According the Ministry of the Interior, the average age people marry has risen to 28 for women and over 30 for men. Compared to the previous generation, they have many more years to achieve stability in their careers before shouldering the burdens of family. And during this period, without children or elderly parents to support, they have the freedom to turn to volunteer work.
根據內政部統計，目前台灣地區兩性的初婚年齡，女性為二十八歲，男性則超過三十歲，比起上一個世代，他們就多了好幾年工作已臻穩定，卻尚未有家累，不用攜老扶幼的單身期，自然可以瀟灑的從事志願工作。