Differences in living arrangements of older seniors by mother tongue / by Feng Hou and Anh Ngo. : CS36-28-0001/2021-5-3E-PDF
"This article provides an overview of the living arrangements of Canadians aged 75 and older across mother tongue groups. Analysis is based on the 2016 Census of Population short-form questionnaire and includes older seniors in both private and collective residences. Among the 2.5 million Canadians aged 75 and older in 2016, 15% lived in collective dwellings, while the others lived in private dwellings, that is, 43% lived with a spouse but not in a multigenerational household, 6% lived in a multigenerational household, 8% lived with other family or non-family individuals, and 28% lived alone. This pattern of living arrangements varied considerably across mother tongue groups. In particular, the share of seniors aged 75 and older living in a multigenerational household ranged from 2% to 68%, while the share living in collective dwellings ranged from 3% to 22%. Among older seniors living in collective dwellings (nursing homes and seniors’ residences), there were large group differences in official language ability and income"--Abstract, page 1.
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| Ministère/Organisme | Statistics Canada, issuing body. |
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| Titre | Differences in living arrangements of older seniors by mother tongue / by Feng Hou and Anh Ngo. |
| Titre de la série | Economic and social reports, 2563-8955 ; vol. 1, no. 5 |
| Type de publication | Série - Voir l'enregistrement principal |
| Langue | [Anglais] |
| Autres langues publiées | [Français] |
| Format | Électronique |
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| Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: Différences dans la situation de logement des aînés plus âgés selon la langue maternelle. "Insights." Issued also in HTML format. Includes bibliographical references (pages 11-12). |
| Information sur la publication | [Ottawa] : Statistics Canada = Statistique Canada, May 26, 2021. ©2021 |
| Auteur / Contributeur | Hou, Feng, 1964- author. |
| Description | 1 online resource (12 pages) : colour illustrations. |
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| Numéro de catalogue du ministère | 36-28-0001 |
| Descripteurs | Older people -- Housing -- Canada -- Statistics. Minority older people -- Housing -- Canada -- Statistics. Older immigrants -- Housing -- Canada -- Statistics. |
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