Table 3
Main form of transportation, by age and sex, 2009
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| Main form of transportation (in general) | Had used this form of transportation at least once in the previous month | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driving one's vehicle | Passenger in a vehicle (with driver's licence) | Passenger in a vehicle (without driver's licence) | Public transit | Walking or bicycling | Taxi or accessible transit | Public transit | Walking or bicycling | Accessible transit | |
| percentage | |||||||||
| Age group - Both sexes | |||||||||
| 45 to 54 years | 79.2* | 7.9* | 2.8E* | 6.7 | 3.2E | F | 23.2* | 41.5* | F |
| 55 to 64 years | 75.2* | 10.2 | 4.0* | 5.8 | 4.0E | 0.8E* | 21.9 | 41.1* | 0.8E* |
| 65 to 74 years | 67.9* | 13.3 | 9.0* | 5.5 | 3.2 | 1.2E* | 18.7 | 35.2 | 1.3E* |
| 75 to 84 years† | 55.9 | 11.5 | 19.5 | 6.8 | 3.6E | 2.6E* | 18.5 | 31.1 | 2.7 |
| 85 years and over | 31.2* | 8.6 | 40.6* | 7.5E | 4.6E | 7.4* | 16.5 | 25.1 | 8.0E* |
| Age group - Men | |||||||||
| 45 to 54 years | 85.1* | 4.6E | F | 5.3E | 3.4E | F | 22.6 | 40.0* | F |
| 55 to 64 years | 84.6* | 5.6E | 1.4E* | 4.2E | 3.6E | F | 18.9 | 39.2* | F |
| 65 to 74 years | 83.7* | 6.4E | 2.4E* | 3.7E | 2.8E | F | 16.5 | 33.6 | F |
| 75 to 84 years† | 77.3 | 6.1E | 7.1 | 5.6E | 2.7E | F | 17.1 | 31.7 | F |
| 85 years and over | 55.9* | 11.2E | 19.5* | F | F | 4.0E* | 13.8E | 28.3 | F |
| Age group - Women | |||||||||
| 45 to 54 years | 73.2* | 11.1 | 4.2E* | 8.0E | 3.1E | F | 23.9 | 43.0* | F |
| 55 to 64 years | 66.3* | 14.6 | 6.5E* | 7.3 | 4.3E | 1.0E* | 24.8* | 42.9* | F |
| 65 to 74 years | 53.3* | 19.6 | 15.0* | 7.2 | 3.5E | 1.4E* | 20.7 | 36.8* | 1.5E* |
| 75 to 84 years† | 39.0 | 15.8 | 29.3 | 7.8 | 4.4E | 3.8E* | 19.6 | 30.6 | 3.4 |
| 85 years and over | 17.5* | 7.1E* | 52.4* | 8.4E | 5.2E | 9.3E* | 18.0 | 23.3* | 9.8E* |
| Area of residence (people aged 65 and over) | |||||||||
| Toronto† | 48.8 | 10.5E | 21.4 | 11.7E | F | 2.8E | 32.8 | 40.1 | 3.3E |
| Montréal | 48.5 | 10.6E | 17.1 | 15.7E | 4.9E | F | 32.2 | 31.4 | F |
| Vancouver | 56.0 | 9.4E | 14.7 | 12.8E | F | F | 35.5 | 50.3 | F |
| Census metropolitan area of 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 residents | 60.8* | 14.4E | 11.6E* | 7.0E | F | F | 25.2 | 46.8 | F |
| Other census metropolitan area (CMA) | 64.5* | 11.0 | 15.3 | 4.4E* | 2.7E | 2.2E | 15.7* | 31.2 | 2.5E |
| Census agglomeration (CA) | 62.9* | 14.1 | 15.0 | F | 3.5E | 3.0E | 8.7E* | 27.2* | 1.6E |
| Outside CMA or CA | 67.0* | 14.1 | 15.0 | F | 2.4E | 1.2E* | 3.5E* | 23.5* | 1.3E* |
| Type of housing (people aged 65 and over) | |||||||||
| Men | |||||||||
| Single-detached, semi-detached or row house† | 82.7 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 2.2E | 0.8 | 13.7 | 31.2 | 1.0E |
| Apartment or duplex | 65.2* | 7.4E | 6.0E | 12.7E* | 5.6E* | 3.2E* | 27.8* | 37.8 | 3.6E* |
| Women | |||||||||
| Single-detached, semi-detached or row house† | 48.2 | 19.1 | 24.6 | 3.7E | 2.6E | 1.8E | 14.8 | 30.0 | 1.7E |
| Apartment or duplex | 34.1* | 11.4* | 24.8 | 16.1* | 7.2E* | 6.5E* | 31.4* | 39.4* | 6.7E* |
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E use with caution F too unreliable to be published † reference group * statistically significant difference from the reference group at p < 0.05 Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey – Healthy Aging, 2009. |
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