Description for Chart 2 Some characteristics1 of seniors aged 65 or older by perceived risk of a fall, Canada, 2008–2009

The title of the graph is "Chart 2 Some characteristics1 of seniors aged 65 or older by perceived risk of a fall, Canada, 2008–2009."
This is a bar clustered chart.
This is a horizontal bar graph, so categories are on the vertical axis and values on the horizontal axis.
There are in total 11 categories in the vertical axis. The horizontal axis starts at 0 and ends at 80 with ticks every 10 points.
There are 2 series in this graph.
The horizontal axis is "percent."
The vertical axis is "Characteristics."
The title of series 1 is "No perceived risk of fall."
The minimum value is 8 and it corresponds to "Life satisfaction (neutral or dissatisfied)."
The maximum value is 77 and it corresponds to "Social participation (frequent)."
The title of series 2 is "Perceived a risk of fall."
The minimum value is 15 and it corresponds to "Life satisfaction (neutral or dissatisfied)."
The maximum value is 71 and it corresponds to "Chronic conditions (3 or more) and Social participation (frequent)."

Data Table for Chart 2
  No perceived risk of fall Perceived a risk of fall
Life satisfaction (neutral or dissatisfied) 8 15
Financial difficulty 12 16
Health status (worse than last year) 16 28
Fell in past year 15 29
Live alone 26 36
Self-rated mental health (poor/fair/good) 26 38
Daily medications (3 or more) 27 40
Walker (frequent) 49 39
Self-rated health (poor/fair/good) 51 68
Chronic conditions (3 or more) 50 71
Social participation (frequent) 77 71
See 'Key definitions' box for definitions of several of the variables used in this chart.
Note:
The lines overlaid on the bars in this chart indicate the 95% confidence interval. They enable comparison of statistical differences between estimates.
Source:
Canadian Community Health Survey – Healthy Aging, 2008–2009.
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