Volunteering through Church, Frequency of - Measurement Concept

Measures how frequently a respondent volunteers for activities or service through their religious group
50 Questions match selected parameters.

Survey Questions

VOLREL from National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 3 (2007-2008)
(volrel_w3) [IF HAS VOLUNTEERED] H:14. How much, if any, of this volunteer work or community service work was organized by a religious organization or congregation? Was it . . . VOLCOMM1 from Baylor Religion Survey, Wave II (2007)
Q82a. About how many hours per month do you volunteer for the community, through your place of worship? VOLWRSHP from Baylor Religion Survey, Wave II (2007)
Q82c. About how many hours per month do you volunteer for your place of worship? MISSION from National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 3 (2007-2008)
(mission_w3) Q:7. In the last two years, how many times, if any, have you gone on a religious missions team or religious service project? [PROBE: 'Just give me your best guess.'] [RECORD NUMBER, RANGE=0-20, RANGE 20=20 OR MORE] CU_RELMI from National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 3 (2007-2008)
(cu_relmission_13) Ever reported going on religious mission VOLREL from National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 1 (2003)
Y117. [If teen has done volunteer work or community service a few times, occasionally, or regularly in the last year][IF Y114=2,3,4] How much, if any, of this volunteer work or community service was organized by a religious organization or congregation?[READ LIST] PVOLREL from National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 1 (2003)
P12A. [If parent respondent or spouse/partner has done volunteer work or community service with a group or organization] [IF P11=1] About how much of that volunteer work or community service was done through a religious organization. Would you say... MISSION from National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 1 (2003)
Y234. How many times, if any, have you ever gone on a religious missions team or religious service project? [PROBE: 'Just give me your best guess.'][RECORD NUMBER, RANGE= 0-20, 98=DK, 99=REFUSED, RANGE 20=20 OR MORE] PRGV2_98 from National Congregations Study, Panel Dataset (1998 and 2006-2007)
(prgvol2_98) Of the regularly participating adults in your congregation, how many of them would you say did volunteer work at least once for one or more of these programs within the past 12 months? PRGV2_06 from National Congregations Study, Panel Dataset (1998 and 2006-2007)
(prgvol2_06) Of the regularly participating adults in your congregation, how many of them would you say did volunteer work at least once for one or more of these programs within the past twelve months? CA_32A from Portraits of American Life Study, 1st Wave, 2006
Have you done any other volunteer work for your congregation? VO_1 from Portraits of American Life Study, 1st Wave, 2006
In the past twelve months, have you done any volunteer work - that is, work for a nonprofit, charitable organization, school or group for which you did not receive pay? VOLCH from Religion and Politics Survey, 2000
During the past twelve months, have you done volunteer work at a church or other place of worship? Q48C from Baylor Religion Survey, Wave I (2005)
Q48 On average, about how many hours per month do you volunteer..c. for your church Q14D from Baylor Religion Survey, Wave I (2005)
Q14 How often did you participate in the following religious activities last month - d. Community or missionary outreach programs Q48A from Baylor Religion Survey, Wave I (2005)
Q48 On average, about how many hours per month do you volunteer..a. for the community, through your church VOLREL from National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 2 (2005)
(volrel_w2) [IF HAS VOLUNTEERED A FEW TIMES, OCCASIONALLY, OR REGULARLY] [IF H:11=2,3 OR 4] H:14. How much, if any, of this volunteer work or community service was organized by a religious organization or congregation? Was it . . . Q49DC from Baylor Religion Survey, Wave I (2005)
Q49 Please indicate your current level of involvement with the following organizations..d. Church or other religious organization I volunteer MISSION from National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 2 (2005)
(mission_w2) Q:7. In the last two years, how many times, if any, have you gone on a religious missions team or religious service project? [PROBE: "Just give me your best guess."] [RECORD NUMBER, RANGE = 0-20, RANGE 20=20 OR MORE] HRSRELIG from General Social Survey, 1996
I'd like your best estimate of the total number of hours you spent in the past month on each of the areas in which you have been a volunteer. How many hours did you spend in the past month working for: C. Religious organizations VOLRELIG from General Social Survey, 1996
In which, if any, of the areas listed on this card have you done some volunteer work in the past twelve months? C. Religious organizations Q28B from U.S. Religious Landscape Survey - Continental Dataset
IF WORSHIP MORE THAN SELDOM (Q.20=1-4), ASK: And still thinking about the church or house of worship where you attend religious services most often, please tell me how often, if ever, you do each of the following. How often do you do community volunteer work through your place of worship? Would you say at least once a week, once or twice a month, several times a year, seldom or never? Q28B from U.S. Religious Landscape Survey - Alaska and Hawaii Dataset
IF WORSHIP MORE THAN SELDOM (Q.20=1-4), ASK: And still thinking about the church or house of worship where you attend religious services most often, please tell me how often, if ever, you do each of the following. How often do you do community volunteer work through your place of worship? Would you say at least once a week, once or twice a month, several times a year, seldom or never? VOLWKREL from General Social Survey, 1998
Has respondent volunteered in the last 12 months: Religious and church related activities (helping churches and religious groups) QN51_A from Changing Faiths, Latinos and the Transformation of American Religion
Next I would like to talk with you about volunteer activity. By volunteer activity, I mean not just belonging to an organization, but actually spending your time helping without being paid for it. In the past year have you volunteered your time to any church or religious group? RELCON5 from Religion and America's Role in the World
How often have you done each of the following activities in the last 12 months- every day, once or twice a week, once or twice a month, once or twice a year, or never: Volunteer for an organization or program connected with your place of worship RELALT5 from America's Evangelicals
