Table 9.5
Hours spent, in the past week, providing unpaid care or assistance to seniors in own household, by age group and sex, Prairie provinces, 2008

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Age group and hours spent Both sexes Male Female
('000) % ('000) % ('000) %
Total all age groups 520 100.0 234 100.0 286 100.0
No hours spent 456 87.7 215 91.9 241 84.3
Less than 10 hours spent 29E 5.6E x x x x
10 hours or more spent 35E 6.7E x x x x
15 to 64 201 100.0 77 100.0 124 100.0
No hours spent 166 82.6 70E 90.9 96 77.4
Less than 10 hours spent 17E 8.5E x x x x
10 hours or more spent 17E 8.5E x x x x
65 and over 319 100.0 157 100.0 163 100.0
No hours spent 290 90.9 145 92.4 145 89.0
Less than 10 hours spent 12E 3.8E x x x x
10 hours or more spent 18E 5.6E x x x x
Note(s):
The sum of the values for each category may differ to the total due to rounding. The question was asked of
respondents who had a person (other than the respondent) 65 years of age or over living in the household.
Source(s): Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2008.
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