Table 2
Experiences of parents of children with disabilities, Canada, provinces and territories, 2006

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Provinces and territories Frequency of parents
experiencing stress		 Frequency of parents
lacking personal time		 Help desired by parents
Rarely or
never		 Sometimes,
often or
always		 Rarely or
never		 Sometimes,
often or
always		 Rarely or
never		 Sometimes,
often or
always
percentage
Canada 38.0 61.4 47.8 51.6 52.5 47.0
Newfoundland and Labrador 44.2 55.8 53.2 46.8 56.2 43.4
Prince Edward Island 47.1 52.9 55.2 43.7 51.7 44.8
Nova Scotia 40.0 60.0 55.1 44.7 53.5 46.5
New Brunswick 45.8 54.2 56.7 43.3 61.0 38.3
Quebec 30.0 69.8 35.3 64.5 49.2 50.9
Ontario 39.5 60.0 50.6 48.8 53.2 46.5
Manitoba 41.4 58.3 49.4 50.2 54.1 45.7
Saskatchewan 45.9 53.9 55.8 43.6 57.4 42.1
Alberta 43.9 54.6 56.1 43.2 57.8 40.9
British Columbia 33.4 65.6 42.6 56.0 46.2 53.1
Territories 42.9 55.4 53.6 46.4 55.4 44.6
Note:
Territories includes Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut.
The sum of the values for each category may differ from the total due to non-response and rounding.
Coverage includes parent or guardian of a child with an activity limitation.
Source: Statistics Canada, Participation and Activity Limitation Survey, 2006