Table 1
Prevalence of home care use and perceived unmet home care need in the past year, by type of unmet need and predisposing, enabling and needs-related characteristics, household population aged 18 or older, Canada, 2015/2016

Table 1
Prevalence of home care use and perceived unmet home care need in the past year, by type of unmet need and predisposing, enabling and needs-related characteristics, household population aged 18 or older, Canada, 2015/2016
Table summary
This table displays the results of Prevalence of home care use and perceived unmet home care need in the past year. The information is grouped by Characteristic (appearing as row headers), Received home care services, Unmet need for any home care service, Unmet need for HHC services, Unmet need for support services, Number, % and 95% confidence interval, calculated using 000, from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Characteristic	Received home care services				Unmet need for any home care service				Unmet need for HHC services				Unmet need for support services
	Number	%	95% confidence interval		Number	%	95% confidence interval		Number	%	95% confidence interval		Number	%	95% confidence interval
	Number		95% confidence interval		Number		95% confidence interval		Number		95% confidence interval		Number		95% confidence interval
	000		from	to	000		from	to	000		from	to	000		from	to
Total	918.5	3.3	3.2	3.5	432.7	1.6	1.5	1.7	150.0	0.5	0.5	0.6	344.9	1.3	1.1	1.4
Predisposing characteristics
Sex
Men^{Table 1 Note †}	339.6	2.5	2.3	2.7	146.9	1.1	0.9	1.3	64.3	0.5	0.4	0.6	109.4	0.8	0.7	1.0
Women	579.0	4.2^Note *	3.9	4.4	285.9	2.1^Note *	1.9	2.3	85.7	0.6	0.5	0.7	235.5	1.7^Note *	1.5	1.9
Age group
18 to 34^{Table 1 Note †}	128.4	1.6	1.4	1.9	59.8	0.8	0.6	1.0	20.8^{Note E: Use with caution}	0.3	0.2	0.4	46.1^{Note E: Use with caution}	0.6^{Note E: Use with caution}	0.4	0.8
35 to 49	98.9	1.4	1.2	1.7	95.6	1.4^Note *	1.2	1.7	33.1	0.5^Note *	0.4	0.6	74.6	1.1^Note *	0.9	1.3
50 to 64	179.7	2.5^Note *	2.2	2.8	110.3	1.5^Note *	1.3	1.8	43.8	0.6^Note *	0.5	0.8	85.2	1.2^Note *	1.0	1.4
65 to 74	156.1	4.7^Note *	4.2	5.2	59.0	1.8^Note *	1.5	2.0	18.4	0.5^Note *	0.4	0.7	47.0	1.4^Note *	1.2	1.7
75 to 84	188.9	12.2^Note *	11.2	13.3	67.0	4.3^Note *	3.6	5.2	18.7^{Note E: Use with caution}	1.2^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	0.8	1.7	55.5	3.6^Note *	2.9	4.5
85 or older	166.5	34.1^Note *	31.4	36.9	41.1	8.5^Note *	6.6	10.8	15.3^{Note E: Use with caution}	3.2^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	1.8	5.6	36.5^{Note E: Use with caution}	7.5^Note *	5.7	9.9
Household type
Person living alone^{Table 1 Note †}	308.8	7.2	6.8	7.7	153.5	3.6	3.3	3.9	42.5	1.0	0.8	1.2	124.9	2.9	2.7	3.2
Couple alone	261.2	3.3^Note *	3.0	3.5	92.7	1.2^Note *	1.0	1.3	39.1	0.5^Note *	0.4	0.6	67.9	0.9^Note *	0.7	1.0
Parent(s) with child(ren) younger than 25	202.0	1.8^Note *	1.6	2.0	120.0	1.1^Note *	0.9	1.3	39.3	0.3^Note *	0.3	0.5	93.2	0.8^Note *	0.7	1.0
Parent(s) with child(ren) 25 or older	119.4	5.0^Note *	4.2	5.9	46.7^{Note E: Use with caution}	2.0^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	1.4	2.7	20.9^{Note E: Use with caution}	0.9^{Note E: Use with caution}	0.5	1.5	41.1^{Note E: Use with caution}	1.7^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	1.2	2.4
Other	25.3^{Note E: Use with caution}	1.9^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	1.4	2.7	18.2^{Note E: Use with caution}	1.4^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	0.9	2.2	Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act	Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act	Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act	Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act	16.5^{Note E: Use with caution}	1.3^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	0.8	2.0
Enabling resources
Household education
Postsecondary graduation	564.4	2.7^Note *	2.5	2.9	269.3	1.3^Note *	1.2	1.4	95.7	0.5^Note *	0.4	0.5	206.4	1.0^Note *	0.9	1.1
