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Table 9
Resources used to deal with change: Career and family formation life stage (aged 30 to 44), 2008

	Finances†	Employment	Health	Parenting or childcare
	Change of greatest impact
	percentage
Type of resource used¹
Family	42	52	76*	84*
Business people (including employer)	34	41	31	32
Internet	26	46*	60*	61*
Close friends	26	49*	67*	71*
Other media/information sources	22	30	43*	62*
Co-workers	18	53*	46*	44*
Professionals (including doctors)	20	24	85*	66*
Other friends	13	31*	38*	48*
Government resources (all levels of government)	14	23*	15	33*
Neighbours	7^E	12^E	20*	36*
Public institutions (for example, libraries or universities)	6^E	14*	6^E	19*
Social service or health organization	9^E	7^E	32*	51*
Religious organization	4^E	x	11^E*	13*
Other community organization	x	4^E	x	13*
† reference group
* statistically significantly different 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 30 to 44 who experienced at least one major change in the last 12 months.
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2008.