Table 2:The health of Canada's elderly population: current status and future implications [CMAJ

The health of Canada's elderly population: current status and future implications

Table 2: Proportion of elderly Canadians with a physical limitation, 1995*

Age, yr Physical limitation; % of elderly population

Vision Hearing Speech Mobility Agility

Women

55-64 3.8 2.0 1.1 3.4 0.8

65-74 5.8 5.9 2.3 6.9 1.2

75 16.0 8.7 0.8 23.5 1.3

Men

55-64 2.7 4.3 1.0 2.6 0.3

65-74 3.8 6.1 2.3 6.3 0.9

75 7.1 11.7 3.2 14.8 1.4

*Source: NPHS.¹⁰ Adapted, with permission, from Health Reports 1996;8(3):10-1 (Statistics Canada, cat no 82-003.¹⁹

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Table 2: Proportion of elderly Canadians with a physical limitation, 1995*
Age, yr	Physical limitation; % of elderly population
Age, yr	Vision	Hearing	Speech	Mobility	Agility
Women
55-64	3.8	2.0	1.1	3.4	0.8
65-74	5.8	5.9	2.3	6.9	1.2
75	16.0	8.7	0.8	23.5	1.3
Men
55-64	2.7	4.3	1.0	2.6	0.3
65-74	3.8	6.1	2.3	6.3	0.9
75	7.1	11.7	3.2	14.8	1.4
Source: NPHS.¹⁰ Adapted, with permission, from Health Reports* 1996;8(3):10-1 (Statistics Canada, cat no 82-003.¹⁹