Table 2
Women and men caregivers differ in type of care they provide to seniors
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Type of care | Caregivers 45 years old and over | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Proportion performing this task | Among those performing this task, proportion who do so at least weekly | |||
Women† | Men | Women † | Men | |
percentage | ||||
Personal care |
37
|
17*
|
74
|
75
|
Tasks outside the house |
33
|
53*
|
59
|
52*
|
Tasks inside the house |
57
|
32*
|
73
|
73
|
Transportation |
80
|
82*
|
66
|
63*
|
Medical care |
25
|
14*
|
81
|
77*
|
Care management |
42
|
33*
|
64
|
62*
|
† Reference group. | ||||
* Statistically significant gender difference (when comparing 99% confidence intervals). | ||||
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2007. |
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