Table 6.1
Hours spent, in the past week, looking after children outside the household, without pay, 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 27,076 100.0 13,358 100.0 13,718 100.0
No hours spent 22,593 83.4 11,327 84.8 11,266 82.1
Less than 5 hours spent 1,959 7.2 989 7.4 969 7.1
5 hours or more spent 2,524 9.3 1,042 7.8 1,482 10.8
15 to 34 8,945 100.0 4,537 100.0 4,408 100.0
No hours spent 7,607 85.0 3,950 87.1 3,657 83.0
Less than 5 hours spent 690 7.7 339 7.5 350 7.9
5 hours or more spent 649 7.3 248 5.5 401 9.1
35 to 44 4,828 100.0 2,427 100.0 2,401 100.0
No hours spent 3,870 80.2 1,980 81.6 1,890 78.7
Less than 5 hours spent 415 8.6 204 8.4 212 8.8
5 hours or more spent 542 11.2 243 10.0 299 12.5
45 and over 13,303 100.0 6,395 100.0 6,908 100.0
No hours spent 11,116 83.6 5,397 84.4 5,719 82.8
Less than 5 hours spent 854 6.4 446 7.0 407 5.9
5 hours or more spent 1,333 10.0 552 8.6 781 11.3
Note(s):
The sum of the values for each category may differ to the total due to rounding.
Source(s): Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2008.
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