The Current Population Survey Civic Engagement and Volunteering (CEV) Supplement is the most robust longitudinal survey about volunteerism and other forms of civic engagement in the United States. Produced by AmeriCorps in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau, the CEV takes the pulse of our nation’s civic health every two years. The data on this page was collected in September of 2021. The CEV can support evidence-based decision making and efforts to understand how people make a difference in communities across the country.

For topline findings from the 2021 CEV, please see: 1) Volunteering and Civic Life in America research https://americorps.gov/about/our-impact/volunteering-civic-life 2) National rates of all measures https://data.americorps.gov/Volunteering-and-Civic-Engagement/2017-2021-CEV-Findings-National-Rates-of-All-Measu/rhng-qtzw 3) National rates of all measures by demographics https://data.americorps.gov/Volunteering-and-Civic-Engagement/2017-2021-CEV-Findings-National-Rates-of-All-Measu/bhmf-84dy 4) State-level rates of all measures https://data.americorps.gov/Volunteering-and-Civic-Engagement/2017-2021-CEV-Findings-State-Level-Rates-of-All-Me/4r6x-re58

For an introduction to the CEV, please see: https://youtu.be/iZElYI8QbEg?si=EptdpzHjQ4xsUKLg

We encourage all users to download and review the following resources provided as attachments to this dataset (click on "Show More" to view): 1) 2021 CEV Dataset Fact Sheet – brief summary of technical aspects of the 2021 CEV dataset 2) CEV FAQs – answers to frequently asked technical questions about the CEV 3) 2021 CEV Analytic Data and Setup Files – analytic dataset in Stata (.dta) and Excel (.csv) formats, codebook for analytic dataset, and Stata code (.do) to convert raw dataset to analytic formatting produced by AmeriCorps 4) 2021 CEV Technical Documentation – codebook for raw dataset and full supplement documentation produced by U.S. Census Bureau 5) 2021 CEV Nonresponse Analysis – technical report produced by U.S. Census Bureau 6) 2021 CEV Raw Data and Read In Files – raw dataset in Stata (.dta) format, Stata code (.do) and dictionary file (.dct) to read ASCII dataset (.dat) into Stata using layout files (.lis) 7) 2021 Spotlighting the CEV: Formal Volunteering and Informal Helping research brief 8) 2021 Spotlighting the CEV: Work and Civic Life research brief