Table A.1
Sources of care for individual activities of daily living, by severity of disability, 2006
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| Activity of daily living | Persons with a disability who received help | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Of these, proportion receiving care by level of disability | |||||
| Mild † | Moderate | Severe | Very severe | ||
| percentage | |||||
| Meal preparation | |||||
| Immediate family | 25 | 76 | 80 | 75 | 71 |
| Friends, extended family | 4 | 11E | 11E | 11 | 11 |
| Paid help | 3 | 11E | 7E | 7 | 10 |
| Immediate family and others | 2 | F | F | 6E | 7 |
| Housework | |||||
| Immediate family | 30 | 60 | 62 | 59 | 61 |
| Friends, extended family | 7 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Paid help | 9 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 14 |
| Immediate family and others | 5 | 6E | 6 | 10 | 13 |
| Appointments and errands | |||||
| Immediate family | 37 | 75 | 69 | 73 | 67 |
| Friends, extended family | 10 | 20E | 24 | 17 | 19 |
| Paid help | 2 | 3E | 3E | 4E | 6E |
| Immediate family and others | 3 | F | 4E | 5 | 8E |
| Nursing and specialized care | |||||
| Immediate family | 1 | F | F | 10E | 23E |
| Friends, extended family | 1 | F | F | F | F |
| Paid help | 4 | 75 | 52E | 62 | 60 |
| Immediate family and others | 1 | F | F | F | 9E |
| Personal care | |||||
| Immediate family | 9 | 64 | 62 | 57 | 51 |
| Friends, extended family | 2 | F | F | 10E | 13 |
| Paid help | 4 | F | 23E | 22 | 20 |
| Immediate family and others | 2 | F | F | 11E | 16 |
| Personal finances | |||||
| Immediate family | 22 | 89 | 81 | 83 | 83 |
| Friends, extended family | 2 | F | 13E | 7 | 9 |
| Paid help | 1 | F | F | F | F |
| Immediate family and others | 1 | F | F | 6E | F |
| Heavy chores | |||||
| Immediate family | 45 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 64 |
| Friends, extended family | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
| Paid help | 8 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 8E |
| Immediate family and others | 4 | 4 | 4E | 5 | 7E |
| Moving around the house | |||||
| Immediate family | 6 | 80 | 78 | 68 | 61 |
| Friends, extended family | 1 | F | F | 17E | 14E |
| Paid help | 1 | F | F | F | 11E |
| Immediate family and others | 1 | F | F | F | 14E |
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† reference group * statistically significant difference from reference group (mild disability) at p < 0.05 Source: Statistics Canada, Participation and Activity Limitation Survey, 2006. |
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