Senior women - ARCHIVED
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This chapter, entitled Senior Women, provides an overview of the situation of senior women in the population, analyzed from an historical perspective when applicable. We will examine their sociodemographic characteristics, including life expectancy, diversity, and family situation. Various factors are also associated with this population's well-being, such as social life, economic situation and health; we will therefore explore social networks and subjective well-being, volunteering, and the most recent trends in the labour force participation and income of senior women. Finally, we will present the most prevalent chronic health conditions in senior women, their lifestyle habits, the formal and informal care to which they have access, and the causes of death.
Main Product: Women in Canada: A Gender-based Statistical Report
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Source (Surveys and statistical programs)
- Vital Statistics - Death Database
- General Social Survey - Caregiving and Care Receiving
- General Social Survey - Social Identity
- Canadian Community Health Survey - Annual Component
- Survey of Consumer Finances
- Population Projections for Canada, Provinces and Territories
- Annual Demographic Estimates: Canada, Provinces and Territories
- Labour Force Survey
- Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics
- Census of Population
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