Table 1.10
Donor rate and distribution of donations, by personal and economic characteristics, population aged 15 and older, Alberta, 2010

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Table 1.10
Donor rate and distribution of donations, by personal and economic characteristics, population aged 15 and older, Alberta, 2010

Table summary
This table displays the results of donor rate and distribution of donations. This information is grouped by personal and economic characteristics and age groups (appearing as row headers) and by donor rate, average annual donations, median annual donations, total annual donations, population distribution, percentage of total donation value (appearing as column headers), calculated using percent, dollars and millions of dollars as a unit of measure.
Personal and economic characteristics and age groups Donor rate Average annual donations1 Median annual donations1 Total annual donations Population distribution Percentage of total donation value
percent dollars millions of dollars percent
Total 83.7 562 165 1,406.9 100.0 100.0
Age
15 to 24 74.3 172E F 66.3E 17.3 4.7E
25 to 34 82.7 493E 138E 249.0E 20.4 17.7E
35 to 44 89.5 649 275E 314.0E 18.1 22.3E
45 to 54 86.2 589 157E 280.2E 18.5 19.9E
55 to 64 87.3 713 320E 247.1 13.3 17.6
65 and older 82.3 819E 263 250.3E 12.4 17.8E
Sex
Male 82.0 623 185 779.1 51.0 55.4
Female 85.4 502 149 627.8 49.0 44.6
Marital status2
Married or common-law 87.4 644 210 1,098.7 65.3 78.1
Single. never married 72.2 252E 85E 137.5E 25.2 9.8E
Separated or divorced 88.3 486 205E 82.4 6.4 5.9
Widow or widower 88.7 F 220E F 2.9 F
Education2
Less than high school 64.6 338E F 91.9E 15.1 6.9E
Graduated from high school 81.8 584E 100 232.2E 17.4 17.4E
Some postsecondary 88.6 546E 190 131.0E 9.7 9.8E
Postsecondary diploma 88.1 464 170 400.2 35.0 30.0
University degree 91.2 819 300E 477.3 22.9 35.8
Labour force status2
Employed 87.7 630 200 1,083.3 71.8 85.3
Unemployed F F F F F F
Not in the labour force 75.3 348 100 187.3 26.2 14.7
Household income
Less than $20,000 67.9 247E 60 28.8E 5.7 2.0E
$20,000 to $39,999 76.7 230 95E 72.4 13.7 5.1
$40,000 to $59,999 76.3 657E F 206.9E 13.8 14.7E
$60,000 to $79,999 90.8 435E F 138.9E 11.8 9.9E
$80,000 to $99,999 90.0 534E F 169.2E 11.8 12.0E
$100,000 or more 86.7 706 225 790.8 43.2 56.2
Presence of children in household3
No children 84.1 618 200 887.9 57.1 63.1
Pre-school aged children only 91.4 403E 125E 114.3E 10.4 8.1E
Both pre-school and school aged children 81.7 813E 165E 164.8E 8.3 11.7E
School aged children only 80.0 415E 107E 239.9E 24.2 17.1E
Religious attendance2
Weekly attendance 89.8 1,556 675 668.6 17.1 50.4
Not weekly attendance 82.9 343 135 658.4 82.9 49.6
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
1. Estimates of average and median annual donations are calculated for donors only.
2. Respondents who did not provide this information are excluded from calculations. For this reason. the sum of annual donations by category does not add to the national total.
3. Pre-school aged is defined as ages 0 to 5, while school aged is defined as ages 6 to 17. Both pre-school and school aged
children indicates the presence in the household of at least one child from each age range (i.e., at least one child aged 0 to 5 and at least one child aged 6 to 17).
Notes: Distribution of donation, estimates do not include donations toward natural disaster relief reported elsewhere. Estimates may not add to totals due to rounding.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating, 2010.
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