Table:
characteristic
formal home care services

%
95% confidence interval

from
to

total
6.4
6.2
6.6

household type

person living alone
7.6
7.2
8.1

couple alone
5.9
5.6
6.3

parent(s) with child(ren) under 25
4.9
4.6
5.3

parent(s) with child(ren) 25 or older
12.8
11.6
14.2

other
4.4
3.5
5.5

place of residence

rural area
6.9
6.5
7.4

small population centre
7.8
7.2
8.4

medium population centre
7.4
6.7
8.1

large urban population centre
5.9
5.6
6.2

household education

postsecondary
5.4
5.2
6.5

secondary graduation or less
9.0
8.5
5.7

main source of household income

social assistance / oas / gis
13.4
12.3
14.6

other
5.7
5.5
5.9

household income

$0 to $39,999
9.7
9.1
10.2

$40,000 to $59,999
6.6
6.0
7.2

$60,000 to $79,999
5.8
5.3
6.4

$80,000 or more
4.4
4.1
4.7

dwelling ownership

own
6.1
5.9
6.4

rent
7.1
6.7
7.6

province/territory

nova scotia
7.8
6.9
8.8

northwest territories
7.2
5.1
10.1

quebec
7.1
6.6
7.6

new brunswick
7.0
5.9
8.1

ontario
6.7
6.3
7.2

prince edward island
6.4
5.2
7.7

newfoundland and labrador
6.2
5.1
7.4

alberta
6.0
5.4
6.6

nunavut
5.9
3.7
9.4

manitoba
5.7
4.8
6.7

saskatchewan
5.4
4.6
6.4

british columbia
4.9
4.4
5.4

yukon
3.8
2.9
5.0

Statement: canadian households where the main source of income was social assistance, oas or gis was significantly more likely to have received formal home care services in 2015/2016.
Question: which type of canadian households was significantly more likely to have received formal home care services in 2015/2016?
Answer: social assistance / oas / gis