Table 3.4-1
Disability rates by sex and age groups, Nova Scotia, 2006

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Males Females
Age groups Total1 Percentage Total1 Percentage Total1 Percentage
Total - all ages 893,790 100.0 430,890 100.0 462,890 100.0
Total - aged less than 15 years 143,550 100.0 72,940 100.0 70,610 100.0
0 to 4 41,170 100.0 20,930 100.0 20,240 100.0
5 to 14 102,380 100.0 52,020 100.0 50,360 100.0
Total - aged 15 years and over 750,240 100.0 357,950 100.0 392,290 100.0
15 to 64 619,550 100.0 300,710 100.0 318,840 100.0
15 to 24 116,100 100.0 58,860 100.0 57,240 100.0
25 to 44 237,970 100.0 113,450 100.0 124,520 100.0
45 to 64 265,470 100.0 128,400 100.0 137,080 100.0
65 and over 130,690 100.0 57,240 100.0 73,450 100.0
65 to 74 72,040 100.0 34,270 100.0 37,770 100.0
75 and over 58,650 100.0 22,970 100.0 35,680 100.0
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Males Females
Age groups Total1 Percentage Total1 Percentage Total1 Percentage
Total - all ages 179,100 20.0 83,230 19.3 95,870 20.7
Total - aged less than 15 years 6,530 4.5 4,350 6.0 2,190 3.1
0 to 4 770 1.9 520 2.5 250E 1.2E
5 to 14 5,760 5.6 3,830 7.4 1,940 3.9
Total - aged 15 years and over 172,570 23.0 78,890 22.0 93,680 23.9
15 to 64 103,730 16.7 49,060 16.3 54,670 17.1
15 to 24 7,590 6.5 3,770 6.4 3,820 6.7
25 to 44 25,970 10.9 11,300 10.0 14,660 11.8
45 to 64 70,170 26.4 33,980 26.5 36,190 26.4
65 and over 68,840 52.7 29,820 52.1 39,010 53.1
65 to 74 31,080 43.1 15,060 43.9 16,020 42.4
75 and over 37,760 64.4 14,760 64.3 23,000 64.5
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1. The sum of the values for each category may differ from the total due to rounding.
Source: Statistics Canada, Participation and Activitiy Limitation Survey, 2006.