Table 2
Donor rate, average and median annual donations, by personal and economic characteristics, population aged 15 and over, 2007 and 2010
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Personal and economic characteristics | Donor rate | Average annual donation1 | Median annual donation1 | ||
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2010 | 2007 | 2010 | 2007 | 2010 | |
percentage | dollars | dollars | |||
Total | 84 | 84 | 446 | 457 | 123 |
Age group | |||||
15 to 24 years | 73* | 71* | 143* | 148* | 30E* |
25 to 34 years | 80* | 83* | 305* | 333* | 100* |
35 to 44 years † | 89 | 87 | 431 | 462 | 127 |
45 to 54 years | 88 | 89 | 477 | 570*‡ | 150 |
55 to 64 years | 87 | 88 | 626* | 521‡ | 175* |
65 to 74 years | 88 | 89 | 592* | 602* | 200* |
75 years and over | 86 | 87 | 725* | 699* | 231* |
Sex | |||||
Men | 82* | 82* | 465 | 473 | 120 |
Women † | 86 | 87 | 428 | 441 | 125 |
Marital status | |||||
Married or common law † | 88 | 89 | 492 | 531 | 150 |
Single, never married | 73* | 75* | 254* | 237* | 55* |
Separated or divorced | 84* | 84* | 419 | 428* | 124* |
Widow or widower | 89 | 86 | 753* | 611 | 200 |
Education | |||||
Less than high school | 74* | 72* | 229* | 225* | 55* |
High school diploma | 77* | 80* | 373* | 351* | 100* |
Some postsecondary | 83* | 83* | 366* | 405* | 92* |
Postsecondary diploma or certificate | 88* | 89* | 361* | 444*‡ | 125* |
University degree † | 91 | 91 | 715 | 743 | 220 |
Labour force status | |||||
Employed † | 87 | 87 | 454 | 474 | 130 |
Unemployed | 76* | 81 | 176E* | 338E‡* | 60* |
Not in the labour force | 77* | 77* | 360* | 383* | 100* |
Household income | |||||
Less than $20,000 | 67* | 71* | 248E* | 219* | 50* |
$20,000 to $39,999 | 81* | 81* | 257* | 309*‡ | 80* |
$40,000 to $59,999 | 83* | 84* | 380 | 367* | 114* |
$60,000 to $79,999 | 86 | 88 | 403 | 460 | 107* |
$80,000 to $99,999 † | 89 | 88 | 427 | 474 | 126* |
$100,000 to $119,999 | 91 | 90 | 473 | 515 | 150* |
$120,000 or more | 87 | 90 | 744* | 834* | 228 |
Presence of children in household2 | |||||
No children † | 84 | 85 | 491 | 477 | 135 |
Pre-school aged children only | 88* | 88* | 343* | 426 | 111E |
Both pre-school and school-aged children | 86 | 82 | 433 | 444 | 100* |
School-aged children only | 82 | 83 | 370* | 418* | 100* |
Religious attendance | |||||
Does not attend services weekly† | 83 | 82 | 313 | 308 | 100 |
Attends services weekly | 93* | 94* | 1,004* | 1,085* | 350* |
Language most frequently spoken at home | |||||
English † | 85 | 86 | 523 | 550 | 150 |
French | 86 | 85 | 184* | 207* | 75* |
Other | 76* | 72* | 414 | 366* | 124 |
Annual number of volunteer hours | |||||
None † | 79 | 79 | 288 | 290 | 90 |
1 to 59 hours | 89* | 88* | 422* | 432* | 124* |
60 hours or more | 91* | 93*‡ | 784* | 816* | 235* |
E use with caution † reference group * statistically significant difference (=0.05) from the reference group ‡ statistically significant difference (=0.05) from 2010 1. Estimates of average and median donations are calculated for donors only. 2. "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). Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating, 2007 and 2010. |
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