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Percentage of persons with two or more chronic health conditions, by age group and income quintile, Canada, 2009
Income quintile
45 to 64
65 and over
Women
Men
Women
Men
Percentage
Lowest quintile
35.5
29.7
52.1
46.2
Second quintile
20.2
21.6
48.4
41.5
Third quintile
20.3
15.3
42.3
43.6
Fourth quintile
16.3
14.8
40.7
41.1
Highest quintile
14.9
13.7
35.5
35.6
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