Penn Researchers Called LDS Members 'The Most Pro-Social in American Society'

The University of Pennsylvania's Center for Research on Religion and Urban Civil Society described LDS members as "the most pro-social members in American society." Pew Research Center's 2012 Civic Life study independently confirmed the pattern. Active members average 35.5 hours of volunteering per month — nearly a full work week on top of their regular employment.

This independently validates the University of Pennsylvania's finding of 430 volunteer hours per year for active LDS members (7x the national average). Two major research institutions, using different methodologies, arrived at the same conclusion.