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Table 4
Type of help received to deal with 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
Type of help received¹
Emotional	66	66	65	67	68
Instrumental help (at least one of the types below)	66	67	67	64	70
Professional services or expertise	46	37	46*	48*	58*
Financial	26	41	27*	19*	9*
Help with household work or childcare	19	14	23*	15	24*
Transportation	13	12	11	12	25*
Material goods	11	12	13	9	11
Personal care or health needs	10	5	8*	12*	20*
Informational help (at least one of the types below)	62	71	68	57*	38*
Information or informal advice	57	64	62	53*	35*
Referrals, networking or help making new contacts	14	17	15	13*	6*
Teaching, coaching, or training	9	14	11	7*	3^E*
† reference group
* statistically significant difference from the reference group at p < 0.05
1. Respondents could report more than one type of help received to deal with the change of greatest impact.
Note: This table includes respondents aged 20 and over who experienced at least one major change in the last 12 months.
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2008.