Giving and Volunteering in Ontario - English - Imagine Canada

CSGVP: 07GIVING AND VOLUNTEERING IN ONTARIOTable 2.2: Volunteer rate and distribution of volunteer hours, by personal and economiccharacteristics, population aged 15 and older, Ontario, 2007.Averagevolunteerhours% TotalvolunteerhoursVolunteer rate% populationAge group15 to 24 62% 145 17% 19%25 to 34 38% 139 E 17% 11% E35 to 44 52% 142 19% 18%45 to 54 50% 163 19% 20%55 to 64 41% 225 14% 16%65 and older 38% 203 15% 15%SexMale 47% 166 49% 49%Female 48% 161 51% 51%Marital statusMarried or common-law 48% 168 60% 63%Single 51% 152 27% 27%Separated or divorced 36% 183 8% 7% EWidow or widower 31% 145 4% 2% EEducationLess than high school 42% 129 E 18% 12% EGraduated from high school 45% 168 20% 18%Some postsecondary 53% 115 7% 5%Postsecondary diploma 48% 170 33% 33%University degree 55% 191 23% 31%Labour force statusEmployed 50% 153 66% 63%Unemployed F F F FNot in the labour force 48% 181 32% 35%Household incomeLess than $20,000 33% 219 10% 9% E$20,000 to $39,999 35% 189 17% 14%$40,000 to $59,999 46% 146 18% 16%$60,000 to $99,999 47% 163 28% 27%$100,000 or more 62% 153 28% 34%Presence of children in householdNo children in household 40% 181 59% 56%Pre-school aged children only 42% 113 E 8% 5% EPre-school and school aged children 52% 147 E 7% 7% ESchool aged children only 64% 152 26% 32%Religious attendanceWeekly attendee 66% 224 20% 38%Not a weekly attendee 44% 141 80% 62%EUse with caution.F Sample size too small to use.The likelihood of volunteering tended to increase with the level of formal educationattained. Volunteer rates were lowest among Ontarians with less than a high school diploma(42%) and highest among those with a university degree (55%). In terms of the number ofhours contributed, Ontarians with some postsecondary education contributed the fewesthours (115), while those with a university degree contributed the most (191). Ontarians withGIVINGANDVOLUNTEERING.CA23