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Table 11
Impacts of change: Mid-life stage (aged 45 to 64), 2008

	Finances†	Employment	Health	Care of a sick or disabled person
	Change of greatest impact
	percentage
Perception of change
Negative	50	27*	56	49
Neither positive nor negative	4^E	7^E	6^E	16^E*
Positive	45	66*	38	35
Contacts gained or lost due to change¹
Gained	24	54*	35*	46*
Lost	24	49*	31	25
Financial situation due to change
Worse	41	38	38	x
Same	20	27	55*	66*
Better	39	35	7^E*	x
Employment situation due to change
Worse	27	31	30	x
Same	45	17*	64*	78*
Better	29	52*	7^E*	x
Physical health due to change
Worse	23	19	49*	x
Same	58	51	20*	64
Better	19	30*	31*	x
Mental health due to change
Worse	22	14	30	38*
Same	50	45	43	52
Better	29	41*	28	10^E*
† 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 45 to 64 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.