Table 1
Social participation by main activity during the previous week, 1992, 1998, 2005 and 2010
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| Daily participation rate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2005 | 1998 | 1992 | |
| percentage | ||||
| Formal social participation (volunteering and participation in organizations) | ||||
| Total, 25-to-54 age group | 6.1 | 4.9Note ^ | 7.6Note ^ | 8.3Note ^ |
| Employed part-time or unemployedNote † | 7.9 | 6.1Note ^ | 10.6Note ^ | 10.4 |
| Employed full-time | 5.5Note * | 4.5Note *Note ^ | 6.8Note *Note ^ | 7.4Note *Note ^ |
| Men | 6.1 | 4.6Note ^ | 6.4 | 7.2 |
| Employed part-time or unemployedNote † | 8.2Note E: Use with caution | 5.4Note E: Use with caution | 7.6Note E: Use with caution | 8.4Note E: Use with caution |
| Employed full-time | 5.7 | 4.5Note ^ | 6.4 | 7.0 |
| Women | 6.1 | 5.3 | 8.9Note ^ | 9.4Note ^ |
| Employed part-time or unemployedNote † | 7.8 | 6.4 | 11.7Note ^ | 11.1Note ^ |
| Employed full-time | 5.2Note * | 4.5Note * | 7.4Note *Note ^ | 7.9Note *Note ^ |
| Informal social participation (helping others) | ||||
| Total, 25-to-54 age group | 6.2 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 7.4Note ^ |
| Employed part-time or unemployedNote † | 8.0 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 9.5 |
| Employed full-time | 5.5Note * | 5.4Note * | 6.8Note *Note ^ | 6.6Note * |
| Men | 5.3 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 7.3Note ^ |
| Employed part-time or unemployedNote † | 6.3Note E: Use with caution | 5.2 | 7.7Note E: Use with caution | 10.8Note ^ |
| Employed full-time | 5.1 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 6.7Note *Note ^ |
| Women | 7.1 | 7.2 | 8.3 | 7.5 |
| Employed part-time or unemployedNote † | 8.9 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 9.1 |
| Employed full-tme | 6.1Note * | 6.4Note * | 8.1Note ^ | 6.3 |
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E use with caution † Reference category * Significantly different from the reference category at p < 0.05 Note ^ Statistically significant difference from 2010 at p < 0.05 Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2010. |
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