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More than one in four U.S. adults volunteers

Individuals who have graduated from college are the most likely to volunteer, while high school dropouts are the least likely to do so.

Percent of adults who volunteered in 2011

More than one in four U.S. adults volunteers

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Volunteering in the United States, 2011.

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