Table 10.2
Hours spent, in the past week, providing unpaid care or assistance to seniors outside the household, by age group and sex, Atlantic provinces, 2008

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Age group and hours spent Both sexes Male Female
('000) % ('000) % ('000) %
Total all age groups 1,951 100.0 951 100.0 1,000 100.0
No hours spent 1,669 85.5 824 86.6 845 84.5
Less than 5 hours spent 184 9.4 90 9.5 94 9.4
5 hours or more spent 98 5.0 37 3.9 61 6.1
15 to 44 923 100.0 459 100.0 465 100.0
No hours spent 818 88.6 410 89.3 408 87.7
Less than 5 hours spent 76 8.2 x x x x
5 hours or more spent 29 3.1 x x x x
45 to 64 702 100.0 346 100.0 356 100.0
No hours spent 562 80.1 287 82.9 275 77.2
Less than 5 hours spent 82 11.7 40 11.6 42 11.8
5 hours or more spent 58 8.3 19E 5.5E 39 11.0
65 and over 326 100.0 146 100.0 179 100.0
No hours spent 288 88.3 127 87.0 162 90.5
Less than 5 hours spent 26 8.0 x x x x
5 hours or more spent 11E 3.4E x x x x
Note(s):
The sum of the values for each category will differ from the total due to rounding.
Source(s): Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2008.
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