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Table 6
Resources used to deal with change: Young adults (aged 20 to 29), 2008

	Finances†	Employment	Education	Living arrangements	Parenting or childcare
	Change of greatest impact
	percentage
Type of resource used¹
Family	62	67	77	81*	87*
Business people (including employer)	35	42	28	28	32
Internet	40	48	68*	51	62*
Close friends	32	52*	58*	81*	73*
Other media/information sources	23	33	40	32	65*
Co-workers	22^E	45*	32^E	27	36
Professionals (including doctors)	17^E	24	23^E	34*	67*
Government resources (all levels of government)	14^E	21	26^E	13^E	28*
Public institutions (for example, libraries or universities)	10^E	28*	75*	x	18^E
Other friends	11^E	27*	29^E*	45*	37*
Social service or health organization	5^E	x	x	x	53*
Neighbours	x	6^E	x	15^E*	34*
† reference group
* statistically significant difference from the reference group at p < 0.05
1. Respondents could report more than one type of resource to deal with the change of greatest impact.
Note: This table includes respondents aged 20 to 29 who experienced at least one major change in the last 12 months.
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2008.