Americans participate in a wide range of community groups % who participate in Church groups or other religious orgs a charitable or volunteer organization 18
The December 2017 survey asked people if they were active in 10 specific types of community groups and organizations: church groups, hobby groups, charitable or volunteer organizations, professional associations, community groups, book clubs, parent groups or youth organizations, social clubs, performing arts groups and veterans’ groups. It also gave respondents the chance to say they are involved in some “other” type of group or organization (beyond the ones listed above).
Americans participate in a wide range  | of community groups  | % who participate in  | Church groups or other religious orgs  | 19 %  | hobby group or club  | a  | 19  | a charitable or volunteer organization 18  | a professional associa tion  | 16  | a communify.neighborhood group  | 15  | a book club  | 11  | a parent group  | a social club  | 8  | a  | performing arts group  | a veterans group  | Other  | 10  | Note: Respondents were asked about 10 types of organizations and given an  | explicit option to choose other.  | Source: Survey conducted Dec. 4-18 2017, among U.S adults.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 