Table 2.2
Volunteer rate and distribution of volunteer hours, by personal and economic characteristics, population aged 15 and older, Newfoundland and Labrador, 2010

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Table 2.2
Volunteer rate and distribution of volunteer hours, by personal and economic characteristics, population aged 15 and older, Newfoundland and Labrador, 2010

Table summary
This table displays the results of volunteer rate and distribution of volunteer hours. This information is grouped by personal and economic characteristics and age groups (appearing as row headers) and by volunteer rate, average annual volunteer hours, median annual volunteer hours, total annual volunteer hours, population distribution, percentage of total volunteer hours (appearing as column headers), calculated using percent, hours and millions as a unit of measure.
Personal and economic characteristics and age groups Volunteer rate Average annual volunteer hours1 Median annual volunteer hours1 Total annual volunteer hours Population distribution Percentage of total volunteer hours
percent hours millions percent
Total 52.1 155 52 34.9 100.0 100.0
Age
15 to 24 74.2 96E 40 4.3E 14.0 12.3E
25 to 34 45.9 171E 50E 5.0E 14.5 14.2E
35 to 44 62.9 153E 80E 6.8E 16.3 19.6E
45 to 54 48.6 172E 63 7.2E 19.8 20.6E
55 to 64 45.9 155 54E 5.6 18.3 16.2
65 and older 39.4 206E F 6.0E 17.1 17.2E
Sex
Male 50.7 173 69E 18.4 48.5 52.7
Female 53.4 139 43 16.5 51.5 47.3
Marital status2
Married or common-law 51.8 162 62 24.5 67.2 70.2
Single. never married 63.7 119E 40 7.3E 22.1 20.8E
Separated or divorced 39.1 192E 74E 1.5E 4.7 4.4E
Widow or widower 22.1E F F F 5.9 F
Education2
Less than high school 38.8 78E 32 2.8E 23.0 8.5E
Graduated from high school 49.4 165E 50 5.5E 16.7 16.7E
Some postsecondary 60.1 149E 75E 2.2E 6.1 6.7E
Postsecondary diploma 51.0 178 50E 14.2E 38.7 43.0E
University degree 77.1 172 84 8.3 15.5 25.1
Labour force status2
Employed 58.3 137 50 17.2 55.8 54.7
Unemployed F F F F 4.1E F
Not in the labour force 48.5 168 57 12.6 40.1 40.1
Household income
Less than $20,000 40.4 213E F 4.6E 12.3 13.1E
$20,000 to $39,999 39.8 157 69 5.9 21.6 16.8
$40,000 to $59,999 52.4 191E 50E 8.8E 20.2 25.2E
$60,000 to $79,999 54.4 132E F 4.4E 14.3 12.7E
$80,000 to $99,999 60.4 146E 36E 3.4E 8.8 9.6E
$100,000 or more 65.0 123 52E 7.9 22.8 22.6
Presence of children in household3
No children 44.8 177 62 21.5 62.6 61.5
Pre-school aged children only 49.6 106E F F 6.4 F
Both pre-school and school aged children F F F F 4.9 F
School aged children only 70.9 128E 43 10.3E 26.0 29.4E
Religious attendance2
Weekly attendance 73.9 193 82E 12.0E 20.9 37.1E
Not weekly attendance 46.7 137 45 20.4 79.1 62.9
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
1. Estimates of average and median annual volunteer hours are calculated for volunteers 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: Estimates may not add to totals due to rounding.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating, 2010.
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