Table 1
Volunteer rate and volunteer hours, population aged 15 and over, 2004, 2007 and 2010
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Volunteer rate | 2010 | 2007 | 2004 |
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Total population (thousands) | 28,285 | 27,069‡ | 26,093‡ |
Number of volunteers (thousands) | 13,282 | 12,478‡ | 11,809‡ |
Volunteer rate (percentage) | 47 | 46 | 45‡ |
Volunteer hours | |||
Total annual volunteer hours (millions) | 2,068 | 2,067 | 1,983 |
Full-time year-round job equivalents1 (jobs) | 1,077,083 | 1,076,673 | 1,033,019 |
Average annual volunteer hours (hours) | 156 | 166 | 168‡ |
Median annual volunteer hours (hours) | 55 | 56 | 61 |
‡ statistically significant difference (![]() 1. Assuming 40 hours of work per week for 48 weeks. Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating, 2004, 2007 and 2010. |
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