TABLE 4.

Meals-on-Wheels Recipients’ Level of Mobility and Use of Devices

	White %	Black %	Hispanic %	Total %
How often leave the house*
Never	14.9	10.9	7.0	12.9
One time per week or less	27.7	26.6	32.4	28.0
Two to three times per week	27.1	31.9	32.4	29.0
Four times per week	5.1	7.6	3.8	5.6
Five or more times per week	25.2	23.0	24.3	24.5
Most used transportation method***
Walk	32.7	23.1	33.9	30.3
Bus	9.8	21.5	19.9	14.4
Access-A-Ride	16.1	22.2	16.4	17.7
Taxi	10.8	13.8	8.8	11.3
Do not go out	1.1	0.0	0.6	0.7
Other	29.5	19.4	20.5	25.5
Trouble getting out*
No, able to get out as often as like	29.0	30.4	40.0	30.7
Yes	71.0	69.6	60.0	69.3
Health prevents getting out
No	12.7	12.5	7.2	12.1
Yes	87.3	87.5	92.8	87.9
Stairs in the apartment prevent getting out
No	81.2	79.9	74.8	80.2
Yes	18.8	20.1	25.2	19.8
Waiting for Meals-on-Wheels prevents getting out
No	82.0	84.6	80.2	82.5
Yes	18.0	15.4	19.8	17.5
Neighborhood safety prevents getting out
No	89.8	85.7	83.8	88.1
Yes	10.2	14.3	16.2	11.9

^*p < .05.

^**p < .01.

^***p < .001.