Table 3
Logistic regressions of factors associated with formal and informal social participation, predicted probabilities and marginal effects, 2010

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Table 3 Logistic regressions of factors associated with formal and informal social participation, predicted probabilities and marginal effects, 2010
Table summary
 This table displays the results of table 3 logistic regressions of factors associated with formal and informal social participation regular volunteering, 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 predicted probability and marginal effect units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Regular volunteering 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
predicted probability marginal effect predicted probability marginal effect predicted probability marginal effect predicted probability marginal effect predicted probability marginal effect
Flexible work arrangements  
No 0.15 ref. 0.18 ref. 0.17 ref. 0.12 ref. 0.69 ref.
Flexible schedule or work at home 0.17 0.02 0.17 0.00 0.19 0.02 0.15 0.03Note * 0.70 0.00
Flexible schedule and work at home 0.21 0.06Note * 0.19 0.01 0.19 0.02 0.13 0.01 0.73 0.03
Hours of work per week  
30-39 hours 0.17 ref. 0.16 ref. 0.17 ref. 0.13 ref. 0.69 ref.
40-49 hours 0.17 -0.01 0.18 0.02 0.18 0.01 0.13 0.00 0.69 0.00
50 hours or more 0.17 -0.01 0.18 0.02 0.19 0.01 0.14 0.01 0.73 0.04
Employment status  
Paid worker 0.16 ref. 0.18 ref. 0.18 ref. 0.13 ref. 0.70 ref.
Self-employed 0.18 0.02 0.16 -0.02 0.18 0.00 0.14 0.01 0.70 0.00
Commute to work  
Less than 30 minutes 0.18 ref. 0.18 ref. 0.18 ref. 0.13 ref. 0.70 ref.
30-44 minutes 0.17 -0.01 0.20 0.01 0.19 0.00 0.14 0.01 0.74 0.04
45 minutes or more 0.14 -0.04Note * 0.14 -0.04 0.16 -0.02 0.12 -0.02 0.67 -0.02
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing; Mining and oil and gas extraction 0.23 0.04 0.15 -0.07 0.18 -0.03 0.13 -0.03 0.73 0.01
Utilities; Transportation and warehousing 0.16 -0.03 0.20 -0.02 0.21 -0.01 0.18 0.01 0.73 0.00
Construction; Manufacturing; Trade 0.15 -0.05Note * 0.16 -0.06 0.19 -0.02 0.11 -0.05Note * 0.70 -0.02
Finance and insurance; Real estate and rental and leasing; Professional, scientific and technical services 0.18 -0.01 0.17 -0.05 0.13 -0.08Note * 0.12 -0.05 0.64 -0.08Note *
Accommodation and food services; Other services 0.14 -0.05 0.16 -0.06Note * 0.16 -0.05 0.11 -0.05 0.68 -0.05
Educational services; Health care and social assistance; Information, culture and recreation 0.19 ref. 0.22 ref. 0.21 ref. 0.17 ref. 0.72 ref.
Public administration 0.17 -0.01 0.14 -0.04 0.18 0.05 0.13 0.01 0.72 0.08
Spouse's employment situation  
No spouse 0.16 ref. 0.19 ref. 0.19 ref. 0.12 ref. 0.63 ref.
Spouse not working 0.15 -0.01 0.17 -0.02 0.19 0.00 0.12 0.00 0.70 0.07Note *
Spouse working 0.18 0.02 0.18 -0.01 0.17 -0.02 0.14 0.02 0.73 0.09Note *
Sex  
Male 0.17 ref. 0.17 ref. 0.21 ref. 0.12 ref. 0.74 ref.
Female 0.16 0.00 0.19 0.02 0.15 -0.06 0.15 0.03Note * 0.64 -0.1Note *
Age  
25 to 34 0.15 ref. 0.19 ref. 0.22 ref. 0.08 ref. 0.69 ref.
35 to 44 0.18 0.02Note * 0.19 0.00 0.17 -0.05 0.12 0.03Note * 0.72 0.02
45 to 54 0.17 0.02 0.16 -0.03 0.17 -0.05 0.21 0.12Note * 0.69 0.00
Parent of school-age children  
No 0.14 ref. 0.14 ref. 0.19 ref. 0.13 ref. 0.69 ref.
1 child 0.17 0.02Note * 0.22 0.07Note * 0.16 -0.03 0.13 0.01 0.70 0.01
2 or more children 0.25 0.1Note * 0.25 0.1Note * 0.17 -0.02 0.13 0.01 0.73 0.04
Religious practice  
At least once a week 0.38 ref. 0.17 ref. 0.22 ref. 0.16 ref. 0.67 ref.
Not every week but at least once a year 0.17 -0.21Note * 0.20 0.03 0.21 -0.01 0.15 -0.01 0.74 0.07Note *
None 0.13 -0.26Note * 0.16 -0.01 0.15 -0.08 0.11 -0.04Note * 0.67 0.00
Highest level of schooling  
Secondary school or less 0.15 ref. 0.21 ref. 0.19 ref. 0.15 ref. 0.70 ref.
Trade school, college 0.15 0.00 0.17 -0.04 0.22 0.03Note * 0.13 -0.01 0.71 0.02
University degree 0.21 0.06Note * 0.15 -0.06 0.15 -0.04Note * 0.12 -0.03Note * 0.69 0.00
Region  
Rest of Canada 0.19 ref. 0.17 ref. 0.21 ref. 0.12 ref. 0.72 ref.
Quebec 0.12 -0.07Note * 0.20 0.03 0.10 -0.11 0.16 0.04Note * 0.62 -0.11Note *
Time living in Canada  
Born in Canada 0.19 ref. 0.18 ref. 0.20 ref. 0.14 ref. 0.71 ref.
Less than 15 years 0.06 -0.13Note * 0.13 -0.06 0.11 -0.08 0.06 -0.08Note * 0.64 -0.07Note *
15 years or more (but born in another country) 0.14 -0.05 0.19 0.00 0.16 -0.04 0.14 0.00 0.66 -0.06
Knowing people in the neighbourhood  
A few or none 0.14 ref. 0.16 ref. 0.16 ref. 0.13 ref. 0.60 ref.
Many or most 0.21 0.07Note * 0.20 0.04Note * 0.21 0.04Note * 0.14 0.01 0.82 0.22Note *
* Significantly different from the reference category (ref.) at p < 0.05
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2010.
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