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| Age 25 to 54 | Age 55 to 64 | Age 65 to 74 | Age 75 and over | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| percent | ||||
| Health problems or physically unable | 16.9 | 35.4 | 51.8 | 71.5 |
| Gave money instead of time | 50.1 | 59.5 | 51.6 | 55.3 |
| Unable to make a long-term commitment | 60.1 | 63.5 | 51.5 | 52.2 |
| Did not have time | 77.3 | 62.1 | 37.6 | 25.6 |
| Gave enough time already | 12.4 | 15.9 | 25.8 | 27.1 |
| No one asked you | 42.1 | 34.3 | 25.7 | 20.3 |
| Had no interest | 21.6 | 22.4 | 24.4 | 19.0 |
| Financial cost of volunteering | 15.5 | 16.5 | 14.7 | 9.6 |
| Did not know how to get involved | 22.6 | 15.1 | 11.7 | 7.9 |
| Dissatisfied with a previous volunteering experience | 5.9 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.3 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating, 2004. | ||||