TABLE 3.
Meals-on-Wheels Recipients’ Physical Health and Frailty
| White % | Black % | Hispanic % | Total % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical health compared to others*** | ||||
| Excellent | 6.1 | 7.6 | 17.3 | 7.8 |
| Good | 32.1 | 35.2 | 27.6 | 32.4 |
| Fair | 43.4 | 38.5 | 35.1 | 41.1 |
| Poor | 18.5 | 18.7 | 20.0 | 18.7 |
| Problem handling money | ||||
| Most of the time | 10.4 | 8.6 | 14.6 | 10.4 |
| Some of the time | 8.1 | 9.4 | 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Only occasionally | 10.8 | 7.8 | 9.7 | 9.9 |
| Not at all | 70.7 | 74.2 | 67.6 | 71.2 |
| Problem doing shopping** | ||||
| Most of the time | 30.6 | 24.1 | 21.1 | 27.7 |
| Some of the time | 11.8 | 12.2 | 15.7 | 12.4 |
| Only occasionally | 14.1 | 10.1 | 14.1 | 13.0 |
| Not at all | 43.6 | 53.7 | 49.2 | 46.9 |
| Problem using bath/shower alone*** | ||||
| Most of the time | 23.0 | 13.4 | 15.7 | 19.6 |
| Some of the time | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.8 |
| Only occasionally | 8.9 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 8.2 |
| Not at all | 58.3 | 69.4 | 68.1 | 62.4 |
| Problem doing light chores | ||||
| Most of the time | 21.9 | 23.8 | 23.8 | 22.7 |
| Some of the time | 12.4 | 14.2 | 10.3 | 12.6 |
| Only occasionally | 10.8 | 9.1 | 6.5 | 9.8 |
| Not at all | 54.8 | 52.9 | 59.5 | 54.9 |
| Problem doing heavy chores | ||||
| Most of the time | 51.2 | 47.1 | 47.0 | 49.6 |
| Some of the time | 14.1 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 12.8 |
| Only occasionally | 9.1 | 11.9 | 9.7 | 9.9 |
| Not at all | 25.6 | 30.1 | 32.4 | 27.6 |
| Difficulty walking | ||||
| Most of the time | 53.4 | 51.9 | 54.1 | 53.1 |
| Some of the time | 18.8 | 18.2 | 17.8 | 18.5 |
| Only occasionally | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 10.6 |
| Not at all | 17.3 | 19.2 | 17.3 | 17.8 |
*
p < .05.
**
p < .01.
***
p < .001.