Table 3.

Demographic, Health and Functioning-Related Characteristics of the Population Ages 65 and Older by Residential Setting^a

	All residents					Residents receiving help or having difficulty with daily activities
			Residential care					Residential care
	Traditional community housing	Retirement or senior housing	Independent living	Assisted living	p Value	Traditional community housing	Retirement or senior housing	Independent living	Assisted living	p Value
Age group (%)					**					**
65–74	55.5	47.3	18.5	18.5		44.4	41.2	16.4	17.9
75–84	33.6	36.0	40.9	26.3		38.0	35.9	38.2	26.1
85+	10.9	16.7	40.3	55.3		17.6	22.9	45.5	56.0
Female (%)	55.3	60.7	69.9	73.4	**	61.2	67.3	72.4	73.8	**
Race/Ethnicity (%)					**					**
Non-Hispanic White	80.1	80.3	85.6	91.4		76.2	76.8	88.8	91.9
Other	19.5	19.7	14.4	8.6		23.8	23.2	11.2	8.1
Married (%)	58.0	38.5	27.5	15.9	**	51.4	30.9	22.2	15.3	**
Low income (1st Quartile; %)	22.0	35.8	32.4	45.2	**	29.0	41.7	34.4	44.8	**
Proxy (%)	5.2	4.4	3.4	31.1	**	10.1	8.3	4.3	31.8	**
Chronic conditions (mean; 0–12)	2.6	2.9	3.2	3.3	**	3.4	3.6	3.4	3.3
Probable dementia (%)	8.8	10.5	15.6	42.6	**	16.9	17.5	19.2	43.4	**
Physical capacity (mean; 0–12)	9.2	8.4	7.2	4.2	**	7.0	6.3	6.4	4.1	**
Surgery or hospital stay last 12 mo. (%)	25.6	28.9	34.3	40.1	**	35.5	36.8	36.0	40.5
Assistance in last month
Only household activities (%)	7.4	11.4	38.0	23.5	**	16.7	21.9	47.8	24.0	**
Any self-care, mobility activities (%)	16.1	18.2	23.6	72.6	**	36.5	34.9	29.8	74.1	**
n	6,631	566	223	189		3,337	328	176	182

^aExcludes residents of nursing home settings.

p-Value for design-based F-test; **p < .01, *p < .05.