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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Table 2
Volunteer rate, average and median annual volunteer hours, by personal and economic characteristics, population aged 15 and over, 2004, 2007 and 2010
Table summary
This table displays the results of volunteer rate, average and median annual volunteer hours. This information is grouped by volunteer rate, average annual volunteer hours, median annual volunteer hours, 2010, 2007 and 2004 (appearing as column headers), calculated using percentages and hours as units of measure.
  Volunteer rate Average annual volunteer hours1 Median annual volunteer hours1
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 (Small alpha=0.05) from reference group
statistically significant difference (Small alpha=0.05) from 2010
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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