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CSGVP: 07GIVING AND VOLUNTEERING IN ONTARIOFigure 2.17: Volunteer rate, by selected youth experiences, population aged 15 and older,Ontario, 2007.Active in student governmentParents did volunteer workActive in religious organizationEngaged in volunteer workCanvassedBelonged to youth groupParticipated in organized team sportSaw someone admired helping others45%41%43%38%43%40%41%42%63%59%56%56%54%54%53%52%0 % 25 % 50 % 75 %Volunteer rateHad experienceDid not have experience! !Figure 2.18: Average annual volunteer hours, by selected youth experiences, population aged15 and older, Ontario, 2007.!Active in student government147217Active in religious organizationParents did volunteer workSaw someone admired helping othersBelonged to youth groupParticipated in organized team sport144143134144143189184180176175Engaged in volunteer workCanvassed1721551641640 100 200 300Average annual volunteer hoursHad experienceDid not have experience! !HELPING PEOPLE DIRECTLY: INFORMAL VOLUNTEERING!In addition to volunteering for nonprofit and charitable organizations, Ontarians alsocontribute a substantial amount of volunteer time directly to others in their communitywithout going through a charitable or nonprofit organization. This type of assistance isGIVINGANDVOLUNTEERING.CA33
CSGVP: 07GIVING AND VOLUNTEERING IN ONTARIOdefined as direct helping or informal volunteering and covers contributions of time to othersliving outside the volunteer’s immediate household.More than eight in ten Ontarians (83%) provided direct help at least once in 2007. This ratehas decreased slightly from 86% in 2004. The most common forms of direct help providedby Ontarians were help with domestic tasks, such as cooking, cleaning, gardening,maintenance, or shovelling snow (58%), providing some sort of health-related or personalcare (50%), and helping with shopping or driving (44%; see Figure 2.19). More than onefifth (23%) engaged in paperwork such as writing letters, doing taxes, filling out forms, orbanking; and 15% of Ontarians taught, coached, or tutored others.Figure 2.19: Percentage of population helping others directly, by type of activity, populationaged 15 and older, 2004 and 2007.Work at someone's home58%61%Health-related or personal care50%54%Shopping, driving to store or appointment44%48%Paperwork23%30%Teaching, coaching, or tutoring17%15%Other25%28%! !0% 25% 50% 75%% direct helpers2004 2007Figure 2.20: Frequency of helping others directly during the preceding year, by selectedactivity, direct helpers aged 15 and older, Ontario, 2007.!Work at someone's home9%27%33%20%12%Health-related or personal care12%27%32%21%8%Shopping, driving to store or appointment4%24%36%22%13%Paperwork3%12%34%26%25%Teaching, coaching or tutoring9%33%30%18%11%Other13%21%31%19%16%0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%% direct helpingDaily or almost daily At least once a week At least once a monthAt least 3 or 4 times Once or twice!GIVINGANDVOLUNTEERING.CA34
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