Table 8
Women and men caring for a senior, by the senior's place of residence, Canada, 2010

Table 8
Women and men caring for a senior, by the senior's place of residence, Canada, 2010
Table summary
This table displays the results of women and men caring for a senior. The information is grouped by care of senior and place of residence appearing as row headers, women, men appearing as column headers, calculated using percentage as a unit of measure.
Care of senior and place of residence	Women	Men
Care of senior and place of residence	percentage
Provide care to a senior¹
Senior living in the household	2.8	2.4
Senior not living in the household	14.3	9.2*
Spend more than 10 hours per week caring for a senior²
Senior living in the household	48.9	25.0*
Senior not living in the household	11.4	6.5^E*
^E use with caution * statistically significant difference between women and men at p < 0.05 1. Respondents were classified as providing care to a senior if they did it for at least one hour per week. 2. Only those who provide care to a senior are included. Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2010.

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