Description for Chart Some characteristics1 of seniors at a high risk of falling by risk profile, household population aged 65 or older, Canada, 2008–2009

The title of the graph is "Chart 6 Some characteristics1 of seniors at a high risk of falling by risk profile, household population aged 65 or older, 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 90 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 "Underestimate (high risk, but did not perceive a high risk)."
The minimum value is 17 and it corresponds to "Life satisfaction(neutral or dissatisfied) and Financial difficulty."
The maximum value is 72 and it corresponds to "Chronic conditions (3 or more )."
The title of series 2 is "Accurate (correctly perceived a high risk)."
The minimum value is 17 and it corresponds to "Financial difficulty."
The maximum value is 84 and it corresponds to "Chronic conditions (3 or more )."

Data Table for Chart 6
  Underestimate (high risk, but did not perceive a high risk) Accurate (correctly perceived a high risk)
Life satisfaction(neutral or dissatisfied) 17 23
Financial difficulty 17 17
Health status (worse than last year) 32 42
Fell in past year 58 58
Live alone 35 39
Self-rated mental health (poor/fair/good) 36 44
Daily medications (3 or more) 44 56
Walker (frequent) 37 28
Self-rated health (poor/fair/good) 71 81
Chronic conditions (3 or more ) 72 84
Social participation (frequent) 67 63
See 'Key definitions' for definitions of several of the variables used in this chart.
Note(s):
The lines overlaid on the bars in this chart indicate the 95% confidence interval. They enable comparison of statistical differences between estimates.
Source(s):
Canadian Community Health Survey – Healthy Aging, 2008–2009.
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