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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Oct 7.
Published in final edited form as: J Soc Serv Res. 2018 Feb 7;44(2):119–131. doi: 10.1080/01488376.2018.1428922

Table 4:

Services, Classes and Activities Older Oklahomans Would Use If Available Free Of Charge or For a Significantly Reduced Rate Overall and by Gender: 2013

Overall Male Female Male vs
Female

N Weighted
%
95% CI N Weighted
%
95% CI N Weighted
%
95% CI p-value

Services
 Legal assistance (wills, power of attorney, medical powers of attorney, etc) 594 52.1 48.7, 55.5 200 52.1 46.4, 57.8 388 52.0 47.8, 56.1 0.97
 Assistance with tax preparation 351 31.3 28.2, 34.4 120 32.7 27.3, 38.2 226 29.9 26.1, 33.7 0.40
 Telephone reassurance (daily check-in calls) 91 8.0 6.2, 9.8 20 5.0 2.6, 7.5 70 9.5 7.0, 11.9 0.02
 Congregate meals at a center 128 10.4 8.4, 12.4 37 7.6 4.8, 10.4 89 11.7 9.0, 14.3 0.05
 Home delivered meals 104 9.1 7.2, 11.0 30 7.8 4.7, 10.9 72 9.7 7.2, 12.1 0.36
 Health screenings 422 36.2 33.0, 39.4 131 32.7 27.4, 37.9 286 37.8 33.8, 41.9 0.13
 Prescription assistance 307 25.8 22.9, 28.7 116 28.8 23.6, 33.9 188 24.1 20.6, 27.6 0.14
 Respite for caregivers 83 7.9 6.1, 9.7 20 4.9 2.5, 7.4 61 9.1 6.7, 11.6 0.03
 Other 79 7.6 5.8, 9.4 22 5.6 3.0, 8.2 56 8.6 6.2, 11.0 0.11
Classes
 Health and wellness 431 38.4 35.1, 41.7 133 36.5 30.9, 42.1 293 39.0 35.0, 43.1 0.47
 Cooking 211 18.6 16.0, 21.2 64 16.9 12.6, 21.3 147 19.7 16.4, 23.0 0.33
 Nutrition 293 27.3 24.3, 30.3 71 20.8 16.0, 25.6 221 31.1 27.2, 34.9 0.002
 Exercise 477 43.3 40.0, 46.6 128 36.0 30.4, 41.6 343 46.8 42.7, 51.0 0.003
 Mental Health 142 12.4 10.2, 14.6 45 10.4 7.1, 13.7 94 13.4 10.5, 16.3 0.20
 Chronic Disease 136 11.5 9.4, 13.6 33 8.5 5.4, 11.7 100 12.9 10.1, 15.6 0.06
 Caregiver 89 8.0 6.2, 9.8 17 4.7 2.3, 7.1 72 9.9 7.4, 12.4 0.007
 Using the computer and/or Internet 472 40.7 37.4, 44.0 152 39.9 34.3, 45.5 314 41.0 36.9, 45.1 0.75
 Arts and crafts/hobby 329 29.8 26.7, 32.9 72 19.3 14.8, 23.8 253 35.1 31.1, 39.1 <0.0001
 Storm preparedness (Tornado, Ice etc…) 152 12.2 10.1, 14.3 50 10.5 7.2, 13.8 100 13.0 10.2, 15.7 0.28
 Other (please specify) 52 5.1 3.6, 6.6 18 6.1 3.2, 9.0 34 4.7 3.0, 6.5 0.40
Activities
 Indoor exercise activities 507 45.5 42.2, 48.8 134 38.4 32.8, 44.0 369 49.2 45.1, 53.4 0.003
 Outdoor exercise activities 280 25.9 22.9, 28.9 95 25.9 20.8, 31.0 182 25.8 22.2, 29.5 0.98
 Walking classes, supervised walking, walking trails 352 32.0 28.9, 35.1 92 25.4 20.4, 30.5 255 35.3 31.3, 39.3 0.004
 Card, board, and table games (bridge, poker, dominoes, scrabble, bingo etc.) 262 23.1 20.3, 25.9 82 20.8 16.2, 25.5 178 24.2 20.6, 27.8 0.27
 Day trips (such as to museums, parks) 454 39.1 35.8, 42.4 138 34.5 29.0, 39.9 310 41.0 37.0, 45.1 0.06
 Dances or dance lessons 166 15.4 13.0, 17.9 33 8.1 5.0, 11.2 130 19.2 15.9, 22.6 <0.0001
 Nature-related activities 249 22.4 19.6, 25.2 84 21.7 16.9, 26.4 163 22.9 19.4, 26.4 0.69
 Billiards, Shuffleboard, Ping Pong 85 7.9 6.1, 9.7 48 12.2 8.4, 15.9 34 5.3 3.4, 7.2 0.0004
 Croquet, lawn polo, horseshoes Tennis, basketball, volleyball 93 9.0 7.1, 10.9 40 10.2 6.8, 13.7 52 8.2 5.9, 10.6 0.33
 Other 71 6.7 5.0, 8.4 23 6.6 3.6, 9.6 48 6.9 4.8, 9.0 0.88