Secondary graduation or less^{Table 1 Note †}	309.8	5.7	5.3	6.2	130.9	2.4	2.1	2.7	38.0	0.7	0.6	0.9	111.1	2.1	1.8	2.4
Main source of household income
Social assistance or Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement	124.3	9.5^Note *	8.6	10.5	75.7	5.8^Note *	5.0	6.7	23.7^{Note E: Use with caution}	1.8^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	1.4	2.5	62.2	4.8^Note *	4.1	5.6
Other^{Table 1 Note †}	687.7	2.9	2.7	3.0	321.7	1.3	1.2	1.5	114.4	0.5	0.4	0.6	254.3	1.1	1.0	1.2
Household income
$0 to $39,999	400.4	6.7^Note *	6.3	96.5	212.6	3.6^Note *	3.2	3.9	64.9	1.1^Note *	0.9	1.3	171.3	2.9^Note *	2.6	3.2
$40,000 to $79,999	273.7	3.4^Note *	3.1	97.6	120.6	1.5^Note *	1.3	1.7	43.1	0.5^Note *	0.4	0.7	96.5	1.2^Note *	1.0	1.4
$80,000 or more^{Table 1 Note †}	244.5	1.8	1.6	98.4	99.5	0.7	0.6	0.9	42.1	0.3	0.2	0.4	77.0	0.6	0.5	0.7
Dwelling ownership
Own	601.0	3.0^Note *	2.8	3.2	254.6	1.3^Note *	1.1	1.4	87.3	0.4^Note *	0.4	0.5	205.8	1.0^Note *	0.9	1.2
Rent^{Table 1 Note †}	313.5	4.3	4.0	4.6	173.6	2.4	2.1	2.7	61.0	0.8	0.7	1.0	61.0	1.8	1.6	2.1
Regular health care provider
Yes	1520.8	6.6^Note *	6.4	6.9	621.3	2.7^Note *	2.5	2.9	256.3^{Note E: Use with caution}	1.0^Note *	0.9	1.2	450.4	1.8^Note *	1.7	2.0
No^{Table 1 Note †}	160.4	3.6	3.2	4.0	75.5	1.7	1.4	2.0	37.3	0.8^{Note E: Use with caution}	0.6	1.0	50.5	1.0	0.8	1.3
Long-term care insurance
Yes	414.9	3.7	3.4	4.0	118.4	1.1^Note *	0.9	1.2	48.2	0.4^Note *	0.3	0.5	86.8	0.8^Note *	0.7	0.9
No^{Table 1 Note †}	424.4	3.7	3.4	3.9	257.0	2.2	2.0	2.5	83.8	0.7	0.6	0.9	212.7	1.8	1.6	2.1
Don't know	76.0	1.7^Note *	1.5	2.0	53.1	1.2^Note *	1.0	1.5	16.6^{Note E: Use with caution}	0.4^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	0.3	0.6	41.2	0.9^Note *	0.7	1.2
Needs-related factors
Number of chronic conditions
None^{Table 1 Note †}	183.3	1.2	1.1	1.4	69.4	0.5	0.4	0.6	30.4^{Note E: Use with caution}	0.2^{Note E: Use with caution}	0.1	0.3	44.5	0.3	0.2	0.4
One	208.2	3.2^Note *	2.8	3.5	69.0	1.0^Note *	0.8	1.3	23.2	0.4^Note *	0.3	0.5	54.3	0.8^Note *	0.6	1.1
Two	189.2	5.8^Note *	5.3	6.5	89.9	2.8^Note *	2.3	3.3	35.4^{Note E: Use with caution}	1.1^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	0.8	1.5	74.2	2.3^Note *	1.9	2.8
Three or more	305.1	12.2^Note *	11.3	13.2	187.8	7.5^Note *	6.8	8.3	56.3	2.3^Note *	1.9	2.7	158.7	6.4^Note *	5.7	7.1
Self-perceived health
Fair, poor	394.9	12.6^Note *	11.7	13.5	238.0	7.6^Note *	6.9	8.4	79.5	2.5^Note *	2.1	3.1	199.7	6.4^Note *	5.7	7.2
Good, very good, excellent^{Table 1 Note †}	522.0	2.2	2.0	2.3	192.9	0.8	0.7	0.9	69.6	0.3	0.2	0.4	144.5	0.6	0.5	0.7
Time spent in hospital (past 12 months)
None^{Table 1 Note †}	549.3	2.1	2.0	2.3	289.7	1.1	1.0	1.2	89.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	12.2	0.9	0.8	1.0
One to seven nights	218.5	15.2^Note *	13.8	16.6	81.3	5.7^Note *	4.8	6.7	34.8	2.4^{Note E: Use with caution}	1.8	3.2	6.6	4.2^Note *	3.4	5.2
Eight or more nights	142.5	38.4^Note *	34.3	42.6	58.7	15.9^Note *	12.9	19.5	24.7^{Note E: Use with caution}	6.7^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	4.7	9.4	6.4	12.6^Note *	9.8	16.1
^E use with caution x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note * significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) Return to note * referrer Note † reference category Return to note † referrer Source: 2015/2016 Canadian Community Health Survey.

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Table 1
Prevalence of home care use and perceived unmet home care need in the past year, by type of unmet need and predisposing, enabling and needs-related characteristics, household population aged 18 or older, Canada, 2015/2016

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Table 1
Prevalence of home care use and perceived unmet home care need in the past year, by type of unmet need and predisposing, enabling and needs-related characteristics, household population aged 18 or older, Canada, 2015/2016