Table 4
Rate and frequency of helping others directly, by personal and economic characteristics, population aged 15 and over, 2010
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Rate of helping others directly | Frequency of helping others directly | ||||
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Daily or almost daily | At least once a week | At least once a month | A few times a year | ||
percentage | |||||
Total | 83 | 16 | 32 | 29 | 22 |
Age group | |||||
15 to 24 years† | 87 | 23 | 35 | 26 | 16 |
25 to 34 years | 87 | 15* | 35 | 30 | 21 |
35 to 44 years | 86 | 13* | 26* | 33* | 29* |
45 to 54 years | 82* | 14* | 31 | 30 | 25* |
55 to 64 years | 82* | 16* | 35 | 29 | 19 |
65 years and over | 71* | 14* | 34 | 29 | 23* |
65 to 74 years | 76* | 16* | 33 | 29 | 23* |
75 years and over | 64* | 12* | 36 | 29 | 23* |
Sex | |||||
Men† | 82 | 13 | 31 | 31 | 25 |
Women | 83 | 18* | 34* | 28* | 20* |
Marital status | |||||
Married or common law† | 83 | 13 | 31 | 31 | 25 |
Single, never married | 84 | 21* | 35* | 26* | 18* |
Separated or divorced | 83 | 17* | 34 | 30 | 18* |
Widow or widower | 70* | 17 | 41* | 25* | 17* |
Level of education | |||||
Less than high school diploma† | 73 | 19 | 36 | 26 | 19 |
Graduated from high school | 80* | 19 | 37 | 24 | 20 |
Some postsecondary | 88* | 18 | 33 | 27 | 22 |
Postsecondary diploma or certificate | 86* | 15* | 32 | 31* | 22 |
University degree | 88* | 11* | 30* | 33* | 27* |
Labour force status | |||||
Employed† | 87 | 14 | 31 | 30 | 24 |
Unemployed | 86 | 19E | 29E | 33E | 20E |
Not in the labour force | 79* | 19* | 35* | 27* | 19* |
Household income | |||||
Less than $20,000† | 75 | 21 | 37 | 23 | 18 |
$20,000 to $39,999 | 76 | 18 | 33 | 27 | 22 |
$40,000 to $59,999 | 81* | 18 | 32* | 29* | 21 |
$60,000 to $79,999 | 86* | 16* | 31* | 33* | 20 |
$80,000 to $99,999 | 87* | 14* | 35 | 27 | 24* |
$100,000 and over | 87* | 12* | 31* | 31* | 25* |
$100,000 to $119,999 | 89* | 12* | 31* | 32* | 24* |
$120,000 and over | 85* | 13* | 31* | 31* | 25* |
Presence of children in household1 | |||||
No children in household† | 81 | 16 | 33 | 29 | 22 |
Pre-school aged children only | 88* | 13 | 30 | 31 | 27* |
Both pre-school and school-aged children | 87* | 19 | 28* | 31 | 22 |
School-aged children only | 84* | 16 | 32 | 29 | 23 |
Religious attendance | |||||
Attends services weekly† | 85 | 17 | 35 | 29 | 19 |
Does not attend services weekly | 83 | 15 | 32 | 30 | 23* |
E use with caution † reference group * statistically significant difference ( ![]() 1. "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, 2010. |
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