Table 3. Percent distribution of helpers and helper days, by sex and relationship to individuals 65 years of age or over with limitations to activities of daily living.

Age and relationship	Helpers		Helper days
	Male	Female	Male	Female
	Percent
All persons 65 years or over
Spouse	37	10	53	17
Offspring	24	34	19	37
Other relative	23	35	18	30
Formal	16	21	11	16
65-74 years
Spouse	45	18	61	31
Offspring	21	29	15	27
Other relative	21	33	15	28
Formal	13	20	9	14
75-84 years
Spouse	35	8	53	14
Offspring	23	35	18	38
Other relative	25	36	18	32
Formal	17	21	11	15
85 years or over
Spouse	20	2	31	3
Offspring	34	39	31	47
Other relative	27	36	22	30
Formal	19	23	16	19

SOURCE: Preliminary data from the 1982 National Long-Term Care Survey, Department of Health and Human Services, 1982.