Fact book on aging in British Columbia, [1st Edition]

Table of Contents Page
1. Size of the Elderly Population 1
1.1 Past Trends and Future Growth 1
1.2 Population Aging Within the Older Population Itself 3
1.3 Median Age of the Population 5
2. Sex Ratios 7
3. Mortality 9
3.1 Trends in Life Expectancy 9
3.2 Mortality Rates 13
3.3 Causes of Death 15
4. Marital Status 17
5. Geographic Distribution and Mobility 20
5.1 The Older Population of B.C. in Relation to Other Provinces 20
5.2 Rural-Urban Distribution 22
5.3 Geographic Distribution Within British Columbia 24
5.3.1 Geographic Distribution Within the Greater Vancouver 26
Regional District
5.3.2 Geographic Distribution Within the Capital Regional 28
District
5.4 Mobility 30
5.4.1 Total Population and Population Aged 65+ 31
5.4.2 Distance Moved 32
5.4.3 Net Internal Migration 35
6.. Ethnic Composition 37
6.1 Predominant Groups 37
6.2 Proportion of Ethnic Origin Groups Aged 65+ 39
6.3 Original Peoples 41
7. Living Arrangements 42
7.1 Persons by Type 42
7.2 Private Households - Present and Future 44
8. Housing 47
8.1 Home Ownership 47
8.2 Preferred Structural Type 4.9
8.3 Condition of Dwelling 52
8.4 Housing Costs 54
9. Education 56
9.1 Education Attainment 56
10. Labour Force 59
10.1 Labour Force Participation Trneds 59
10.2 Occupations 61
10.3 Full and Part-time Employment 63
11. Income 65
11.1 Income of Individuals 65
11.2 Income of Families and Non-family Persons in Private 67
Households
12. Health Care Utilization 69
12.1 Hospitalization 69
12.2 Continuing Care 74
12.3 Physician Services 77
Appendices