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. 2010 Apr 9;50(5):681–693. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnq028

Table 3.

Proportions of Disabled Husbands and Wives Receiving Care and Mean Number of Hours Received, Health and Retirement Study 2000–2002

Husbands
Wives
2000
2002
2000
2002
Proportion receiving Mean number of hours (SE) Proportion receiving Mean number of hours (SE) Proportion receiving Mean number of hours (SE) Proportion receiving Mean number of hours (SE)
0 ADL and 1 IADL
    No care 50.0 34.4 47.3 34.7
    Spousal care only 42.8 59.8 (130.5) 45.9 91.4 (189.5) 32.3 49.2 (89.5) 34.7 84.1 (190.7)
    Nonspousal care only 5.4 27.9 (37.7) 8.2 18.0 (10.4) 12.9 33.3 (40.7) 22.4 36.5 (48.2)
    Spousal and nonspousal care 1.8 138.5 (122.4) 11.5 166.4 (269.1) 7.5 190.2 (288.3) 8.2 116.0 (74.3)
0 ADL and 2 or more IADLs
    No care 17.9 7.4 28.6 10.0
    Spousal care only 64.1 115.7 (156.5) 74.1 263.1 (286.9) 47.6 130.1 (125.8) 50.0 82.1 (125.1)
    Nonspousal care only 5.1 48.0 (66.5) 11.1 142.7 (132.2) 9.5 149.0 (134.3) 20.0 20.6 (15.1)
    Spousal and nonspousal care 12.8 138.3 (143.1) 7.4 71.0 (9.9) 14.3 502.5 (433.1) 20.0 31.5 (0.7)
1 or more ADL(s)
    No care 56.5 37.3 52.6 35.2
    Spousal care only 33.1 97.9 (174.3) 40.2 146.4 (203.4) 29.2 122.2 (204.2) 33.3 132.5 (202.6)
    Nonspousal care only 2.7 96.3 (118.1) 4.3 210.5 (271.9) 5.1 125.7 (203.0) 12.6 144.2 (211.5)
    Spousal and nonspousal care 7.7 375.2 (329.3) 18.2 316.2 (266.4) 13.1 230.9 (298.1) 18.9 237.6 (251.8)
All
    No care 53.1 62.3 51.3 58.1
    Spousal care only 36.8 89.8 (163.2) 25.0 150.0 (212.8) 30.1 112.8 (191.0) 21.6 128.2 (203.2)
    Nonspousal care only 3.4 68.9 (97.7) 3.2 159.0 (224.6) 6.2 102.6 (175.9) 8.8 120.4 (194.0)
    Spousal and nonspousal care 6.7 338.1 (317.7) 9.5 267.4 (267.4) 12.4 236.6 (302.0) 11.5 224.1 (244.1)

Notes: ADL = activities of daily living; IADL = instrumental activities of daily living.