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Canadians in Context - People with Disabilities

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  1. Population Size and Growth

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  1. Geographic Distribution

What is the make-up of our population?

  1. Aging Population
  2. Immigration
  3. Aboriginal Population
  4. People with Disabilities
  5. Households and Families

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  1. Perceptions and Life Satisfaction

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The People with Disabilities section provides information on the Canadian Population with a Disability, Type of Disability, and Children with a Disability.


Population with a Disability

About 4.4 million Canadians (14.3%) reported having a disability in 2006. The percentage of Canadians with disabilities increased with age, ranging from 3.7% for children 14 years and under to 56.3% for those 75 years and over.


This Chart contains data for Population with a disability by age, 2006. Information is available in table below All ages = 14.3 75+ years = 56.3 65-74 years = 33.0 45-64 years = 18.3 25-44 years = 8.0 15-24 years = 4.7 0-14 years = 3.7 (percent) Population with a disability by age, 2006

Note: Canada total includes Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, and Yukon.

Source: Statistics Canada. Participation and Activity Limitation Survey 2006: Tables. Ottawa: Statistics Canada, 2007 (Cat. No. 89-628-XIE - No. 003).


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Population with a disability by age, 2006 (percent)
0-14 years15-24 years25-44 years45-64 years65-74 years75+ yearsAll ages
3.74.78.018.333.056.314.3

Gender and Age

In 2006, a greater proportion of females (15.2%) reported a disability than males (13.4%). This does not hold for all age groups. A greater proportion of males aged 0 to 14 (4.6%) were reported having a disability than females in the same age group (2.7%).

This Chart contains data for Population with a disability by gender, by age, 2006. Information is available in table below All ages (Female) = 15.2 All ages (Male) = 13.4 75+ years (Female) = 57.8 75+ years (Male) = 54 65-74 years (Female) = 33.5 65-74 years (Male) = 32.5 45-64 years (Female) = 19.3 45-64 years (Male) = 17.3 25-44 years (Female) = 8.3 25-44 years (Male) = 7.7 15-24 years (Female) = 4.7 15-24 years (Male) = 4.8 0-14 years (Female) = 2.7 0-14 years (Male) = 4.6 (percent) Population with a disability by gender, by age, 2006

Note: Canada total includes Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, and Yukon.

Source: Statistics Canada. Participation and Activity Limitation Survey 2006: Tables. Ottawa: Statistics Canada, 2007 (Cat. No. 89-628-XIE - No. 003).


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Population with a disability by gender, by age, 2006 (percent)
0-14 years15-24 years25-44 years45-64 years65-74 years75+ yearsAll ages
Male4.64.87.717.332.55413.4
Female2.74.78.319.333.557.815.2

Regions

The percentage of Canadians with disabilities was lowest in Nunavut (6.4%) and highest in Nova Scotia (20.0%).

This Chart contains data for Population with a disability, by region, 2006. Information is available in table below Nu = 6.4 NT = 8.6 YT = 13.5 BC = 16.0 AB = 13.6 SK = 16.0 MB = 15.7 ON = 15.5 QC = 10.4 NB = 17.2 NS = 20.0 PE = 16.3 NL = 14.9 CAN = 14.3 (percent) Population with a disability, by region, 2006

Source: Statistics Canada. Participation and Activity Limitation Survey 2006: Tables. Ottawa: Statistics Canada, 2007 (Cat. No. 89-628-XIE - No. 003).


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Population with a disability, by region, 2006 (percent)
CANNLPENSNBQCONMBSKABBCYTNTNu
14.314.916.320.017.210.415.515.716.013.616.013.58.66.4

Type of Disability

Lack of mobility, pain, and reduced agility were the three most reported disabilities among adults aged 15 and over. Adults were most likely to report some limitations due to pain (11.7%) followed closely by a mobility disability (11.5%), and agility (11.1%). Women reported more of these types of disabilities than men (13.4% mobility, 13.3% pain, and 12.4% agility for women versus 9.5%, 10.0%, and 9.7% for men).

This Chart contains data for Adult population with a disability, by type, Canada, 2006. Information is available in table below Unknown = 0.5 Developmental = 0.5 Speech = 1.9 Memory = 2.0 Psychological = 2.3 Learning = 2.5 Seeing = 3.2 Hearing = 5.0 Agility = 11.1 Mobility = 11.5 Pain = 11.7 (percent) Adult population with a disability, by type, Canada, 2006

Note: Total for Canada excludes Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, and Yukon.

Source: Statistics Canada. Participation and Activity Limitation Survey 2006: Tables. Ottawa: Statistics Canada, 2007 (Cat. No. 89-628-XIE - No. 003).


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Adult population with a disability, by type, Canada, 2006 (percent)
PainMobilityAgilityHearingSeeingLearningPsychologicalMemorySpeechDevelopmentalUnknown
11.711.511.15.03.22.52.32.01.90.50.5

Children with a Disability

There were 202,350 children (3.7% of children) between the ages of 0 and 14 years with a disability in Canada in 2006. A greater proportion of boys (4.6%) were reported to have a disability than girls (2.7%).

Among school-aged children (aged 5 to 14) with a disability, learning disabilities was the most common disability for boys (72.7%), whereas chronic health conditions was the most common type for girls (65.0%).

This Chart contains data for Type of disability among children aged 5-14 years, by gender, 2006. Information is available in table below Unknown (Girls) = 4.5 Unknown (Boys) = 3.1 Seeing (Girls) = 10.2 Seeing (Boys) = 9.1 Hearing (Girls) = 11.7 Hearing (Boys) = 11.3 Mobility (Girls) = 18.8 Mobility (Boys) = 10.1 Agility (Girls) = 18.5 Agility (Boys) = 22.9 Developmental (Girls) = 25.4 Developmental (Boys) = 33.8 Psychological (Girls) = 30.7 Psychological (Boys) = 36.6 Speech (Girls) = 38.0 Speech (Boys) = 48.6 Chronic (Girls) = 65.0 Chronic (Boys) = 67.4 Learning (Girls) = 63.3 Learning (Boys) = 72.7 (percent of children with disabilities) Type of disability among children aged 5-14 years, by gender, 2006

Note: Canada total excludes Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, and Yukon.

Source: Statistics Canada. Participation and Activity Limitation Survey 2006: Tables. Ottawa: Statistics Canada, 2007 (Cat. No. 89-628-XIE - No. 003).


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Type of disability among children aged 5-14 years, by gender, 2006 (percent of children with disabilities)
LearningChronicSpeechPsychologicalDevelopmentalAgilityMobilityHearingSeeingUnknown
Boys72.767.448.636.633.822.910.111.39.13.1
Girls63.365.038.030.725.418.518.811.710.24.5

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