Table 4.1
Adults with disabilities by severity, sex and age group, Canada, 2012

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Table 4.1
Adults with disabilities by severity, sex and age group, Canada, 2012
Table summary
This table displays the results of adults with disabilities by severity. The information is grouped by age groups (appearing as row headers), total, mild, moderate, severe and very severe, calculated using number units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Age groupsNote 1 Total Mild Moderate Severe Very severe
number
Both sexes  
Total - aged 15 and over 3,775,910 1,195,590 747,980 849,540 982,810
15 to 64 2,338,240 738,480 452,830 542,340 604,590
15 to 24 195,720 77,410 39,440 43,650Note E: Use with caution 35,220
25 to 44 598,680 214,190 130,510 126,410 127,580
45 to 64 1,543,840 446,880 282,880 372,280 441,790
65 and over 1,437,670 457,110 295,150 307,200 378,220
65 to 74 653,900 220,720 137,970 141,200 154,020
75 and over 783,770 236,390 157,170 166,000 224,200
Males  
Total - aged 15 and over 1,699,020 564,410 339,160 365,840 429,610
15 to 64 1,097,360 359,550 210,280 241,210 286,320
15 to 24 101,870 40,460 19,370 Note F: too unreliable to be published 19,300
25 to 44 273,940 102,310 68,900 49,860 52,870
45 to 64 721,550 216,770 122,010 168,620 214,150
65 and over 601,670 204,860 128,880 124,630 143,290
65 to 74 297,460 108,110 65,870 61,940 61,540
75 and over 304,200 96,750 63,010 62,690 81,750
Females  
Total - aged 15 and over 2,076,890 631,180 408,810 483,700 553,200
15 to 64 1,240,880 378,930 242,550 301,130 318,270
15 to 24 93,850 36,950 20,070 20,910 15,920
25 to 44 324,740 111,880 61,610 76,550 74,710
45 to 64 822,290 230,110 160,870 203,670 227,640
65 and over 836,010 252,250 166,260 182,570 234,930
65 to 74 356,440 112,600 72,100 79,260 92,480
75 and over 479,570 139,640 94,160 103,310 142,450
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
Note 1.

Age is calculated as of May 10, 2011.

Notes: Collection took place in 2012 for a sample selected from the 2011 population.
The sum of the values for each category may differ from the total due to rounding.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Survey on Disability, 2012.
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