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| Meal preparation and clean-up, house cleaning or laundry and sewing |
House maintenance or outdoor work |
Shopping or transportation or banking or bill paying |
Personal care1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| percent | ||||
| Total | ||||
Age 65 to 74 |
7.6 | 9.2 | 5.3 | 5.9 |
Age 75 to 84 |
19.1 | 18.5 | 13.9 | 13.0 |
Age 85 and over |
38.7 | 28.4 | 39.4 | 35.8 |
Age 65 and over |
14.3 | 14.0 | 11.0 | 10.9 |
| Women | ||||
Age 65 to 74 |
10.1 | 10.7 | 6.3 | 6.4 |
Age 75 to 84 |
23.0 | 19.5 | 18.1 | 14.7 |
Age 85 and over |
43.5 | 29.5 | 43.6 | 38.5 |
Age 65 and over |
18.2 | 15.8 | 14.4 | 12.7 |
| Men | ||||
Age 65 to 74 |
4.9 | 7.4 | 4.1 | 5.4 |
Age 75 to 84 |
13.5 | 16.9 | 7.9 | 10.5 |
Age 85 and over |
29.3 | 26.3 | 31.1 | 30.5 |
Age 65 and over |
9.3 | 11.7 | 7.1 | 8.7 |
| 1. Such as assistance with bathing, toileting, care of toenails/finger nails, brushing teeth, shampooing and hair care or dressing. | ||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2002. | ||||