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Table 4 Caregivers’ wish list
Intensity of caregiving
Low
Medium
High
Not employed
40 hours or less
Over 40 hours
Not employed
40 hours or less
Over 40 hours
Not employed
40 hours or less
Over 40 hours
%
Women 45 to 64
Occasional relief 39 43 63   39 55 58   60 66 77
Flex work/study arrangements 21 44 62   16 47 52   30 53 53
Financial compensation 40 34 48   43 44 38   56 49 58
Information on effective caregiving 40 45 54   37 44 45   52 49 46
Information on long-term illness 44 45 58   43 47 50   57 48 54
Counselling 28 27
F
   23 25 29   37 43 36
 
Men 45 to 64
Occasional relief 23 43 39   49 42 52   60 58 57
Flex work/study arrangements
F
 30 41   22 37 37   37 45 44
Financial compensation
28
 21 27   43 37 33   57 46 43
Information on effective caregiving
29
 35 38   43 38 39   49 36 47
Information on long-term illness
33
 34 32   43 42 38   54 49 48
Counselling
F
 17 23   20 28 19   35 39 23
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2002