 14 percent say their employers actively sponsor programs which let employees to do volunteer work on company time. An additional 25 percent say that they could get paid time off for volunteer work even though their employers do not have a formal program to allow them to do so.
The survey of 1,003 adult Americans was conducted April 18-20 and has a margin of sampling error of +/- 3 percentage points for the entire sample.
How Often Did You Do Volunteer Work in Past Year? |
Frequently | 22% |
Occasionally | 23 |
Seldom | 20 |
Never | 35 |
Sampling error: +/- 3% pts |
Would You Do Volunteer Work
If Employer Gave You Time Off? |
Very likely | 51% |
Somewhat likely | 29 |
Not likely | 18 |
Asked of workers |
Sampling error: +/- 4% pts |
Does Your Employer Give You
Paid Time Off for Volunteer Work? |
Yes, with program | 14% |
Yes, no program | 25 |
No | 52 |
Asked of workers |
Sampling error: +/- 4% pts |
Other Polls:
President Clinton Is America's Most Admired Man (12/30/97)
Americans Support U.S. Role In Bosnia (12/22/97)
Reno Should Have Appointed Independent Counsel (12/3/97)
Americans Want Independant Counsel (11/24/97)
Virginia Exit Poll: Governor's Race (11/6/97)
New Jersey Exit Poll: Governor's Race (11/4/97)
New York City Exit Poll: Mayor's Race (11/4/97)
Clinton, Gore Approval Ratings Rise (10/30/97)
America's Leaders Like America's Course (10/13/97)
Americans Want Campaign Reform (9/29/97)
Bad, Good News For Gore (9/12/97)
Congress Returns With High Approval Rating (8/28/97)
More Americans Want Jones vs. Clinton Settled Out Of Court (8/14/97)
Credit For Balanced Budget Deal Goes To GOP (8/1/97)
Clinton, GOP Deserve Credit For Budget (7/28/97)
GOP Congress Out Of Touch, Favors Wealthy (6/30/97)
People Still Care About Washington Scandals (6/3/97)
High Court Correct On Jones Case (6/2/97)
Public Supports Budget Deal By 2-1 Margin (5/8/97)
Few Americans Volunteer Regularly (4/25/97)
Most Say No To Wheelchair In F.D.R. Memorial (4/24/97)
Clinton's Approval Suffering Little (4/21/97)
Majority Says Gingrich Loan 'Inappropriate' (4/18/97)
Clinton's Approval Rating Remains High (3/27/97)
Gore's Poll Numbers Dip (3/14/97)
WSJ/NBC Poll On Fund-Raising (3/13/97)
Is Clinton's Honeymoon Ending? (2/27/97)
Americans Are Split On Clinton's Fund-Raising Tactics (2/27/97)
For 2000, Powell's No. 1 With GOP Voters (2/21/97)
President's Approval Rating Stays At High Levels (2/8/97)
New Yorkers Strongly Support Pataki (2/7/97)
Public Confidence High In Clinton On Most Issues (2/7/97)
Clinton Rides High On Issues Public Cares About Most (2/3/97)
Clinton Approval Rating At All-Time High (1/16/97)
Polls - Campaign '96
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