Household type Difficulty in paying for care services Total Total Households with dependants receiving care services (thousands) 642.9 Total Pays with great difficulty 7.1 Total Pays with difficulty 11.5 Total Pays with some difficulty 19.0 Total Pays fairly easily 17.7 Total Pays with easily 13.9 Total Pays with great easily 0.4 Total The service is fully paid for by a government agency or other institution 30.3 Single man aged 65 or older Households with dependants receiving care services (thousands) 54.7 Single man aged 65 or older Pays with great difficulty 6.1 Single man aged 65 or older Pays with difficulty 9.7 Single man aged 65 or older Pays with some difficulty 27.4 Single man aged 65 or older Pays fairly easily 14.2 Single man aged 65 or older Pays with easily 15.3 Single man aged 65 or older Pays with great easily 0.0 Single man aged 65 or older The service is fully paid for by a government agency or other institution 27.3 Single woman 65 or older Households with dependants receiving care services (thousands) 209.7 Single woman 65 or older Pays with great difficulty 8.0 Single woman 65 or older Pays with difficulty 12.1 Single woman 65 or older Pays with some difficulty 17.8 Single woman 65 or older Pays fairly easily 13.8 Single woman 65 or older Pays with easily 18.6 Single woman 65 or older Pays with great easily 0.9 Single woman 65 or older The service is fully paid for by a government agency or other institution 28.8 Two adults, at least one aged 65 years or over Households with dependants receiving care services (thousands) 213.2 Two adults, at least one aged 65 years or over Pays with great difficulty 6.2 Two adults, at least one aged 65 years or over Pays with difficulty 10.9 Two adults, at least one aged 65 years or over Pays with some difficulty 18.7 Two adults, at least one aged 65 years or over Pays fairly easily 23.0 Two adults, at least one aged 65 years or over Pays with easily 9.9 Two adults, at least one aged 65 years or over Pays with great easily 0.0 Two adults, at least one aged 65 years or over The service is fully paid for by a government agency or other institution 31.4 Other types of households Households with dependants receiving care services (thousands) 165.0 Other types of households Pays with great difficulty 7.6 Other types of households Pays with difficulty 12.4 Other types of households Pays with some difficulty 17.8 Other types of households Pays fairly easily 17.1 Other types of households Pays with easily 12.9 Other types of households Pays with great easily 0.4 Other types of households The service is fully paid for by a government agency or other institution 31.8