Chart 8
Disability rate for adults aged 15 and older, by province and severity, Canada, 2006

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Chart 8 Description: This chart is a line chart with each line representing a degree of severity. These lines travel across the X axis categories of province and intersect the disability rate at each province.

The degrees of severity each represented by a line are mild, moderate, severe, and very severe.

On the X axis the provinces listed from left to right are Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia.

The Y axis is measured by percentage and increases in increments of two starting at 0 up to 10.

In Newfoundland, mild difficulties account for 5.7% of disabilities, moderate account for 4.1%, severe account for 4.9%, and very severe account for 2.3%.

In Prince Edward Island, mild difficulties account for 7.3% of disabilities, moderate account for 4.8%, severe account for 4.8%, and very severe account for 2.0%.

In Nova Scotia, mild difficulties account for 8.4% of disabilities, moderate account for 6.2%, severe account for 5.5%, and very severe account for 2.9%.

In New Brunswick, mild difficulties account for 7.3% of disabilities, moderate account for 4.6%, severe account for 5.0%, and very severe account for 2.9%.

In Quebec, mild difficulties account for 3.9% of disabilities, moderate account for 3.0%, severe account for 3.2%, and very severe account for 1.7%.

In Ontario, mild difficulties account for 6.3% of disabilities, moderate account for 4.3%, severe account for 4.9%, and very severe account for 2.6%.

In Manitoba, mild difficulties account for 7.1% of disabilities, moderate account for 4.7%, severe account for 4.4%, and very severe account for 2.3%.

In Saskatchewan, mild difficulties account for 7.0% of disabilities, moderate account for 4.8%, severe account for 5.1%, and very severe account for 1.9%.

In Alberta, mild difficulties account for 6.2% of disabilities, moderate account for 4.0%, severe account for 4.0%, and very severe account for 1.6%.

In British Columbia, mild difficulties account for 6.6% of disabilities, moderate account for 4.9%, severe account for 4.5%, and very severe account for 2.4%.

The source of this graph is Statistics Canada, Participation and Activity Limitation Survey, 2006.