America's Civic Health Index 2009: Civic Health in Hard Times

Since 2006, the National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC), in partnership with the Civic Indicators Working Group, has published annual reports called America’s Civic Health Index. These reports have informed Americans about leading indicators of our nation’s civic health and motivated citizens, leaders and policymakers to strengthen the foundations of civic engagement.

America’s Civic Health Index has become the leading gauge of how well Americans are connecting to each other and their communities, and measures rates of volunteering, voting, connections to civic and religious organizations, trust in other Americans and key institutions, and other civic behavior and attitudes.