Table 8
Type of everyday activities with which help is needed among women and men with disabilities aged 15 or older, by level of severity, Canada, 2012 Table 8
Type of everyday activities with which help is needed among women and men with disabilities aged 15 or older, by level of severity, Canada, 2012

Table 8
Type of everyday activities with which help is needed among women and men with disabilities aged 15 or older, by level of severity, Canada, 2012
Table summary
This table displays the results of Type of everyday activities with which help is needed among women and men with disabilities aged 15 or older. The information is grouped by Type of activity with which help is needed (appearing as row headers), Women, Men, Mild, moderate, severe, or very severe disability, Mild or moderate disability and Severe or very severe disability, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Type of activity with which help is needed	Women			Men
	Mild, moderate, severe, or very severe disability	Mild or moderate disability	Severe or very severe disability	Mild, moderate, severe, or very severe disability	Mild or moderate disability	Severe or very severe disability
	percent
Preparing meals	30.8^Note *	13.3	48.5^Note *^{Table 8 Note †}	24.6	11.1	39.9^{Table 8 Note †}
Housework	52.2^Note *	33.4^Note *	71.1^Note *^{Table 8 Note †}	35.7	19.5	54.4^{Table 8 Note †}
Heavy household chores	64.9^Note *	53.9^Note *	76.0^Note *^{Table 8 Note †}	51.9	35.0	71.2^{Table 8 Note †}
Getting to appointments	48.1^Note *	30.6^Note *	65.7^Note *^{Table 8 Note †}	32.8	16.5	51.3^{Table 8 Note †}
Personal finances	22.6	12.8	32.3^{Table 8 Note †}	21.3	11.6	32.4^{Table 8 Note †}
Personal care	15.8	5.0	26.6^{Table 8 Note †}	15.2	4.9	27.1^{Table 8 Note †}
Basic medical care	12.5	5.5	19.5^{Table 8 Note †}	11.7	5.6	18.6^{Table 8 Note †}
Moving around	10.5^Note *	3.7^{Note E: Use with caution}	17.2^{Table 8 Note †}	8.1	2.1^{Note E: Use with caution}	15.0^{Table 8 Note †}
Childcare	9.7	6.6	14.0^{Table 8 Note †}	7.5	3.7^{Note E: Use with caution}	13.2^{Note E: Use with caution}^{Table 8 Note †}
^E use with caution Note * significantly different from men, within severity level, at p < 0.05 Return to note * referrer Note † significantly different from mild or moderate disabilities, within sex, at p < 0.05 Return to note † referrer Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Survey on Disability, 2012.

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