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Twenty-Nine Percent of Americans Volunteer for Good Causes, New Study Finds

By Leah Kerkman

Twenty-nine percent of Americans volunteered in the past year, a percentage that has held steady for the past two years, according to a report released last month by the U.S. government.

However, the amount of time people spent volunteering declined slightly, the Bureau of Labor Statistics survey found.

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