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Table 2
Increases in disability rates are highest for those with mild disability
Increases in disability rates are highest for those with mild disability
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| Severity of disability | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All levels | Mild | Moderate | Severe | Very severe | ||||||
| 2001 | 2006 | 2001 | 2006 | 2001 | 2006 | 2001 | 2006 | 2001 | 2006 | |
| percentage | ||||||||||
| Total (age 15 and over) | 14.6 | 16.5* | 5.0 | 5.9* | 3.6 | 4.1* | 3.9 | 4.4* | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Age group | ||||||||||
| 15 to 29 | 4.1 | 5.2* | 1.8 | 2.4* | 1.0 | 1.3* | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.5* |
| 30 to 44 | 7.7 | 8.6* | 2.6 | 3.0* | 2.0 | 2.3* | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 45 to 64 | 16.7 | 18.3* | 5.1 | 6.0* | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| 65and over | 40.5 | 43.2* | 14.4 | 15.7 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 11.2 | 5.6 | 6.0 |
| * significantly different from 2001 at p < 0.05 Note: The population in 2006 excludes three groups so that results can be compared to 2001 figures. The groups are: Aboriginal communities; persons in non-institutional collective dwellings (e.g. seniors residences); and persons living in Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Sources: Statistics Canada, Participation and Activity Limitation Survey, 2001 and 2006. |
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