TABLE 9.

Social Isolation and Degree of Functionality of the Informal Support System of Meals-on-Wheels Recipients

Questions	Column 1 Functional/Not Isolated	Column 2 Moderately Functional/Isolated	Column 3 Minimally Functional/Isolated
	Percent of Responses
Do you have children?	Have children (72.6)		Have no children (27.4)
Frequency that you see your children	Weekly or daily (45.1)	At least monthly (12.0)	Never or rarely (42.9)
Frequency that you talk to your children	Weekly or daily (62.5)	At least monthly (5.1)	Never or rarely (32.4)
Do you have any other relatives in New York City?	Have relatives in New York City (49.3)		Have no relatives in New York City (50.7)
Frequency that you see or talk with relatives	Weekly or daily (82.1)	At least monthly (12.1)	Never or rarely (5.8)
Frequency that you see or talk with a friend	Weekly or daily (69.2)	At least monthly (11.4)	Never or rarely (19.4)
Do you have helpful neighbors?	Helpful neighbors (52.2)		No helpful neighbors (47.8)
Availability of someone to talk to if needed	Most of the time (70.4)	Some of the time (13.3)	Occasionally or not at all (16.3)
Availability of someone to provide extra help with tasks of daily living when you need it	Most of the time (60.3)	Some of the time (16.8)	Occasionally or not at all (22.9)
Number of people seen daily other than the driver	See three or more people (47.4)	See one or two other people (50.5)	No one (2.1)