Table 2
Volunteer rate, average and median annual volunteer hours, by personal and economic characteristics, population aged 15 and over, 2004, 2007 and 2010
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Volunteer rate | Average annual volunteer hours1 | Median annual volunteer hours1 | |||||||
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2010 | 2007 | 2004 | 2010 | 2007 | 2004 | 2010 | 2007 | 2004 | |
percentage | hours | ||||||||
Total | 47 | 46 | 45‡ | 156 | 166 | 168 | 55 | 56 | 61 |
Age group | |||||||||
15 to 24 years† | 58 | 58 | 55 | 130 | 138 | 139 | 50 | 41 | 50 |
25 to 34 years | 46* | 40*‡ | 42*‡ | 109 | 133 | 137‡ | 35 | 45E | 50 |
35 to 44 years | 54 | 52* | 51*‡ | 136 | 158 | 152 | 50 | 52 | 60 |
45 to 54 years | 45* | 48* | 47* | 167* | 170* | 177* | 60 | 66 | 71 |
55 to 64 years | 41* | 40* | 42* | 201* | 205* | 202* | 80 | 75 | 80 |
65 years and over | 36* | 36* | 32*‡ | 223* | 218* | 245* | 100 | 100 | 119 |
65 to 74 years | 40* | 40* | 39* | 235* | 216* | 250* | 100 | 100 | 120 |
75 years and over | 31* | 29* | 23*‡ | 198* | 222* | 234* | 87 | 100 | 102 |
Sex | |||||||||
Men† | 46 | 45 | 44 | 153 | 168 | 168 | 52 | 59 | 60 |
Women | 48 | 47 | 47* | 158 | 164 | 168 | 60 | 55 | 64 |
Marital status | |||||||||
Married or common law† | 47 | 47 | 46 | 160 | 168 | 172 | 60 | 60 | 67 |
Single, never married | 51* | 48 | 48 | 134* | 153 | 148* | 50 | 47 | 51 |
Separated or divorced | 42* | 39* | 43* | 183 | 196 | 199 | 64 | 62 | 65 |
Widow or widower | 32* | 31* | 28* | 204 | 179 | 201 | 80 | 86 | 104 |
Level of education | |||||||||
Less than high school diploma† | 37 | 39 | 37 | 147 | 136 | 140 | 46 | 40 | 48 |
Graduated from high school | 43* | 42 | 42* | 158 | 159 | 161 | 52 | 60 | 62 |
Some postsecondary | 54* | 50* | 50* | 190 | 138 | 166 | 50 | 53 | 66 |
Postsecondary diploma or certificate | 45* | 47* | 47* | 140 | 168*‡ | 172*‡ | 50 | 57 | 61 |
University degree | 58* | 57* | 59* | 160 | 187*‡ | 180*‡ | 70 | 75 | 72 |
Labour force status | |||||||||
Employed† | 50 | 50 | 50 | 139 | 150 | 152 | 50 | 52 | 60 |
Unemployed | 34* | 38* | 42* | 132 | 205 | 235*‡ | 75 | 98E | F |
Not in the labour force | 44* | 44* | 43* | 189* | 190* | 199* | 60 | 60 | 75 |
Household income | |||||||||
Less than $20,000† | 33 | 31 | 30 | 161 | 200 | 177 | 50 | 52 | 59 |
$20,000 to $39,999 | 36 | 36* | 37* | 186 | 183 | 175 | 60 | 58 | 66 |
$40,000 to $59,999 | 42* | 44* | 45* | 164 | 153* | 184 | 55 | 55 | 64 |
$60,000 to $79,999 | 51* | 47* | 48* | 161 | 173 | 168 | 54 | 60 | 60 |
$80,000 to $99,999 | 51* | 52* | 51* | 142 | 161* | 151 | 60 | 56 | 60 |
$100,000 and over | 57* | 60*‡ | 60* | 143 | 155* | 155 | 53 | 56 | 62 |
$100,000 to $119,999 | 54* | 56* | 58* | 157 | 156 | 153 | 60 | 55 | 64 |
$120,000 and over | 58* | 62* | 61* | 136* | 154* | 157 | 50 | 56 | 62 |
Presence of children in household2 | |||||||||
No children in household† | 41 | 39‡ | 40 | 175 | 184 | 191 | 62 | 64 | 70 |
Pre-school aged children only | 45 | 41 | 43 | 87* | 110* | 125*‡ | 27 | 35E | 40 |
Both pre-school and school-aged children | 56* | 54* | 53* | 122* | 147* | 141* | 44 | 54E | 50 |
School-aged children only | 59* | 62* | 59* | 146* | 153* | 142* | 55 | 52 | 60 |
E use with caution F too unreliable to be published † reference group * statistically significant difference ( ![]() ‡ statistically significant difference ( ![]() 1. Estimates of average and median volunteer hours are calculated for volunteers only. 2. "Pre-school aged" is defined as ages 0 to 5, while "school-aged" is defined as ages 6 to 17. "Both pre-school and school-aged children" indicates the presence in the household of at least one child from each age range (i.e., at least one child aged 0 to 5 and at least one child aged 6 to 17). Note: Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating, 2004, 2007 and 2010. |
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