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| 1982 | 2003 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Age 55 to 64 | Age 65 to 74 | Age 75 and over | Total | Age 55 to 64 | Age 65 to 74 | Age 75 and over | |
| dollars in million (2003) | ||||||||
| All households1 | 2,114.50 | 1,235.10 | 609.4 | 270 | 7,202.70 | 3,497.00 | 2,048.70 | 1,657.00 |
| percent | ||||||||
| Direct cost to family | 70.6 | 63.7 | 80.5 | 79.7 | 70.0 | 64.9 | 71.7 | 78.5 |
Medicines and pharmeceuticals |
24.5 | 23.3 | 27.0 | 24.4 | 33.1 | 28.0 | 37.7 | 38.0 |
Eye care |
12.7 | 11.9 | 13.4 | 15.2 | 8.6 | 9.4 | 7.9 | 7.8 |
Dental services |
21.2 | 19.3 | 26.0 | 18.8 | 16.9 | 18.2 | 16.9 | 14.1 |
Other services |
12.2 | 9.2 | 14.2 | 21.2 | 11.3 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 18.6 |
| Health insurance premiums | 29.4 | 36.3 | 19.5 | 20.3 | 30.0 | 35.1 | 28.3 | 21.5 |
| dollars in million (2003) | ||||||||
| Unattached men | 84.1 | 52.9 | 17.9 | 13.3 | 405.1 | 132.7 | 99.8 | 172.6 |
| percent | ||||||||
| Direct cost to family | 65.1 | 62.5 | 73.9 | 63.5 | 69.8 | 60.8 | 73.4 | 74.6 |
Medicines and pharmeceuticals |
23.5 | 21.6 | 28.7 | 23.9 | 30.7 | 27.1 | 33.6 | 31.8 |
Eye care |
12.5 | 12.9 | 15.1 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 9.0 | 7.2 |
Dental services |
17.1 | 17.7 | 18.4 | 13.0 | 17.1 | 16.0 | 25.0 | 13.4 |
Other services |
12.0 | 10.3 | 11.7 | 19.3 | 14.1 | 9.8 | 5.8 | 22.2 |
| Health insurance premiums | 34.9 | 37.5 | 26.1 | 36.5 | 30.2 | 39.2 | 26.6 | 25.4 |
| dollars in million (2003) | ||||||||
| Unattached women | 284.9 | 104.1 | 100.0 | 80.7 | 1085.0 | 295.4 | 303.3 | 486.2 |
| percent | ||||||||
| Direct cost to family | 75.3 | 65.7 | 83.2 | 77.8 | 76.9 | 69.9 | 76.6 | 81.3 |
Medicines and pharmeceuticals |
26.3 | 30.4 | 24.3 | 23.6 | 36.2 | 29.9 | 36.6 | 39.8 |
Eye care |
16.2 | 12.8 | 17.6 | 18.8 | 9.1 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 8.6 |
Dental services |
19.5 | 12.0 | 27.6 | 19.2 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 20.9 | 12.4 |
Other services |
13.3 | 10.5 | 13.8 | 16.3 | 15.9 | 14.4 | 10.1 | 20.5 |
| Health insurance premiums | 24.7 | 34.3 | 16.8 | 22.2 | 23.1 | 30.1 | 23.4 | 18.7 |
| dollars in million (2003) | ||||||||
| Couples only | 830.3 | 422.8 | 303.9 | 103.5 | 3362.3 | 1580.8 | 1091.8 | 689.7 |
| percent | ||||||||
| Direct cost to family | 72.1 | 62.2 | 82.4 | 82.0 | 68.9 | 63.5 | 71.0 | 77.8 |
Medicines and pharmeceuticals |
25.9 | 24.0 | 27.9 | 27.8 | 34.2 | 29.5 | 37.9 | 39.3 |
Eye care |
12.2 | 10.9 | 12.7 | 15.4 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 6.9 |
Dental services |
21.5 | 18.1 | 26.7 | 20.3 | 16.9 | 17.4 | 17.2 | 15.4 |
Other services |
12.5 | 9.3 | 14.9 | 18.6 | 9.9 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 16.1 |
| Health insurance premiums | 27.9 | 37.8 | 17.6 | 18.0 | 31.1 | 36.5 | 29.0 | 22.2 |
| 1. Includes households with children or relatives and other mixes. | ||||||||
| Sources: Statistics Canada, Family Expenditure Survey, 1982; Survey of Household Spending, 2003. | ||||||||