Types of help received among seniors who received unpaid help in the last 12 months, by age group and sex, Canada, 2012
Table 20Type of help from primary caregiver | Total – 65 years and over | 65 to 74 years | 75 to 84 years | 85 years and over | ||||
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Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | |
percentage | ||||||||
Transportation | 79 | 66Note * | 73 | 62Note * | 76 | 64Note * | 88 | 78Note * |
Household chores (e.g., meal preparation, cleaning) | 54 | 47Note * | 56 | 43Note * | 51 | 49 | 57 | 49 |
House maintenance or outdoor work | 40 | 44 | 44 | 38 | 37 | 46 | 42 | 49 |
Personal care (e.g., bathing, dressing) | 27 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 33 | 22Note E: Use with caution |
Medical treatments (e.g., taking medications) | 27 | 36Note * | 19Note E: Use with caution | 35Note * | 26 | 38Note * | 35 | 32Note E: Use with caution |
Scheduling or coordinating care-related tasks (e.g., making appointments) | 40 | 46Note * | 26 | 41Note * | 37 | 47 | 54 | 54 |
Banking, bill paying, or managing finances | 45 | 42 | 31 | 38 | 43 | 44 | 60 | 42Note * |
Other | 2Note 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 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published |
E use with caution F too unreliable to be published
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