(ASK IF NOT Protestants, Roman Catholics, Mormons, Orthodox Church, and Other Christians IN RELIG1A) Now I want to ask you about some of the activities you are involved in. For each one, please tell me whether you have done the activity within the last two years 1-2 times, 3-5 times, more than 5 times, or not at all? (RANDOMIZE LIST) Volunteered for a church program that services the local community PSTYRCRH from Economic Values Survey, 1992
In the past year, have you -- done volunteer work at your church or synagogue? RELA2_11 from America's Evangelicals
(ASK IF Protestants, Roman Catholics, Mormons, Orthodox Church, and Other Christians IN RELIG1A) Now I want to ask you about some of the activities you are involved in. For each one, please tell me whether you have done the activity within the last two years 1-2 times, 3-5 times, more than 5 times, or not at all? Go on a religious mission to another country RELALT11 from America's Evangelicals
(ASK IF NOT Protestants, Roman Catholics, Mormons, Orthodox Church, and Other Christians IN RELIG1A) Now I want to ask you about some of the activities you are involved in. For each one, please tell me whether you have done the activity within the last two years 1-2 times, 3-5 times, more than 5 times, or not at all? (RANDOMIZE LIST) Go on a religious mission to another country RELALT25 from America's Evangelicals
(ASK IF Protestants, Roman Catholics, Mormons, Orthodox Church, and Other Christians IN RELIG1A) Now I want to ask you about some of the activities you are involved in. For each one, please tell me whether you have done the activity within the last two years 1-2 times, 3-5 times, more than 5 times, or not at all? Volunteered for a church program that services the local community VOLS from Faith Communities Today (FACT) 2000, Combined File
Of the total number of regularly participating adults, what percent would you estimate are: Currently holding volunteer leadership roles in your congregation, like serving on administrative committees, teaching [Sunday school], running outreach programs, etc. FREQV0L from Religion and Public Life Survey, 2001
ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO INDICATED THEY ATTEND CHURCH ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH OR MORE (ANSWERED 1-3 FOR FREQATND). Please indicate how often, if ever, you do each of the following activities. How often do you do community volunteer work through your place of worship: frequently, sometimes, hardly ever or never? MONREL from Religion and Public Life Survey, 2001
ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO VOLUNTEERED FOR ANY CHURCH OR RELIGIOUS GROUP IN THE LAST YEAR (VOLREL). In the past month, on about how many days, if any, have you volunteered for a church or religious group? VOLREL from Religion and Public Life Survey, 2001
Next I would like to talk with you about volunteer activity. By volunteer activity, I mean not just belonging to an organization, but actually spending your time helping without being paid for it. In the past year have you volunteered your time to: any church or religious group VOLCHRCH from Civic Involvement Survey, 1997
During the past year, have you spent any time volunteering for any of the following - Church-related activities. EVACORG from Social Capital Community Survey, 2006
39G3. Was the volunteer work organized by a religious group, the state or local government, the Red Cross, or another group? FIRST MENTION EVACORG2 from Social Capital Community Survey, 2006
39G3. Was the volunteer work organized by a religious group, the state or local government, the Red Cross, or another group? SECOND MENTION EVACORG3 from Social Capital Community Survey, 2006
39G3. Was the volunteer work organized by a religious group, the state or local government, the Red Cross, or another group? THIRD MENTION HRS_VOL from Arts and Religion Survey, 1999
Approximately how many hours do you spend volunteering each week? VLNTRWRK from Religion and Politics Survey, 1996
ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO ATTEND CHURCH AT LEAST ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH: Which of the following, if any, do you personally do -- Do community volunteer work through your place of worship MISSION from Salt Lake City and San Francisco Surveys of Mormons, 1967-1969 (Salt Lake City Sample)
Have you ever served a mission for the LDS Church? (If so, which kind(s)?) ACTVOL1 from Religious Identity and Influence Survey, 1996
Now I want to ask you about some of the activities you are involved in. For each one, please tell me whether you have done the activity within the last two years a lot, some, or none?: Volunteered for a church/synagogue program that serves the local community? FVOLYTH from Young Adolescents and Their Parents, A National Study, 1984 - Father Component
About how many hours per month do you do volunteer work with youth in community or church youth programs (such as Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, 4-H, coaching a baseball team, directing a youth choir, etc.)? FVOLUNTE from Young Adolescents and Their Parents, A National Study, 1984 - Father Component
About how many hours per month do you do volunteer work through some organization (such as charity, church, social service agency, or club) to help the poor, sick, elderly, or handicapped? VOLN_REL from Religion and Diversity Survey, 2002-2003
[IF VOLNTEER= 1 'YES'] Is your volunteering mostly at a religious organization or mostly at some other kind of organization? CNG_VOLN from Religion and Diversity Survey, 2002-2003
[IF ATTEND = 1 'MORE THAN ONCE A WEEK' OR 2 'ONCE A WEEK' OR 3 'ALMOST EVERY WEEK' OR 4 'ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH' OR 5 'A FEW TIMES A YEAR'] During the past year, have you personally participated in any of the following at your congregation: a service program or volunteer activity sponsored by your congregation that also included people who belong to other religions, such as Muslims, Hindus, or Buddhists? MISSION from Salt Lake City and San Francisco Surveys of Mormons, 1967-1969 (San Francisco Sample)
Have you ever served a mission for the LDS Church? (If so, which kind(s)?) MVOLUNTE from Young Adolescents and Their Parents, A National Study, 1984 - Mother Component
About how many hours per month do you do volunteer work through some organization (such as charity, church, social service agency, or club) to help the poor, sick, elderly, or handicapped? MVOLYTH from Young Adolescents and Their Parents, A National Study, 1984 - Mother Component
About how many hours per month do you do volunteer work with youth in community or church youth programs (such as Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, 4-H, coaching a baseball team, directing a youth choir, etc.)?