Table 2.
Distribution of mobility/disability status and social engagement among adults aged 65 years and older. Participants (n=680) were from a population-based survey of Philadelphia residents in 2010.
| Total | High mobility, No disability |
Low mobility, No disability |
Low mobility, Disability |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
| Total | 680 (100) | 318 (46.7) | 216 (31.8) | 146 (21.5) |
| Engagement Outside the Home | ||||
| Social Organizations | ||||
| None | 335 (49.8) | 133 (42.1) | 115 (54.0) | 87 (60.4) |
| 1 | 190 (28.2) | 93 (29.4) | 64 (30.1) | 33 (22.9) |
| 2+ | 148 (22.0) | 90 (28.5) | 34 (15.9) | 24 (16.7) |
| Uses Senior Center Activities | 145 (21.3) | 67 (21.1) | 47 (21.8) | 31 (21.2) |
| Engagement Inside the Home | ||||
| Talks to Friends/Relatives | ||||
| Once/week or less | 66 (9.8) | 18 (5.7) | 34 (15.9) | 14 (9.9) |
| Few times/week | 165 (24.6) | 75 (23.8) | 60 (28.0) | 30 (21.1) |
| Once/day | 137 (20.4) | 72 (22.9) | 40 (18.7) | 25 (17.6) |
| Several times/day | 303 (45.2) | 150 (47.6) | 80 (37.4) | 73 (51.4) |
| Uses Internet | 233 (34.7) | 169 (54.2) | 44 (20.7) | 20 (13.7) |