Table 19
Primary caregiver of seniors who received unpaid help in the last 12 months, by age group and sex, Canada, 2012 Table 19
Primary caregiver of seniors who received unpaid help in the last 12 months, by age group and sex, Canada, 2012

Table 19
Primary caregiver of seniors who received unpaid help in the last 12 months, by age group and sex, Canada, 2012
Table summary
This table displays the results of Primary caregiver of seniors who received unpaid help in the last 12 months. The information is grouped by Primary caregiver (appearing as row headers), Total – 65 years and over, 65 to 74 years, 75 to 84 years, 85 years and over, Women and Men, calculated using percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Primary caregiver	Total – 65 years and over		65 to 74 years		75 to 84 years		85 years and over
	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men
	percentage
Total	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Spouse	19	60^Note *	36	71^Note *	20	63^Note *	Note F: too unreliable to be published	36^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *
Son	19	10^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	17	7^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	20	11^Note *	20	15^{Note E: Use with caution}
Daughter	42	15^Note *	20	Note F: too unreliable to be published	44	11^Note *	57	33^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *
Close friend	4	4^{Note E: Use with caution}	6^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	5^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Other family member, friend, or acquaintance	16	10^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	21^{Note E: Use with caution}	8^Note *	11^{Note E: Use with caution}	12	17^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published
^E use with caution F too unreliable to be published Note * significantly different from women, within age group, at p < 0.05 Return to note * referrer Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey on Caregiving and Care Receiving, 2012.

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