Table 2.1
Volunteers and volunteer hours, population aged 15 and older, Canada, 2004 and 2007

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  2007 2004
Rate of volunteering
Total population* (thousands) 27,069 26,093
Volunteers* (thousands) 12,478 11,809
Volunteer rate (percent) 46 45
Hours volunteered
Total hours volunteered (millions) 2,067 1,983
Full-time year-round job equivalents1 (jobs) 1,076,673 1,033,019
Average hours volunteered per year (hours) 166 168
Median hours volunteered per year (hours) 56 61
* Represents a statistically significant difference (α=0.05) between 2004 and 2007.
1. Assuming 40 hours of work per week for 48 weeks.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating, 2004 and 2007.
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