Table 2
Proportion of people aged 65 and over with a driver's licence, who drove a vehicle in the previous month and for whom driving was the main form of transportation, by level of functional capacity, 2009

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Table 2
Proportion of people aged 65 and over with a driver's licence, who drove a vehicle in the previous month and for whom driving was the main form of transportation, by level of functional capacity, 2009
 Table summary
 This table displays the results of proportion of people aged 65 and over with a driver's licence. This information is grouped by had a valid driver's licence, drove in the previous month, driving was the main form of transportation (appearing as column headers), calculated using percentage and number as units of measure.
  Had a valid driver's licence Drove in the previous month Driving was the main form of transportation
percentage number percentage number percentage number
Vision
Level 1: Able to see well enough to read ordinary newsprint and recognize a friend on the other side of the street, without glasses or contact lenses† 76.5 612,500 71.9 575,700 63.8 504,100
Level 2 76.9 2,568,500 71.8 2,395,700* 61.0* 2,017,600*
Level 3 43.5* 19,900E 36.2* 16,600E* 26.7E* 11,400E*
Level 4 32.5* 14,900 21.0E* 9,500E* 18.9E* 7,800E*
Level 5 or 6: Unable to read ordinary newsprint and unable to recognize a friend on the other side of the street, even with glasses1 19.5E* 13,600E 9.2E* 6,500E* 7.1E* 4,700E*
Hearing
Level 1: Able to hear what is said in a group conversation with at least three other people, without a hearing aid† 76.3 2,784,600 70.9 2,586,700 60.5 2,181,100
Level 2 75.1 222,400 71.0 210,000* 64.9* 188,800*
Level 3 62.1* 89,400 58.9* 84,700* 53.8* 76,200*
Level 4 65.8* 93,100 61.2* 86,300* 51.7* 70,500*
Level 5 or 6: Unable to hear what is said in a group conversation with at least three other people even with a hearing aid2 53.3* 26,400 50.4* 25,000* 42.2* 20,500E*
Cognition
Level 1: Able to remember most things, think clearly and solve day-to-day problems† 78.7 2,347,900 73.8 2,202,300 63.5 1,877,900
Level 2 62.1* 67,300 55.9* 60,500* 46.6* 47,800*
Level 3 76.1* 638,200 70.8* 592,700* 60.1* 497,600*
Level 4 53.7* 161,500 47.1* 141,700* 40.8* 120,900*
Level 5 or 6: Very forgetful, and has great difficulty when trying to think or solve day-to-day problems3 36.1* 37,900 27.1* 28,500* 20.0* 19,300*
Mobility
Level 1: Able to walk around the neighbourhood without difficulty and without walking equipment† 79.3 2,953,600 74.8 2,783,400 64.0 2,370,400
Level 2 69.9* 54,900 64.1* 50,300* 56.4 44,000*
Level 3 51.3* 191,300 42.7* 159,200* 35.9* 131,900*
Level 4 52.9* 13,200E 28.5E* 7,100E* F F
Level 5 or 6: Unable to walk alone, even with walking equipment. Able to walk short distances with the help of another person, and requires a wheelchair to get around the neighbourhood4

 27.7* 39,500 17.6* 25,000* 11.8E* 13,900E*
Has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease or any other sort of dementia (senility)
No† 75.7 3,232,300 70.5 3,010,100 60.5 2,551,700
Yes 28.3* 19,800 20.8E* 14,600E* 17.3E* 10,900E*

E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
† reference group
* statistically significant difference from the reference group at p < 0.05
1. At Level 6 of vision, people are unable to see at all. Among people at Level 5 or 6, 19% were at Level 6.
2. At Level 6 of hearing, people are unable to hear at all. Among those at Level 5 or 6, 32% were at Level 6.
3. At Level 6 of cognition, people are unable to remember anything at all, and unable to think or solve day-to-day problems. Among those at Level 5 or 6, 18% were at Level 6.
4. At Level 6 of mobility, people cannot walk at all. Among those at Level 5 or 6, 22% were at Level 6.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey – Healthy Aging, 2009.
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