According to the September 2005 Current Population Survey (CPS), 3.4% of volunteers aged 55-64 volunteered as a coach, referee, or supervised sports teams, 19.4% tutored or taught, 13.9% mentored youth, 17.1% were an usher, greeter, or minister, 28.5% collected, prepared, distributed, or served food, 16.7% collected, made, or distributed clothing, crafts, or goods other than food, 30.1% fundraised or sold items to raise money, 8.7% provided counseling, medical care, fire/EMS, or protective services, 14.4% provided general office services, 23.8% provided professional or management assistance, 10.7% engaged in music, performance, or other artistic activities, 22.9% engaged in general labor, and 14.3% volunteered in other capacities. (Table 5)

*Note: Data on volunteers relate to persons who performed unpaid volunteer activities for an organization at any point from September 1, 2004, through the survey period in September 2005.  Figure from
Havens, J., & McNamara, T. K. (2007). Civic engagement: Volunteering dynamics and flexible work options (Issue Brief No. 07). Chestnut Hill, MA: Boston College Center on Aging & Work/Workplace Flexibility. Retrieved October 30, 2007 from http://agingandwork.bc.edu/documents/IB07_VolunteeringDynamics_000.pdf

United States Department of Labor & Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2005, September). Volunteering in the United States, 2005. Washington, DC: United States Department of Labor & Bureau of Labor Statistics.

"These data on volunteering were collected through a supplement to the September 2005 Current Population Survey (CPS). Volunteers are defined as persons who did unpaid work (except for expenses) through or for an organization. The CPS is a monthly survey of about 60,000 households that obtains information on employment and unemployment among the nation's civilian noninstitutional population age 16 and over." (p.1)