Table 2
Social participation of full-time workers, aged 25 to 54, 2010

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Table 2 Social participation of full-time workers, aged 25 to 54, 2010
Table summary
 This table displays the results of table 2 social participation of full-time workers distribution of the population, formal social participation, informal social participation, volunteered at least once in the last 12 months, did 5 or more hours of volunteer work per month in the last 12 months, looked after children from another household, helped with housework, yard work or home maintenance (last week), cared for or helped one or more seniors from another household (last week) and helped a neighbour in the past month, calculated using distribution and percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Distribution of the population Formal social participation Informal social participation
Volunteered at least once in the last 12 months Did 5 or more hours of volunteer work per month in the last 12 months Looked after children from another household Helped with housework, yard work or home maintenance (last week) Cared for or helped one or more seniors from another household (last week) Helped a neighbour in the past month
distribution percentage
Working at home  
NoNote † 78 35 18 18 19 15 66
Yes 22 44Note * 26Note * 19 21 17 74Note *
Flexible work schedule  
NoNote † 58 34 18 19 20 15 67
Yes 42 42Note * 22Note * 18 19 16 69
Flexible work arrangements  
NoNote † 52 33 17 19 20 14 66
Telework or flexible work schedule 33 41Note * 20 17 19 17 68
Telework and flexible work schedule 15 45Note * 27Note * 19 20 16 73Note *
Hours of work per week  
30 to 39 hoursNote † 25 38 19 19 17 17 64
40 to 49 hours 46 35 19 18 20 14Note * 66
50 hours or more 29 40 21 18 22Note * 15 74Note *
Commute to work  
Less than 30 minutesNote † 62 39 21 20 21 16 68
30-44 minutes 19 36 19 20 20 17 69
45 minutes or more 18 34 15Note * 14Note * 18 13 64
Employment status  
Paid workerNote † 85 36 19 19 19 15 67
Self-employed 15 43Note * 25Note * 18 21 17 74Note *
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing; Mining, oil and gas extraction 4 47 28 18Note E: Use with caution 25Note * 16Note E: Use with caution 81Note *
Utilities; Transportation and warehousing 7 29Note * 17 20 23Note * 21Note * 71Note *
Construction; Manufacturing; Trade 32 31Note * 16Note * 18 21Note * 14 69Note *
Finance and insurance; Real estate and rental and leasing; Professional, scientific and technical servicesNote † 16 42 22 16 13 13 63
Accommodation and food services; Other services 10 31Note * 17 17 19Note * 13 65
Educational services; Health care and social assistance; Information, culture and recreation 24 45 24 22Note * 21Note * 19Note * 67
Public administration 7 44 20 15 18 16 70Note *
Spouse's employment situation  
No spouseNote † 24 30 15 18 21 13 58
Spouse not working 19 37Note * 18 17 23 12 70Note *
Spouse working 57 41Note * 22Note * 19 18 17Note * 71Note *
Sex  
MaleNote † 58 36 19 17 22 14 72
Female 42 39 20 20Note * 16Note * 17Note * 62Note *
Age              
25 to 34Note † 29 31 15 17 23 8 63
35 to 44 33 40Note * 22Note * 21Note * 17Note * 12Note * 70Note *
45 to 54 38 40Note * 21Note * 17 19Note * 24Note * 69Note *
Parent of school-aged children  
NoNote † 58 32 16 15 21 14 64
1 child 20 38Note * 20Note * 22Note * 17Note * 17 70Note *
2 or more children 21 52Note * 30Note * 26Note * 18 17Note * 76Note *
Religious practice  
At least once a weekNote † 13 58 38 17 22 17 65
Not every week but, at least, once a year 42 41Note * 20Note * 21 23 17 73Note *
None 45 28Note * 14Note * 17 16Note * 13 64
Highest level of schooling  
Secondary school or lessNote † 31 31 17 21 21 17 68
Trade school, college 34 34 17 18 23 16 69
University degree 35 47Note * 24Note * 16Note * 15Note * 13Note * 66
Region  
Atlantic 6 42 24Note * 22 26 18Note * 71
Quebec 24 28Note * 13Note * 20 11Note * 18 61Note *
OntarioNote † 39 38 19 18 22 14 71
Prairies 7 45Note * 23 19 20 15 70
Alberta 12 45Note * 23 15Note * 20 13 72
British Columbia 12 39 25Note * 18 24 16 63Note *
Time living in Canada  
Born in CanadaNote † 79 39 20 19 21 16 70
Less than 15 years 10 28Note * 12Note E Note * 12Note * 12Note * 6Note E Note * 60Note *
15 years or more (but born in another country) 11 36 20 18 17 17 63Note *
Knowing people in the neighbourhood  
A few or noneNote † 59 32 15 16 18 14 58
Many or most 41 45Note * 26Note * 22Note * 23Note * 18Note * 82Note *
E use with caution
† Reference category
* Significantly different from the reference category at p < 0.05
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2010.
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