Table 2.
Size and Characteristics of the Population Aged 65 and Older Receiving Personal Assistance, by Level of Assistance (%)a
| Non–Nursing Home Population | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing Home Population | 3+ Self-Care or Mobility Activitiesb | 1 to 2 Self-Care or Mobility Activitiesb | Only Household Activitiesc | Any Self-Care, Mobility, or Household Activity | No Assistanced | Total, Non–Nursing Home | |
| Size: % (Millions) | 2.9 (1.1) | 7.0 (2.7) | 10.3 (3.9) | 8.5 (3.3) | 25.8 (9.8) | 71.3 (27.2) | 97.1 (37.0) |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 27.0 | 31.1 | 31.9 | 32.3 | 31.8 | 47.7 | 43.4 |
| Female | 73.0 | 68.9 | 68.1 | 67.7 | 68.2 | 52.3 | 56.6 |
| Race | |||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 79.6 | 71.0 | 74.9 | 78.4 | 75.0 | 82.6 | 80.5 |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 12.0 | 11.6 | 10.2 | 8.7 | 10.1 | 7.4 | 8.1 |
| Other, non-Hispanic | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| Hispanic | 4.4 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 8.9 | 10.7 | 5.3 | 6.7 |
| Marital Status | |||||||
| Married/living with partner | — | 42.1 | 47.0 | 40.7 | 43.6 | 61.9 | 57.0 |
| Separated/divorced | — | 8.7 | 11.4 | 12.9 | 11.1 | 12.7 | 12.2 |
| Widowed | — | 44.0 | 37.1 | 41.3 | 40.3 | 22.1 | 27.1 |
| Never married | — | 5.2 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
| Income Quartiles | |||||||
| 1st < $15,000 | — | 43.6 | 37.1 | 36.2 | 38.6 | 18.4 | 23.8 |
| 2nd $15,000–< $30,000 | — | 29.6 | 28.7 | 28.3 | 28.8 | 22.6 | 24.3 |
| 3rd $30,000–< $60,000 | — | 17.1 | 20.3 | 21.2 | 19.7 | 29.3 | 26.7 |
| 4th ≥ $60,000 | — | 9.7 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 12.9 | 29.7 | 25.2 |
| Residence Type | |||||||
| Community | 0.0 | 83.2 | 86.6 | 81.0 | 83.8 | 98.4 | 94.5 |
| Supportive care setting other than nursing home | 0.0 | 16.8 | 13.4 | 19.0 | 16.2 | 1.6 | 5.5 |
| Nursing home | 100.0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Unweighted n | 468 | 749 | 968 | 782 | 2,499 | 5,110 | 7,609 |
Data from the 2011 National Health and Aging Trends Study.
Assistance with bathing, dressing, eating, toileting, getting out of bed, getting around inside one's home or building, or leaving one's home or building.
Assistance for health or functioning reasons with laundry, hot meals, shopping for personal items, paying bills/banking, handling medications (but not self-care or mobility activities).
No assistance and assistance with household activities for reasons other than health or functioning or with transportation, seeing the doctor, and/or less frequent money or health insurance matters (but not self-care or mobility activities or household activities for health or functioning reasons).