If you had $1,000 to donate to charity, what type of organization would you choose?

Elementary students
Charity type Girls Boys All students
%
Health 33.3 30.3 31.8
Wildlife, animals 24.1 14.8 19.5
International aid 17.1 12.6 14.9
Arts, culture, sports 7.2 17.0 12.0
Environment 9.0 9.8 9.4
Education / Youth development 2.8 3.5 3.1
Religious 2.0 2.7 2.3
Other 4.5 9.4 6.9
Note: Charity types appear in order of frequency for all students.
Source: Statistics Canada, Census at School, 2007/2008.

 

Secondary students
Charity type Girls Boys All students
%
Health 38.4 30.5 34.6
International aid 24.4 14.6 19.7
Wildlife, animals 14.7 10.0 12.4
Arts, culture, sports 5.8 16.2 10.8
Environment 6.6 9.2 7.8
Education / Youth development 4.6 4.5 4.6
Religious 2.5 3.6 3.1
Other 3.1 11.3 7.1
Note: Charity types appear in order of frequency for all students.
Source: Statistics Canada, Census at School, 2007/2008.