Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Application Package for Current Population Survey Civic Engagement and Volunteering Supplement

America’s Service Commissions, an association of state service commissions, supports the proposed survey but argues that it currently lacks sufficient questions regarding volunteering. They request the reinstatement of specific volunteerism-related questions and the addition of new ones to ensure the data captures a comprehensive and historically consistent view of volunteer engagement.

Volunteer Iowa, the state service commission for Iowa, supports the proposed survey but argues that it currently lacks sufficient detail on volunteering compared to previous versions. They recommend reinstating or adding seven specific questions to better capture data on volunteer activities, organizational types, recruitment methods, and barriers to volunteering.