Table 2. Number/percent of participants reporting style of help use and sample quotes.

Style	N	%	Quote
Partial help to complete task	110	57	I use a walker and my aide tells me what’s ahead of me and if there’s anything in my way on the ground.
Occasional help	99	52	My wife read the mail sometimes. Looks at it for me. She’s pretty helpful with that.
Give task to others	70	36	When I need something from store, shopping, I always send someone else. I can’t do shopping. Someone else always goes.
All around dependent	6	3	Cooking, cleaning, shopping, going to the doctor - I have to rely on others for almost everything.

Note. Percents are based on 192 participants who reported help use.