Price Elasticities of Charitable Giving across Donation Sectors in Canada: Is the Tax Incentive Effective?

Table 1

Frequency and percentage distributions of sample members characteristics who make charitable donations (𝑛=16,565).

Variables	Category	Frequency	%
Participation in charitable giving		16,565	89.7%
Household income	<$60 000	8,379	50.6%
	$60 000–$100 000	4,445	26.8%
	$100 000+	3,741	22.6%
Age	15–34	3,762	22.7%
	35–54	6,710	40.5%
	55+	6,093	36.8%
Education	Maximum high school diploma	4,817	29.1%
	Some post-secondary/diploma to university degree	11,748	70.9%
Gender	Female	9,596	57.9%
	Male	6,969	42.1%
Born in Canada		14,330	86.5%
Marital status	Married	9,852	59.5%
Preschool children	≥1	1,943	11.7%
School age children	≥1	4,201	25.4%
Regions	Atlantic	4,183	25.3%
	Quebec	3,051	18.4%
	Ontario	3,061	18.5%
	Prairies	3,838	23.2%
	British Columbia	2,432	14.7%
Religious attendance	≥Weekly	5,649	31.1%
Employment status	Employed	10,621	64.1%
Volunteer status	Participate	11,328	68.4%

Source: [13].