Table 21
Types of help received among seniors who received paid care in the last 12 months, by age group and sex, Canada, 2012

Table 21
Types of help received among seniors who received paid care in the last 12 months, by age group and sex, Canada, 2012
Table summary
This table displays the results of Types of help received among seniors who received paid care in the last 12 months. The information is grouped by Type of help from professionals (appearing as row headers), Total – 65 years and over, 65 to 74 years, 75 to 84 years, 85 years and over, Women and Men, calculated using percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Type of help from professionals Total – 65 years and over 65 to 74 years 75 to 84 years 85 years and over
Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men
percentage
Transportation 24 16Note * 24 16Note E: Use with caution 24 12Note E: Use with cautionNote * 24 23Note E: Use with caution
Household chores (e.g., meal preparation, cleaning) 54 34Note * 38 24Note E: Use with cautionNote * 57 30Note E: Use with cautionNote * 64 52
House maintenance or outdoor work 27 28 22Note E: Use with caution 20Note E: Use with caution 30 32Note E: Use with caution 27 34Note E: Use with caution
Personal care (e.g., bathing, dressing) 46 25Note * 26 17Note E: Use with caution 44 23Note E: Use with cautionNote * 61 39Note E: Use with cautionNote *
Medical treatments (e.g., taking medications) 47 53 55 60 41 46 47 53
Scheduling or coordinating care-related tasks (e.g., making appointments) 9Note E: Use with caution 8Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 13Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 13Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published
Banking, bill paying, or managing finances 4Note E: Use with caution 5Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Other 26 19Note * 37 21Note E: Use with cautionNote * 23 22Note E: Use with caution 22Note E: Use with caution 12Note E: Use with cautionNote *
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