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Chapter: Appendix C: Standard Error Estimates for the September 2011 CPS Volunteer Supplement

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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Standard Error Estimates for the September 2011 CPS Volunteer Supplement." National Research Council. 2014. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion: Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18831.
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Appendix C

Standard Error Estimates for the September 2011 CPS Volunteer Supplement

This appendix reproduces a spreadsheet supplied by the Corporation for National and Community Service indicating the standard errors and confidence intervals under two scenarios for the Current Population Survey (CPS) Volunteer Supplement. Under the first one, the statistics for the usual full sample are shown; under the second one, the statistics are shown for what they would be if the sample were reduced to one-half of the full size.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Standard Error Estimates for the September 2011 CPS Volunteer Supplement." National Research Council. 2014. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion: Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18831.
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Estimates of Standard Errors for CPS Volunteer Supplement for Full Sample Size and One-Half Sample Size

Statea Number of Responding Persons Proportion of Persons Who Volunteer Standard Error (of proportion)—full sample Confidence Interval for Proportion (+/-)—full sample Standard Error—half sample Confidence Interval (+/-)—half sample
UT 1514 40.91% 2.66% 4.38% 3.77% 6.20%
ID 1540 38.99% 2.46% 4.04% 3.48% 5.72%
IA 2522 38.31% 1.76% 2.89% 2.48% 4.09%
MN 3150 38.08% 1.02% 1.68% 1.44% 2.37%
SD 2066 36.72% 1.56% 2.56% 2.20% 3.63%
NE 1863 36.70% 1.45% 2.39% 2.06% 3.38%
KS 1909 36.38% 1.78% 2.92% 2.51% 4.13%
OR 1950 36.21% 1.73% 2.84% 2.45% 4.02%
WA 2146 34.35% 1.63% 2.69% 2.31% 3.80%
WI 2645 33.99% 1.25% 2.05% 1.77% 2.90%
AK 1504 33.48% 2.19% 3.61% 3.10% 5.10%
ME 2353 32.92% 1.51% 2.48% 2.13% 3.51%
CO 2628 32.68% 1.45% 2.39% 2.05% 3.37%
MO 2004 31.99% 1.55% 2.55% 2.20% 3.61%
VT 1893 31.82% 1.50% 2.46% 2.12% 3.48%
ND 1553 30.73% 2.46% 4.04% 3.47% 5.71%
WY 1632 29.84% 1.57% 2.59% 2.22% 3.66%
MT 1127 29.67% 2.06% 3.38% 2.91% 4.79%
Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Standard Error Estimates for the September 2011 CPS Volunteer Supplement." National Research Council. 2014. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion: Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18831.
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NH 2698 29.62% 1.29% 2.12% 1.82% 3.00%
OK 1431 29.45% 1.75% 2.88% 2.47% 4.07%
CT 2630 28.71% 1.24% 2.03% 1.75% 2.88%
VA 2490 28.56% 1.43% 2.35% 2.02% 3.33%
MD 2713 27.59% 1.12% 1.85% 1.59% 2.61%
IL 3645 27.28% 1.00% 1.64% 1.41% 2.32%
DC 1617 27.24% 1.47% 2.42% 2.08% 3.42%
IN 1865 27.14% 1.65% 2.72% 2.34% 3.84%
OH 3164 26.70% 1.55% 2.56% 2.20% 3.62%
SC 1590 26.67% 1.45% 2.38% 2.05% 3.37%
NM 969 26.65% 2.23% 3.66% 3.15% 5.18%
DE 1801 26.55% 1.57% 2.58% 2.21% 3.64%
PA 3554 26.48% 1.01% 1.66% 1.43% 2.35%
MI 2757 26.29% 1.21% 2.00% 1.72% 2.83%
NC 2343 26.28% 1.73% 2.84% 2.45% 4.02%
GA 2310 26.26% 1.31% 2.15% 1.85% 3.05%
CA 9786 25.81% 0.73% 1.20% 1.03% 1.70%
MA 1873 25.76% 1.52% 2.50% 2.15% 3.54%
MS 1128 25.63% 2.46% 4.04% 3.48% 5.72%
AZ 1389 25.51% 1.95% 3.21% 2.76% 4.53%
RI 1944 25.28% 1.43% 2.36% 2.03% 3.34%
KY 1872 25.27% 1.65% 2.72% 2.34% 3.84%
Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Standard Error Estimates for the September 2011 CPS Volunteer Supplement." National Research Council. 2014. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion: Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18831.
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Statea Number of Responding Persons Proportion of Persons Who Volunteer Standard Error (of proportion)—full sample Confidence Interval for Proportion (+/-)—full sample Standard Error—half sample Confidence Interval (+/-)—half sample
AL 1264 24.85% 1.97% 3.24% 2.79% 4.58%
TN 1538 24.73% 1.81% 2.98% 2.56% 4.21%
TX 5994 24.59% 0.87% 1.43% 1.23% 2.03%
AR 1198 23.15% 2.41% 3.97% 3.41% 5.61%
FL 4373 23.11% 0.88% 1.46% 1.25% 2.06%
WV 1346 22.70% 1.70% 2.80% 2.40% 3.95%
NJ 2247 22.57% 1.35% 2.22% 1.91% 3.14%
NV 1680 22.45% 1.60% 2.63% 2.26% 3.71%
HI 1791 20.80% 1.41% 2.32% 1.99% 3.28%
NY 4806 20.61% 0.81% 1.34% 1.15% 1.89%
LA 1105 19.20% 1.73% 2.85% 2.45% 4.03%

aStates are listed in declining order in terms of the percentage of residents who reported volunteering.
SOURCE: Calculations provided directly to the panel by the Corporation for National and Community Service.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Standard Error Estimates for the September 2011 CPS Volunteer Supplement." National Research Council. 2014. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion: Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18831.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Standard Error Estimates for the September 2011 CPS Volunteer Supplement." National Research Council. 2014. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion: Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18831.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Standard Error Estimates for the September 2011 CPS Volunteer Supplement." National Research Council. 2014. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion: Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18831.
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People's bonds, associations and networks - as well as the civil, political, and institutional characteristics of the society in which they live - can be powerful drivers affecting the quality of life among a community's, a city's, or a nation's inhabitants and their ability to achieve both individual and societal goals. Civic engagement, social cohesion, and other dimensions of social capital affect social, economic and health outcomes for individuals and communities. Can these be measured, and can federal surveys contribute toward this end? Can this information be collected elsewhere, and if so, how should it be collected?

Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion identifies measurement approaches that can lead to improved understanding of civic engagement, social cohesion, and social capital - and their potential role in explaining the functioning of society. With the needs of data users in mind, this report examines conceptual frameworks developed in the literature to determine promising measures and measurement methods for informing public policy discourse. The report identifies working definitions of key terms; advises on the feasibility and specifications of indicators relevant to analyses of social, economic, and health domains; and assesses the strength of the evidence regarding the relationship between these indicators and observed trends in crime, employment, and resilience to shocks such as natural disasters. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion weighs the relative merits of surveys, administrative records, and non-government data sources, and considers the appropriate role of the federal statistical system. This report makes recommendations to improve the measurement of civic health through population surveys conducted by the government and identifies priority areas for research, development, and implementation.

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