Table 2
Volunteer rate, average and median annual volunteer hours, by personal and economic characteristics, population aged 15 and over, 2004, 2007 and 2010

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Table 2
Volunteer rate, average and median annual volunteer hours, by personal and economic characteristics, population aged 15 and over, 2004, 2007 and 2010
Table summary
This table displays the results of volunteer rate, average and median annual volunteer hours. This information is grouped by volunteer rate, average annual volunteer hours, median annual volunteer hours, 2010, 2007 and 2004 (appearing as column headers), calculated using percentages and hours as units of measure.

	Volunteer rate			Average annual volunteer hours1			Median annual volunteer hours1
	2010	2007	2004	2010	2007	2004	2010	2007	2004
	percentage			hours
Total	47	46	45‡	156	166	168	55	56	61
Age group
15 to 24 years†	58	58	55	130	138	139	50	41	50
25 to 34 years	46*	40*‡	42*‡	109	133	137‡	35	45E	50
35 to 44 years	54	52*	51*‡	136	158	152	50	52	60
45 to 54 years	45*	48*	47*	167*	170*	177*	60	66	71
55 to 64 years	41*	40*	42*	201*	205*	202*	80	75	80
65 years and over	36*	36*	32*‡	223*	218*	245*	100	100	119
65 to 74 years	40*	40*	39*	235*	216*	250*	100	100	120
75 years and over	31*	29*	23*‡	198*	222*	234*	87	100	102
Sex
Men†	46	45	44	153	168	168	52	59	60
Women	48	47	47*	158	164	168	60	55	64
Marital status
Married or common law†	47	47	46	160	168	172	60	60	67
Single, never married	51*	48	48	134*	153	148*	50	47	51
Separated or divorced	42*	39*	43*	183	196	199	64	62	65
Widow or widower	32*	31*	28*	204	179	201	80	86	104
Level of education
Less than high school diploma†	37	39	37	147	136	140	46	40	48
Graduated from high school	43*	42	42*	158	159	161	52	60	62
Some postsecondary	54*	50*	50*	190	138	166	50	53	66
Postsecondary diploma or certificate	45*	47*	47*	140	168*‡	172*‡	50	57	61
University degree	58*	57*	59*	160	187*‡	180*‡	70	75	72
Labour force status
Employed†	50	50	50	139	150	152	50	52	60
Unemployed	34*	38*	42*	132	205	235*‡	75	98E	F
Not in the labour force	44*	44*	43*	189*	190*	199*	60	60	75
Household income
Less than $20,000†	33	31	30	161	200	177	50	52	59
$20,000 to $39,999	36	36*	37*	186	183	175	60	58	66
$40,000 to $59,999	42*	44*	45*	164	153*	184	55	55	64
$60,000 to $79,999	51*	47*	48*	161	173	168	54	60	60
$80,000 to $99,999	51*	52*	51*	142	161*	151	60	56	60
$100,000 and over	57*	60*‡	60*	143	155*	155	53	56	62
$100,000 to $119,999	54*	56*	58*	157	156	153	60	55	64
$120,000 and over	58*	62*	61*	136*	154*	157	50	56	62
Presence of children in household2
No children in household†	41	39‡	40	175	184	191	62	64	70
Pre-school aged children only	45	41	43	87*	110*	125*‡	27	35E	40
Both pre-school and school-aged children	56*	54*	53*	122*	147*	141*	44	54E	50
School-aged children only	59*	62*	59*	146*	153*	142*	55	52	60
E use with caution F too unreliable to be published † reference group * statistically significant difference (=0.05) from reference group ‡ statistically significant difference (=0.05) from 2010 1. Estimates of average and median volunteer hours are calculated for volunteers 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). Note: Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating, 2004, 2007 and 2010.