Table 14
Type of assistance received by senior women and men because of a chronic health condition, as a percentage, by age group, Canada, 2007

Table 14
Type of assistance received by senior women and men because of a chronic health condition, as a percentage, by age group, Canada, 2007
Table summary
This table displays the results of Type of assistance received by senior women and men because of a chronic health condition. The information is grouped by Type of assistance received appearing as row headers and is grouped by Women, Men, 65 to 74 years, 75 years and over, Total - 65 years and over appearing as column headers, calculated using percentage as a unit of measure.
Type of assistance received	Women			Men
	65 to 74 years	75 years and over	Total - 65 years and over	65 to 74 years	75 years and over	Total - 65 years and over
	percentage
Transportation for grocery shopping or other necessities, banking or bill paying	52.8*	69.3	63.4^‡	43.8	58.0	52.2
Meal preparation, washing dishes, housecleaning, laundry or sewing	45.7^‡	47.7	47.0	32.5	49.9	42.7
House maintenance or outdoor work	48.2	44.2	45.6	42.2	50.6	47.2
Personal care	18.2	25.9	23.1	21.4^E	26.9	24.6
Medical treatment or procedures	19.3	23.4	21.9	20.4^E	28.9	25.4
Coordination of health care	18.2^‡	37.7^‡	30.7^‡	22.1^E	42.1	33.9
^E use with caution * statistically significant difference between age groups at p<0.05 ^‡ statistically significant difference between women and men at p<0.05 Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2007 – Family, Social Support and Retirement.

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