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Table 29.2 Charitable donations, by selected characteristics of donors, 2003 to 2008
[an error occurred while processing this directive]11-402-x[an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive]| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | ||||||
| All taxfilers1 | 22,465,770 | 22,725,310 | 23,311,690 | 23,338,370 | 23,725,970 | 24,035,930 |
| All donors | 5,588,590 | 5,781,250 | 5,833,930 | 5,752,630 | 5,698,880 | 5,795,210 |
| % | ||||||
| Males | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 54 |
| Females | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| years | ||||||
| Average age of donors2 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 53 |
| % | ||||||
| Age group of donors2 | ||||||
| 0 to 24 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 25 to 34 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| 35 to 44 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| 45 to 54 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| 55 to 64 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
| 65 and older | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| $ | ||||||
| Average donations by age group of donors2 | ||||||
| 0 to 24 | 470 | 460 | 490 | 530 | 510 | 480 |
| 25 to 34 | 700 | 700 | 820 | 930 | 840 | 760 |
| 35 to 44 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,200 | 1,300 | 1,270 | 1,150 |
| 45 to 54 | 1,200 | 1,300 | 1,400 | 1,600 | 1,610 | 1,520 |
| 55 to 64 | 1,300 | 1,300 | 1,500 | 1,600 | 1,680 | 1,580 |
| 65 and older | 1,400 | 1,500 | 1,700 | 1,800 | 1,940 | 1,810 |
| Median total income of donors3,4 | 42,400 | 43,700 | 45,400 | 47,400 | 49,310 | 50,530 |
| Total median donations4 | 220 | 230 | 240 | 250 | 250 | 250 |
| Males | 240 | 250 | 260 | 270 | 270 | 280 |
| Females | 200 | 200 | 210 | 220 | 230 | 230 |
| $ thousands | ||||||
| Total charitable donations | 6,513,013 | 6,922,616 | 7,879,588 | 8,529,976 | 8,648,660 | 8,189,280 |
| Males | 4,389,106 | 4,591,471 | 5,293,624 | 5,723,000 | 5,728,385 | 5,361,840 |
| Females | 2,123,908 | 2,331,145 | 2,585,965 | 2,806,976 | 2,920,275 | 2,827,435 |
|
Notes:
Charitable donations are amounts given to charities and approved organizations for which official tax receipts were provided and claimed on tax returns. A donor is defined as a taxfiler reporting a charitable donation amount on line 340 of the personal income tax form. |
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| 1. Taxfilers are people who filed a tax return for the reference year and were alive at the end of the year. | ||||||
| 2. Characteristics such as age are as of December 31 of the reference year. | ||||||
| 3. Total income is income from all sources. Median income is rounded to the nearest hundred dollars. | ||||||
| 4. Zero values are not included in the calculation of medians for individuals. | ||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM tables 111-0001 and 111-0002. | ||||||
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