Table 10.1
Hours spent, in the past week, providing unpaid care or assistance to seniors outside the household, by age group and sex, Canada, 2008

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Age group and hours spent Both sexes Male Female
('000) % ('000) % ('000) %
Total all age groups 27,084 100.0 13,357 100.0 13,726 100.0
No hours spent 23,446 86.6 11,721 87.8 11,725 85.4
Less than 5 hours spent 2,579 9.5 1,221 9.1 1,358 9.9
5 hours or more spent 1,058 3.9 415 3.1 643 4.7
15 to 44 13,781 100.0 6,963 100.0 6,818 100.0
No hours spent 12,443 90.3 6,326 90.9 6,117 89.7
Less than 5 hours spent 1,017 7.4 509 7.3 508 7.5
5 hours or more spent 321 2.3 128 1.8 193 2.8
45 to 64 9,076 100.0 4,498 100.0 4,577 100.0
No hours spent 7,282 80.2 3,747 83.3 3,535 77.2
Less than 5 hours spent 1,220 13.4 543 12.1 677 14.8
5 hours or more spent 574 6.3 209 4.6 365 8.0
65 and over 4,227 100.0 1,896 100.0 2,331 100.0
No hours spent 3,721 88.0 1,648 86.9 2,073 88.9
Less than 5 hours spent 343 8.1 169 8.9 173 7.4
5 hours or more spent 163 3.9 78 4.1 85 3.6
Note(s):
The sum of the values for each category will differ from the total due to rounding.
Source(s): Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2008.
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