| Table 3: Proportion of elderly Canadians requiring help with activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), 1995* |
| Age, yr |
% needing help with ADLs |
% needing help with IADLs |
| Personal care |
Moving about inside house |
Heavy housework |
Everyday housework |
Shopping for necessities |
Preparing meals |
| Women |
| 55-64 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
13.6 |
6.2 |
4.2 |
1.4 |
| 65-74 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
22.1 |
9.6 |
6.9 |
3.6 |
| 75 |
8.4 |
5.7 |
46.3 |
25.8 |
26.8 |
14.3 |
| Men |
| 55-64 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
7.6 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
| 65-74 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
15.1 |
5.1 |
3.9 |
2.5 |
| 75 |
9.5 |
2.8 |
27.0 |
15.9 |
13.9 |
11.7 |
|
*Source: NPHS.10 Adapted, with permission, from Health Reports 1996;8(3):10-1 (Statistics Canada, cat no 82-003).19 |
