Table 2.2
Involvement in organizations, in the past 12 months, by type of organization, age group and sex, Atlantic provinces, 2008

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Age group and type of organization Both sexes Male Female
('000) % ('000) % ('000) %
Total all age groups 1,954 100.0 952 100.0 1,002 100.0
Sports or recreational 551 28.2 322 33.8 229 22.9
Union or professional 556 28.5 296 31.1 260 25.9
Cultural, educational or hobby 366 18.7 171 18.0 194 19.4
Religious-affiliated 383 19.6 140 14.7 243 24.3
School, community, etc. 447 22.9 202 21.2 245 24.5
Service club or fraternal 219 11.2 126 13.2 93 9.3
Political party or group 100 5.1 55 5.8 46 4.6
Other type 69 3.5 34 3.6 34 3.4
15 to 24 306 100.0 157 100.0 149 100.0
Sports or recreational 150 49.0 84 53.5 66 44.3
Union or professional 43 14.1 19E 12.1E 24E 16.1E
Cultural, educational or hobby 88 28.8 x x x x
Religious-affiliated 54 17.6 19E 12.1E 35 23.5
School, community, etc. 121 39.5 60 38.2 60 40.3
Service club or fraternal x x x x x x
Political party or group 11E 3.6E x x x x
Other type F F x x x x
25 to 54 1,003 100.0 493 100.0 511 100.0
Sports or recreational 296 29.5 173 35.1 123 24.1
Union or professional 388 38.7 205 41.6 183 35.8
Cultural, educational or hobby 156 15.6 70 14.2 86 16.8
Religious-affiliated 143 14.3 53 10.8 90 17.6
School, community, etc. 226 22.5 90 18.3 136 26.6
Service club or fraternal x x x x x x
Political party or group 46 4.6 x x x x
Other type x x x x x x
55 and over 645 100.0 302 100.0 342 100.0
Sports or recreational 104 16.1 65 21.5 40 11.7
Union or professional 125 19.4 72 23.8 53 15.5
Cultural, educational or hobby 121 18.8 x x x x
Religious-affiliated 187 29.0 69 22.8 119 34.8
School, community, etc. 101 15.7 52 17.2 49 14.3
Service club or fraternal 123 19.1 x x x x
Political party or group 43 6.7 24 7.9 19 5.6
Other type 24E 3.7E 14E 4.6E 10E 2.9E
Note(s):
The sum of the values for each category will differ from the total due to rounding and multiple responses.
Values for "Don't know" and "Not stated" are included in the total but are not shown separately.
Source(s): Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2008.
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