Table 3
Percentage of people who are top volunteers,1 by personal and economic characteristics, population aged 15 and over, 2010
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People who are top volunteers | |
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percentage | |
Age group | |
15 to 24 years† | 12 |
25 to 34 years | 9* |
35 to 44 years | 12 |
45 to 54 years | 12 |
55 to 64 years | 12 |
65 years and over | 13 |
65 to 74 years | 15 |
75 years and over | 10 |
Sex | |
Men† | 11 |
Women | 12 |
Marital status | |
Married or common law† | 12 |
Single, never married | 11 |
Separated or divorced | 11 |
Widow or widower | 10 |
Level of education | |
Less than high school diploma† | 8 |
Graduated from high school | 11* |
Some postsecondary | 14* |
Postsecondary diploma or certificate | 11* |
University degree | 16* |
Labour force status | |
Employed† | 12 |
Unemployed | 5E* |
Not in the labour force | 13 |
Household income | |
Less than $20,000† | 8 |
$20,000 to $39,999 | 10 |
$40,000 to $59,999 | 10 |
$60,000 to $79,999 | 13* |
$80,000 to $99,999 | 13* |
$100,000 and over | 14* |
$100,000 to $119,999 | 15* |
$120,000 and over | 13* |
Presence of children in household2 | |
No children in household† | 12 |
Pre-school aged children only | 7* |
Both pre-school and school-aged children | 12 |
School-aged children only | 13 |
Religious attendance | |
Attends services weekly† | 21 |
Does not attend services weekly | 10* |
E use with caution † reference group * statistically significant difference ( ![]() 1. Top volunteers are defined as the 25% of volunteers who contributed the most hours (161 hours or more). 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). Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating, 2010. |
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