Table 1 Most seniors have access to some means of transportation

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Table 1 Most seniors have access to some means of transportation

Table 1a Access to a household vehicle or public transportation, Persons 25 years and older, Canada, 2005
	percentage
	Men	Women	Total
Age group
25 to 34 years	99	97	98
35 to 44 years	98	98	98
45 to 54 years	98	98	98
55 to 64 years	98	97	98
65 to 74 years	98	95	96
75 to 84 years	97	90	93
85 years and older	91	82	86
All seniors 65 years and older	97	92	94
Data source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2005.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2006, "Seniors' access to transportation, Canadian Social Trends, cat. no. 11-008-XWE.

Table 1b Access to a household vehicle (with or without a driver's licence), Persons 25 years and older, Canada, 2005
	percentage
	Men	Women	Total
Age group
25 to 34 years	87	83	85
35 to 44 years	92	87	89
45 to 54 years	92	87	90
55 to 64 years	94	89	91
65 to 74 years	93	83	87
75 to 84 years	88	62	72
85 years and older	68	44	53
All seniors 65 years and older	97	92	94
Data source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2005.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2006, "Seniors' access to transportation, Canadian Social Trends, cat. no. 11-008-XWE.

Table 1c Access to a household vehicle, with a valid driver's licence, Persons 25 years and older, Canada, 2005
	percentage
	Men	Women	Total
Age group
25 to 34 years	85	79	82
35 to 44 years	90	82	86
45 to 54 years	91	84	87
55 to 64 years	94	83	88
65 to 74 years	90	70	80
75 to 84 years	83	45	61
85 years and older	66	33	46
All seniors 65 years and older	97	92	94
Data source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2005.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2006, "Seniors' access to transportation, Canadian Social Trends, cat. no. 11-008-XWE.