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Table 4
Number of hours spent on childcare and on providing care to a senior, by mothers 40 to 44, by age of child(ren), 2006
Number of hours spent on childcare and on providing care to a senior, by mothers 40 to 44, by age of child(ren), 2006
| Mothers 40 to 44 years old | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| whose child(ren) are aged 0 to 4 only |
whose child(ren) are aged 0 to 4, and 5 years old or more | whose youngest child is between 5 and 11 years | whose child(ren) are 12 and older |
|
| percentage | ||||
| Childcare | ||||
| No | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 25.9 |
| Yes | 96.5 | 96.5 | 95.7 | 74.0 |
Number of hours per week |
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Less than 5 |
1.4 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 14.8 |
5 to 14 |
6.9 | 9.0 | 18.5 | 24.1 |
15 to 29 |
16.2 | 18.0 | 24.6 | 15.3 |
30 to 59 |
27.8 | 24.5 | 23.0 | 9.0 |
60 or more |
44.2 | 42.8 | 25.7 | 10.8 |
| Senior care | ||||
| No | 76.3 | 73.6 | 71.5 | 71.1 |
| Yes | 23.7 | 26.4 | 28.6 | 28.9 |
Number of hours per week |
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Less than 5 |
13.9 | 15.9 | 17.8 | 18.0 |
5 or more |
9.8 | 10.5 | 10.8 | 10.9 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2006. | ||||
