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Table A.1
Gender overview
Gender overview
| Women† | Men | |
|---|---|---|
| percentage | ||
| Experienced any major change in the last 12 months | 47 | 40* |
| Change of greatest impact1 | ||
| Employment | 12 | 17* |
| Finances | 12 | 17* |
| Health | 17 | 12* |
| Death of a loved one | 14 | 11* |
| Parenting or child care | 10 | 11 |
| Care of a sick or disabled person | 6 | 4 |
| Perception of change | ||
| Negative | 30 | 26* |
| Neither positive nor negative | 7 | 5* |
| Positive | 63 | 69* |
| Contacts gained or lost due to change2 | ||
| Gained | 44 | 46 |
| Lost | 28 | 29 |
| Type of resource used3 | ||
| Family | 72 | 65* |
| Close friends | 63 | 54* |
| Professionals (including doctors) | 49 | 40* |
| Internet | 39 | 39 |
| Co-workers | 37 | 35 |
| Other friends | 39 | 31* |
| Other media/information sources | 36 | 31* |
| Business people (including employer) | 30 | 34* |
| Neighbours | 25 | 20* |
| Social service or health organization | 23 | 18* |
| Government resources (all levels of government) | 16 | 17 |
| Public institutions (for example, libraries or universities) | 13 | 14 |
| Religious organization | 13 | 9* |
| Law or justice organization | 6 | 5 |
| Other community organization | 7 | 5* |
| Most helpful resource in dealing with change4 | ||
| Family | 46 | 41* |
| Professionals (including doctors) | 14 | 13 |
| Close friends | 11 | 12 |
| Internet | 6 | 8 |
| Business people (including employer) | 3 | 5* |
| Government resources (all levels of government) | 3 | 3 |
| Type of help received5 | ||
| Emotional | 71 | 60* |
| Instrumental6 | 68 | 63* |
| Informational7 | 62 | 63 |
| Financial situation worse due to change | 28 | 25 |
| Employment situation worse due to change | 16 | 13* |
| Physical health worse due to change | 24 | 18* |
| Mental health worse due to change | 23 | 15* |
| † reference group | ||
| * statistically significant difference from the reference group at p < 0.05 | ||
| 1. Not all types of changes are shown. For further details contact the author. | ||
| 2. Respondents could report both a gain and a loss in social contacts due to the change of greatest impact. | ||
| 3. Respondents could report more than one type of help to deal with the change of greatest impact. | ||
| 4. Only the most commonly identified resources are shown. | ||
| 5. Respondents could report more than one type of help received to deal with the change of greatest impact. | ||
| 6. Instrumental help includes using at least one of the following types: professional services or expertise; financial; help with household work or childcare; transportation; material goods; personal care or health needs. | ||
| 7. Informational help includes using at least one of the following types: information or informal advice; referrals, networking or making new contacts; teaching coaching, or training. | ||
| 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. | ||
