Table 1
Selected characteristics of persons aged 15 to 64 with disabilities by category of work potential^Note 1^,^Note 2 Table 1
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Table 1
Selected characteristics of persons aged 15 to 64 with disabilities by category of work potential^Note 1^,^Note 2
Table summary
This table displays the results of Selected characteristics of persons aged 15 to 64 with disabilities by category of work potential Employed, Potential workers, Not potential workers, Unemployed, Future job-seekers, Other potential workers, Total, Completely
prevented
from working, Permanently retired and Other (never worked), calculated using number and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
	Employed	Unemployed	Future job-seekers^Note 3	Other potential workers^Note 4	Total	Completely prevented from working	Permanently retired	Other (never worked)	Total
	Employed	Potential workers				Not potential workers
	number
Population	1,057,100	125,700	175,200	110,800	411,600	204,700	632,600	32,300^{Note E: Use with caution}	869,600
	percent
Gender
Women	51.3	53.2	51.1	55.9	53.0	53.6	54.6	78.3	55.2
Men	48.7	46.8	48.9	44.1	47.0	46.4	45.4	21.7^{Note E: Use with caution}	44.8
Age Group
15 to 24	7.3	16.9	24.8	23.6^{Note E: Use with caution}	22.1	9.0^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	18.6^{Note E: Use with caution}	3.2
25 to 34	11.7	15.0^{Note E: Use with caution}	21.9	18.8	18.9	13.4^{Note E: Use with caution}	1.2^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	4.3^{Note E: Use with caution}
35 to 44	18.1	30.0^{Note E: Use with caution}	17.6	18.8	21.7	16.2	6.7	Note F: too unreliable to be published	9.2
45 to 54	34.7	23.6	23.3	23.6	23.5	29.2	24.4	Note F: too unreliable to be published	25.1
55 to 64	28.2	14.5^{Note E: Use with caution}	12.3^{Note E: Use with caution}	15.3^{Note E: Use with caution}	13.8	32.2	67.3	47.4^{Note E: Use with caution}	58.3
Severity
Mild	45.9	30.5	24.7	30.2	28.0	9.8^{Note E: Use with caution}	18.0	Note F: too unreliable to be published	15.9
Moderate	22.0	14.6	20.7	16.9	17.8	12.5^{Note E: Use with caution}	18.2	Note F: too unreliable to be published	16.9
Severe	19.3	32.7	26.5	30.1^{Note E: Use with caution}	29.4	28.2	23.1	41.5^{Note E: Use with caution}	25.0
Very Severe	12.8	22.3	28.1	22.7	24.9	49.5	40.6	28.5^{Note E: Use with caution}	42.2
Highest level of education
Less than high school diploma	13.1	18.6	26.0	34.9	26.1	47.7	27.3	60.7^{Note E: Use with caution}	33.3
High school diploma	28.0	26.8	31.2	31.4	29.9	26.9	30.6	38.4^{Note E: Use with caution}	30.0
College diploma	40.0	38.3	29.2	26.8	31.4	18.4	31.3	Note F: too unreliable to be published	27.2
University degree	19.0	16.4^{Note E: Use with caution}	13.7^{Note E: Use with caution}	6.9^{Note E: Use with caution}	12.7	7.0^{Note E: Use with caution}	10.7	Note F: too unreliable to be published	9.5
Condition existed at birth
Yes	12.3	15.9	17.9	20.4	18.0	23.9^{Note E: Use with caution}	6.8	17.1^{Note E: Use with caution}	11.3
When last worked
Last worked this year	Note ...: not applicable	51.6	29.2	20.5	33.9	4.8^{Note E: Use with caution}	4.5	0.0	4.4
Last worked in 2011	Note ...: not applicable	11.5^{Note E: Use with caution}	11.6	9.1^{Note E: Use with caution}	10.9	6.0^{Note E: Use with caution}	4.8^{Note E: Use with caution}	0.0	4.9
Last worked over 2007-2010	Note ...: not applicable	26.6^{Note E: Use with caution}	33.9	28.0^{Note E: Use with caution}	30.1	20.7	27.8	0.0	25.1
Last worked prior to 2007	Note ...: not applicable	5.4^{Note E: Use with caution}	18.7	30.2	17.5	43.3	62.9	0.0	55.9
Never worked	Note ...: not applicable	5.0^{Note E: Use with caution}	6.8	12.1	7.6	25.2	0.0	100.0	9.8
Income sources
Social assistance	3.7	25.8	21.7	30.9	25.4	31.7	19.4	27.7^{Note E: Use with caution}	22.6
Workers' compensation	8.4	8.9^{Note E: Use with caution}	4.7^{Note E: Use with caution}	5.1^{Note E: Use with caution}	6.1^{Note E: Use with caution}	5.3^{Note E: Use with caution}	9.3	Note F: too unreliable to be published	8.0
