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Table 2
Impacts of change: An overview by life stage, 2008

	Overall	Young adults† (aged 20 to 29)	Career and family formation (aged 30 to 44)	Mid-life (aged 45 to 64)	Seniors (aged 65 and over)
	Overall	Life stage
	percentage
Perception of change
Negative	28	14	22*	38*	55*
Neither positive nor negative	6	6	5	7	6
Positive	66	80	72*	55*	39*
Contacts gained or lost due to change¹
Gained	45	55	49*	39*	28*
Lost	28	31	29	29	16*
Financial situation due to change
Worse	27	21	29*	30*	23
Same	46	38	42	48*	69*
Better	27	41	29*	22*	8*
Employment situation due to change
Worse	15	12	14	18*	…
Same	56	46	57*	62*	…
Better	29	42	29*	20*	…
Physical health due to change
Worse	21	14	18*	26*	33*
Same	58	62	61	55*	53*
Better	20	24	21	19*	14*
Mental health due to change
Worse	20	14	20*	23*	21*
Same	51	50	49	50	64*
Better	30	36	32	27*	15*
† reference group
* statistically significant difference from the reference group at p < 0.05
1. Respondents could report both a gain and a loss in social contacts due to the change of greatest impact.
Notes: This table includes respondents aged 20 and over who experienced at least one major change in the last 12 months.
Due to rounding, percentage totals may not add up to 100.
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2008.