Table 1  
Source of care by number of activities of daily living for persons with disabilities aged 15 and over receiving care with at least one activity, 2006

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Source of care Number of ADLs1 with which a person received help
One† Two Three Four to nine Total
percentage of care receivers
All care involving immediate family 72 75 85* 89* 80
Immediate family only 57 49* 56 49* 53
Immediate family with friends and extended family 11 17* 19* 19* 16
Immediate family with paid help 3 8* 8* 14* 8
Immediate family with friends, extended family and paid help F 2E 2E 8 3
Friends and extended family only 14 9* 6*E 3* 8
Friends and extended family with paid help F 3E F 3E 3
Paid help only 13 13 4*E 5* 9
† reference group
* statistically significant difference from reference group (one ADL) at p < 0.05
1. Activities of daily living.
Note: Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.
Source: Statistics Canada, Participation and Activity Limitation Survey, 2006.