Table 1. Proportions for Responses to Variables Comprising the Satisfaction with Paid Personal Assistance Scale.

Survey Question	Survey Respondents
	All	Under Age 65	Age 65 or Over
N (Unweighted)	1,340	728	612
How Happy Overall with Paid Care Received
Very Happy	0.755	0.752	0.758
Somewhat Happy	0.205	0.212	0.194
Somewhat Unhappy	0.027	0.023	0.033
Very Unhappy	0.013	0.012	0.014
Has It Ever Been Difficult to Get Problems Resolved or Fixed
Yes	0.132	0.170	0.078
No	0.868	0.830	0.922
How Well Get Along with Paid Helper
Very Well	0.810	0.795	0.830
Well	0.183	0.197	0.163
Not Very Well	0.005	0.006	0.004
Not At All Well	0.002	0.002	0.002
Any Trouble Communicating with Paid Helper
Yes	0.073	0.088	0.052
No	0.927	0.912	0.948
Problems of Paid Helper Ignoring Survey Participant
Never	0.845	0.816	0.887
Seldom	0.089	0.118	0.047
Sometimes	0.054	0.049	0.063
Often	0.007	0.012	0
Very Often	0.004	0.005	0.003
Problems with Paid Helper Treating Survey Participant Badly
Never	0.948	0.938	0.963
Seldom	0.031	0.037	0.023
Sometimes	0.016	0.02	0.009
Often	0.001	0.002	0.001
Very Often	0.003	0.003	0.005
Is Paid Helper Competent and Well Trained
Yes	0.917	0.915	0.921
Sometimes	0.044	0.051	0.034
No	0.039	0.035	0.045
Is Paid Helper Respectful
Yes	0.961	0.955	0.969
Sometimes	0.021	0.021	0.022
No	0.018	0.024	0.010

NOTE: Results are weighted and stratified by State.

SOURCE: RTI analysis of the Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., Home and Community-Based Services Survey, 2004.