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Table 2
Women and men caregivers differ in type of care they provide to seniors

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.