Fact book on aging in British Columbia, 3rd Edition

Table of ContentsForeword; 1. Size of the Elderly Population; 1.1 Past Trends and Future Growth; 1.2 Population Aging Within the Older Population Itself; 1.3 Median Age of the Population; 2. Sex Ratio; 3. Mortality; 3.1 Trends in Life Expectancy; 3.2 Deaths and Mortality Rates; 3.3 Causes of Death; 3.4 Cancer; 4. Marital Status; 5. Geographic Distribution and Mobility; 5.1 The Older Population of B.C. in Relation to Other Provinces; 5.2 Rural-Urban Distribution; 5.3 Geographic Distribution Within British Columbia; 5.3.1 Geographic Distribution Within the Greater Vancouver Regional District; 5.3.2 Geographic Distribution Within the Capital Regional District; 5.4 Mobility; 5.4.1 Total Population and Population Aged 65+;5.4.2 Distance Moved; 6. Ethnic Composition; 6.1 Predominant Groups; 6.2 Proportion of Ethnic Origin Groups Aged 65+; 6.3 Visible Minorities; 6.4 Mother Tongue; 6.5 Immigrants; 6.6 Aboriginal Peoples; 7. Living Arrangements; 7.1 Persons by Type; 7.2 Types of Household; 8. Housing; 8.1 Home Ownership 8.2 Housing Costs; 8.3 Preferred Structural Type; 9. Education 9.1 Educational Attainment; 9.2 Educational Attendance; 10. Labour Force; 10.1 Labour Force Participation Trends; 10.2 Full and Part-time Employment; 11. Unpaid Activities; 11.1 Unpaid Housework; 11.2 Unpaid Caregiving to Seniors; 11.3 Unpaid Childcare; 12. Income; 12.1 Median Income of Individuals; 12.2 Poverty Rate; 12.3 Incidence of Low Income Among Economic Families; 13. Disabilities; 13.1 Disability Rates;13.2 Seniors with Disabilities in Private Households and Institutions; 13.3 Nature of Disabilities; 13.4 Severity of Disabilities; 14. Health Service Utilization; 14.1 Hospitals; 14.2 Continuing Care; 14.3 Health Service Expenditures