CPP-D or QPP-D^Note 5	3.3	7.3^{Note E: Use with caution}	13.5^{Note E: Use with caution}	16.4	12.3	43.4	39.9	Note F: too unreliable to be published	39.5
Long-term disability benefit	5.4	5.8^{Note E: Use with caution}	9.9^{Note E: Use with caution}	5.3^{Note E: Use with caution}	7.4	25.8	15.2	Note F: too unreliable to be published	17.5
Employment insurance	11.5	15.0	10.3^{Note E: Use with caution}	7.4^{Note E: Use with caution}	11.0	4.3^{Note E: Use with caution}	2.3^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	2.7
Occupation Type^Note 6
Science, health, education, law, arts and recreation, and related	27.8	24.5^{Note E: Use with caution}	17.5^{Note E: Use with caution}	17.9^{Note E: Use with caution}	20.1	23.8	16.8^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note ...: not applicable	20.8
Business, finance, and administration	15.9	14.3^{Note E: Use with caution}	15.7	11.6^{Note E: Use with caution}	14.4	12.7^{Note E: Use with caution}	19.2^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note ...: not applicable	15.5^{Note E: Use with caution}
Management	9.8	2.2^{Note E: Use with caution}	5.7^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	4.2^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note ...: not applicable	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Sales and service	25.6	31.7	31.8	41.6^{Note E: Use with caution}	33.8	29.8	34.0^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note ...: not applicable	31.6
Trades, transportation, natural resources, manufacturing, utilities, and related	21.0	27.3	29.3	24.4^{Note E: Use with caution}	27.6	28.3	29.4^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note ...: not applicable	28.8
Currently attending school
Yes	6.3	14.9^{Note E: Use with caution}	22.4	20.3	19.6	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	0.0	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Low income status^Note 7
Low income	8.8	27.3^{Note E: Use with caution}	29.3	29.0^{Note E: Use with caution}	28.6	24.7	22.1	Note F: too unreliable to be published	22.7
Household Income^Note 7
Less than $40,000	21.4	40.6	40.4	38.3	39.9	44.7	41.9	49.5^{Note E: Use with caution}	42.8
Between $40,000 and $80,000	34.8	28.6	26.5	26.8	27.2	28.7	30.8	24.5^{Note E: Use with caution}	30.1
Greater than $80,000	43.9	30.8	33.2	34.8	32.9	26.6	27.3	25.7^{Note E: Use with caution}	27.1
Marital Status^Note 7
Married or common-law	61.7	42.2	37.3	49.9	42.2	39.8	61.3	32.0^{Note E: Use with caution}	55.2
Single, separated, or widowed	38.3	57.8	62.6	50.1	57.8	60.2	38.7	68.0	44.8
... not applicable ^E use with caution F too unreliable to be published Note 1. All percentages in this table are calculated excluding non-response categories in the denominator. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2. Numbers may not add up to totals due to rounding. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3. Will look for work in the next 12 months. Return to note 3 referrer Note 4. Includes 22,500 current students and 88,300 who have previously worked who did not fit into other categories. Return to note 4 referrer Note 5. Percentages calculated using only those born in 1946 or later. Return to note 5 referrer Note 6. Refers to most recent employment. Return to note 6 referrer Note 7. Based on data collected in May 2011 on the National Household Survey (NHS). Return to note 7 referrer Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Survey on Disability, 2012.

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Selected characteristics of persons aged 15 to 64 with disabilities by category of work potential^Note 1^,^Note 2 Table 1
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Table 1
Selected characteristics of persons aged 15 to 64 with disabilities by category of work potential^Note 1^,^Note 2 Table 1
Selected characteristics of persons aged 15 to 64 with disabilities by category of work potential^Note 1^,^Note 2