Table 3.4
Adults with disabilities by type, sex and age group, Nova Scotia, 2012

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Table 3.4
Adults with disabilities by type, sex and age group, Nova Scotia, 2012
Table summary
This table displays the results of adults with disabilities by type. The information is grouped by age groups (appearing as row headers), both sexes, males and females , calculated using number units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Age groupsNote 1 Both sexes Males Females
number
Seeing  
Total - aged 15 and over 29,940 13,790 16,150
15 to 64 18,250 8,690 9,560
15 to 24 700Note E: Use with caution 460Note E: Use with caution 240Note E: Use with caution
25 to 44 3,070 1,120Note E: Use with caution 1,960Note E: Use with caution
45 to 64 14,480 7,110 7,370
65 and over 11,690 5,100 6,590
65 to 74 5,420Note E: Use with caution 3,050Note E: Use with caution 2,370Note E: Use with caution
75 and over 6,270 2,060Note E: Use with caution 4,210Note E: Use with caution
Hearing  
Total - aged 15 and over 36,460 21,500 14,960
15 to 64 19,130 10,730 8,400
15 to 24 880Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
25 to 44 2,990 1,360Note E: Use with caution 1,630Note E: Use with caution
45 to 64 15,260 8,960 6,290Note E: Use with caution
65 and over 17,330 10,780 6,560
65 to 74 7,900 5,490 2,410Note E: Use with caution
75 and over 9,430 5,290 4,150Note E: Use with caution
Mobility  
Total - aged 15 and over 76,380 34,550 41,820
15 to 64 42,210 18,070 24,140
15 to 24 1,290 710Note E: Use with caution 580Note E: Use with caution
25 to 44 8,050 3,060 4,990
45 to 64 32,870 14,300 18,570
65 and over 34,170 16,480 17,690
65 to 74 17,260 8,520 8,740
75 and over 16,910 7,970 8,940
Flexibility  
Total - aged 15 and over 79,360 37,220 42,140
15 to 64 48,860 22,300 26,560
15 to 24 1,180 480Note E: Use with caution 700Note E: Use with caution
25 to 44 8,680 3,770 4,910
45 to 64 39,000 18,050 20,950
65 and over 30,500 14,920 15,580
65 to 74 14,980 7,490 7,490
75 and over 15,520 7,420 8,090
Dexterity  
Total - aged 15 and over 35,610 17,430 18,180
15 to 64 21,000 9,270 11,730
15 to 24 630Note E: Use with caution 350Note E: Use with caution 280Note E: Use with caution
25 to 44 3,670 1,580Note E: Use with caution 2,090Note E: Use with caution
45 to 64 16,700 7,340 9,360
65 and over 14,610 8,160 6,450
65 to 74 7,130 4,590Note E: Use with caution 2,540Note E: Use with caution
75 and over 7,480 3,570Note E: Use with caution 3,910Note E: Use with caution
Pain  
Total - aged 15 and over 104,750 46,650 58,100
15 to 64 68,800 30,100 38,700
15 to 24 2,800 1,150 1,650
25 to 44 15,420 5,790 9,640
45 to 64 50,570 23,160 27,410
65 and over 35,960 16,560 19,400
65 to 74 18,990 8,600 10,390
75 and over 16,970 7,960 9,010
Learning  
Total - aged 15 and over 18,700 9,750 8,940
15 to 64 15,370 7,880 7,490
15 to 24 3,430 2,090 1,350Note E: Use with caution
25 to 44 4,490 1,800Note E: Use with caution 2,700
45 to 64 7,440 4,000Note E: Use with caution 3,450Note E: Use with caution
65 and over 3,320Note E: Use with caution 1,870Note E: Use with caution 1,450Note E: Use with caution
65 to 74 2,070Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
75 and over 1,250Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 700Note E: Use with caution
Memory  
Total - aged 15 and over 19,480 10,290 9,190
15 to 64 13,190 6,730 6,460
15 to 24 1,260 690Note E: Use with caution 560Note E: Use with caution
25 to 44 3,040 1,500Note E: Use with caution 1,550Note E: Use with caution
45 to 64 8,890 4,540Note E: Use with caution 4,350Note E: Use with caution
65 and over 6,290 3,560Note E: Use with caution 2,730Note E: Use with caution
65 to 74 2,210Note E: Use with caution 1,070Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published
75 and over 4,080 2,490Note E: Use with caution 1,590Note E: Use with caution
Developmental  
Total - aged 15 and over 3,920 2,520 1,400Note E: Use with caution
15 to 64 3,710 2,350 1,360Note E: Use with caution
15 to 24 1,420 990Note E: Use with caution 430Note E: Use with caution
25 to 44 1,340Note E: Use with caution 780Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published
45 to 64 960Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
65 and over Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
65 to 74 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
75 and over Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Mental/psychological  
Total - aged 15 and over 34,110 13,210 20,900
15 to 64 28,390 10,380 18,020
15 to 24 3,420 1,690 1,730
25 to 44 7,950 2,230 5,710
45 to 64 17,020 6,450Note E: Use with caution 10,570
65 and over 5,720 2,830Note E: Use with caution 2,890Note E: Use with caution
65 to 74 2,640Note E: Use with caution 1,030Note E: Use with caution 1,610Note E: Use with caution
75 and over 3,080Note E: Use with caution 1,800Note E: Use with caution 1,280Note E: Use with caution
Unknown  
Total - aged 15 and over 4,140Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 2,580Note E: Use with caution
15 to 64 2,040Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
15 to 24 360Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
25 to 44 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
45 to 64 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
65 and over Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
65 to 74 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
75 and over Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
Note 1.

Age is calculated as of May 10, 2011.

Notes: Collection took place in 2012 for a sample selected from the 2011 population.
The sum of the values for each category may differ from the total due to rounding.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Survey on Disability, 2012.
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