Table 2 Population Characteristics and Proportion of Sensory Disabled Canadian Older Adults Aged 55 Years and Older, 1991 Health and Activities Limitation Survey (n = 5,271,900)*
From: The relationship between sensory impairment and functional independence among elderly
Variables | Overall Sample (%) | Sensory Disabled (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 55–64 Years | 44.9 | 10.5§ |
65+ Years | 55.1 | 23.0 | |
Gender | Female | 54.4 | 18.3‡ |
Male | 45.6 | 16.6 | |
Marital Status | Single | 7.7 | 19.2§ |
Married | 65.1 | 15.6 | |
Div/Sep/Wid | 27.1 | 21.3 | |
Total Household Income | Income less than 10,000 | 19.6 | 19.5§ |
$10,000–$24,999 | 50.0 | 20.0 | |
$25,000–$34,999 | 30.4 | 11.1 | |
$35,000 and over | 17.0 | 11.5 | |
Tenure of Dwelling | Owned | 75.1 | 16.4§ |
Rented | 22.3 | 20.4 | |
Type of Dwelling | Single | 64.2 | 17.9† |
Other | 35.8 | 16.6 | |
Number of Persons in Household | 1 person | 19.6 | 22.6§ |
2 persons | 50.0 | 16.8 | |
3 persons | 30.4 | 15.0 | |
Degree of Urbanization | Urban | 80.2 | 16.6§ |
Rural | 19.8 | 20.8 | |
Regions of Canada | Atlantic | 8.3 | 20.8§ |
Quebec | 25.3 | 12.9 | |
Ontario | 37.9 | 17.6 | |
Prairies | 15.5 | 21.5 | |
British Columbia | 12.8 | 18.8 | |
Yukon and NWT | 0.1 | 20.0 | |
Sensory Disability Classification | SD-HA | 4.1 | - |
HD-SA | 10.5 | - | |
SD-HD | 3.0 | - | |
SD and/or HD (Total) | 17.6 | - |