Table 2.1
Involvement in organizations, in the past 12 months, by type of organization, age group and sex, Canada, 2008
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| Age group and type of organization | Both sexes | Male | Female | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ('000) | % | ('000) | % | ('000) | % | |
| Total all age groups | 27,268 | 100.0 | 13,448 | 100.0 | 13,819 | 100.0 |
| Sports or recreational | 7,997 | 29.3 | 4,497 | 33.4 | 3,500 | 25.3 |
| Union or professional | 7,942 | 29.1 | 4,273 | 31.8 | 3,669 | 26.6 |
| Cultural, educational or hobby | 5,453 | 20.0 | 2,500 | 18.6 | 2,953 | 21.4 |
| Religious-affiliated | 4,542 | 16.7 | 2,006 | 14.9 | 2,535 | 18.3 |
| School, community, etc. | 5,619 | 20.6 | 2,376 | 17.7 | 3,243 | 23.5 |
| Service club or fraternal | 2,584 | 9.5 | 1,433 | 10.7 | 1,151 | 8.3 |
| Political party or group | 1,607 | 5.9 | 954 | 7.1 | 653 | 4.7 |
| Other type | 820 | 3.0 | 395 | 2.9 | 425 | 3.1 |
| 15 to 24 | 4,462 | 100.0 | 2,282 | 100.0 | 2,180 | 100.0 |
| Sports or recreational | 1,900 | 42.6 | 1,120 | 49.1 | 780 | 35.8 |
| Union or professional | 741 | 16.6 | 386 | 16.9 | 356 | 16.3 |
| Cultural, educational or hobby | 979 | 21.9 | 418 | 18.3 | 560 | 25.7 |
| Religious-affiliated | 653 | 14.6 | 263 | 11.5 | 390 | 17.9 |
| School, community, etc. | 1,391 | 31.2 | 640 | 28.0 | 752 | 34.5 |
| Service club or fraternal | 183 | 4.1 | 95E | 4.2E | 88E | 4.0E |
| Political party or group | 160 | 3.6 | 107E | 4.7E | 53E | 2.4E |
| Other type | 65E | 1.5E | 32E | 1.4E | 32E | 1.5E |
| 25 to 54 | 14,625 | 100.0 | 7,324 | 100.0 | 7,301 | 100.0 |
| Sports or recreational | 4,456 | 30.5 | 2,487 | 34.0 | 1,969 | 27.0 |
| Union or professional | 5,439 | 37.2 | 2,846 | 38.9 | 2,594 | 35.5 |
| Cultural, educational or hobby | 2,747 | 18.8 | 1,315 | 18.0 | 1,432 | 19.6 |
| Religious-affiliated | 2,200 | 15.0 | 1,021 | 13.9 | 1,179 | 16.1 |
| School, community, etc. | 2,970 | 20.3 | 1,169 | 16.0 | 1,801 | 24.7 |
| Service club or fraternal | 1,087 | 7.4 | 625 | 8.5 | 462 | 6.3 |
| Political party or group | 745 | 5.1 | 432 | 5.9 | 314 | 4.3 |
| Other type | 441 | 3.0 | 215 | 2.9 | 226 | 3.1 |
| 55 and over | 8,181 | 100.0 | 3,842 | 100.0 | 4,339 | 100.0 |
| Sports or recreational | 1,641 | 20.1 | 890 | 23.2 | 751 | 17.3 |
| Union or professional | 1,761 | 21.5 | 1,041 | 27.1 | 720 | 16.6 |
| Cultural, educational or hobby | 1,727 | 21.1 | 767 | 20.0 | 960 | 22.1 |
| Religious-affiliated | 1,689 | 20.6 | 722 | 18.8 | 967 | 22.3 |
| School, community, etc. | 1,258 | 15.4 | 567 | 14.8 | 691 | 15.9 |
| Service club or fraternal | 1,313 | 16.0 | 713 | 18.6 | 601 | 13.9 |
| Political party or group | 701 | 8.6 | 415 | 10.8 | 286 | 6.6 |
| Other type | 314 | 3.8 | 147 | 3.8 | 167 | 3.8 |
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Note(s):
The sum of the values for each category will differ from the total due to rounding and multiple responses. Values for "Don't know" and "Not stated" are included in the total but are not shown separately. Source(s): Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2008. |
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