Table 4
Activities of daily living for which help was received, by use of wheeled mobility device, household population aged 15 or older with a disability, Canada, 2012
Activities | Wheeled mobility device users (n = 288,800) | Non-users of wheeled mobility device (n = 3,484,870) | |||||||
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Total | Wheelchair | Mobility scooter (n = 108,470) | % | 95% confidence interval | |||||
% | 95% confidence interval | Manual (n = 197,110) | Power (n = 42,280) | ||||||
from | to | % | from | to | |||||
Going to appointments and errands | 76.8 | 74.5 | 79.1 | 82.6 | 78.9 | 67.4 | 33.4 | 33.0 | 33.8 |
Heavy household chores | 70.8 | 68.1 | 72.6 | 71.9 | 82.0 | 63.7 | 47.3 | 46.7 | 47.7 |
Everyday housework | 69.9 | 67.2 | 71.9 | 74.4 | 81.7 | 62.0 | 32.3 | 31.7 | 32.7 |
Preparing meals | 60.3 | 58.1 | 62.3 | 68.7 | 77.9 | 43.7 | 19.9 | 19.6 | 20.3 |
Personal care | 50.5 | 48.4 | 52.4 | 59.8 | 58.5 | 34.2 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 11.1 |
Personal finances | 43.7 | 41.9 | 45.5 | 52.8 | 46.5Note E: Use with caution | 23.5 | 17.9 | 17.5 | 18.2 |
Basic medical care at home | 35.8 | 34.1 | 37.5 | 41.5 | 38.0Note E: Use with caution | 26.5 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.4 |
Moving around | 28.9 | 27.4 | 30.3 | 37.0 | 29.7Note E: Use with caution | 13.1Note E: Use with caution | 6.0 | 5.8 | 6.2 |
E use with caution Source: 2012 Canadian Survey on Disability. |
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