Table 2.6
Involvement in organizations, in the past 12 months, by type of organization, age group and sex, British Columbia, 2008

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Age group and type of organization Both sexes Male Female
('000) % ('000) % ('000) %
Total all age groups 3,712 100.0 1,832 100.0 1,881 100.0
Sports or recreational 1,093 29.4 565 30.8 528 28.1
Union or professional 1,080 29.1 572 31.2 508 27.0
Cultural, educational or hobby 788 21.2 352 19.2 435 23.1
Religious-affiliated 622 16.8 241 13.2 381 20.3
School, community, etc. 923 24.9 398 21.7 525 27.9
Service club or fraternal 293 7.9 177 9.7 117 6.2
Political party or group 192 5.2 107 5.8 85 4.5
Other type 145 3.9 64E 3.5E 81 4.3
15 to 24 595 100.0 304 100.0 291 100.0
Sports or recreational 228 38.3 116 38.2 113 38.8
Union or professional 90E 15.1E 54E 17.8E 36E 12.4E
Cultural, educational or hobby 99E 16.6E x x x x
Religious-affiliated 101E 17.0E x x x x
School, community, etc. 196 32.9 96 31.6 99 34.0
Service club or fraternal x x x x x x
Political party or group x x x x x x
Other type x x x x x x
25 to 54 1,959 100.0 973 100.0 986 100.0
Sports or recreational 608 31.0 316 32.5 292 29.6
Union or professional 710 36.2 353 36.3 357 36.2
Cultural, educational or hobby 438 22.4 215 22.1 223 22.6
Religious-affiliated 324 16.5 x x x x
School, community, etc. 501 25.6 200 20.6 302 30.6
Service club or fraternal x x x x x x
Political party or group 91 4.6 52E 5.3E 38E 3.9E
Other type 88 4.5 40E 4.1E 48E 4.9E
55 and over 1,158 100.0 555 100.0 603 100.0
Sports or recreational 257 22.2 133 24.0 124 20.6
Union or professional 280 24.2 164 29.5 115 19.1
Cultural, educational or hobby 250 21.6 x x x x
Religious-affiliated 197 17.0 79 14.2 118 19.6
School, community, etc. 226 19.5 102 18.4 124 20.6
Service club or fraternal 144 12.4 82 14.8 62 10.3
Political party or group x x x x x x
Other type x x x x x x
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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