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Table A.3. Mobility limitationa by gender, Canada and United States, 2002 to 2003‡
  Canada United States
% 95% confidence interval % 95% confidence interval
Males
Cannot do
3.6
2.7,
 4.5
4.1
3.3,
 4.9
Very difficult
3.8
2.8,
 4.7
3.9
3.1,
 4.7
Somewhat difficult
4.3
3.3,
 5.4
5.1
4.2,
 6.0
A little difficult
8.1
6.6,
 9.6
7.2
6.0,
 8.4
All
19.8
17.8,
 21.7
20.3
18.8,
 21.8
Females
Cannot do
4.4*
3.4,
 5.3
7.2*
6.3,
 8.1
Very difficult
4.3
3.4,
 5.2
5.3
4.4,
 6.2
Somewhat difficult
7.7
6.4,
 9.0
7.6
6.6,
 8.6
A little difficult
10.9
9.4,
 12.5
9.7
8.5,
 10.9
All
27.3
25.1,
 29.4
29.8
28.0,
 31.5
All
Cannot do
4.0*
3.1,
 4.9
5.7*
5.2,
 6.3
Very difficult
4.0
3.6,
 4.4
4.6
3.8,
 5.4
Somewhat difficult
6.1
5.6,
 6.6
6.5
5.9,
 7.0
A little difficult
9.5*
8.9,
 10.2
8.4*
7.2,
 9.6
All
23.7*
22.1,
 25.2
25.2*
24.2,
 26.2
Notes:
i) Household population aged 18 and over.
ii) Missing data ("I don't know", "not stated", "refusal") have been excluded from the analysis.
‡ Age-adjusted percents calculated using the projected 2000 United States standard population.
* Statistically significant difference between Canada and United States (p<0.05).
a See definition box for the list of activities.
Source: Joint Canada/United States Survey of Health, 2002 to 2003.