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Table 7
Use of aids, assistive devices and prescribed medications for women and men with disabilities aged 15 or older, by level of severity, Canada, 2012 Table 7
Use of aids, assistive devices and prescribed medications for women and men with disabilities aged 15 or older, by level of severity, Canada, 2012

Table 7
Use of aids, assistive devices and prescribed medications for women and men with disabilities aged 15 or older, by level of severity, Canada, 2012
Table summary
This table displays the results of Use of aids. The information is grouped by Use of aids, assistive devices or medications (appearing as row headers), Women, Men, Mild, moderate, severe, or very severe disability, Mild or moderate disability, Severe or very severe disability and Mild, moderate, severe, or very severe disability, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Use of aids, assistive devices or medications	Women			Men
	Mild, moderate, severe, or very severe disability	Mild or moderate disability	Severe or very severe disability	Mild, moderate, severe, or very severe disability	Mild or moderate disability	Severe or very severe disability
	percent
Use of aid or assistive device for hearing	47.1	46.6	47.4	52.5	51.1	53.9
Use of aid or assistive device for seeing	70.5^Note *	62.2	74.3^{Table 7 Note †}	64.3	57.6	68.5^{Table 7 Note †}
Use of aid or assistive device to help with mobility or agility	80.5^Note *	70.3	87.4^Note *^{Table 7 Note †}	76.1	66.0	83.4^{Table 7 Note †}
Use of aid or assistive device to help with learning	29.3	36.0^Note *	27.6	26.2	26.1	26.2
Use of aid or assistive device to help with another condition	55.9	45.4	66.4^{Table 7 Note †}	54.0	43.5	65.9^{Table 7 Note †}
Use of prescription medications at least once a week	77.1^Note *	68.3	86.0^{Table 7 Note †}	73.7	65.7	82.7^{Table 7 Note †}
Note * significantly different from men, within severity level, at p < 0.05 Return to note * referrer Note † significantly different from mild or moderate disabilities at p < 0.05 Return to note † referrer Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Survey on Disability, 2012.

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