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Appendix C: Standard Error Estimates for the September 2011 CPS Volunteer Supplement
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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.
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... Standard Error Interval (+/-) Statea Persons Volunteer -- full sample -- full sample -- half sample -- 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% 148 MT 1127 29.67% 2.06% 3.38% 2.91% 4.79%
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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% 149 continued
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... Standard Error Interval (+/-) Statea Persons Volunteer -- full sample -- full sample -- half sample -- 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.
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