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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 5:

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

65–74 years 75–84 years 85+ years

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) 390 57.3 53.1, 61.6 171 46.8 40.7, 52.8 33 33.6 22.7, 44.5 <0.0001
 Assistance with tax preparation 217 32.8 28.7, 36.8 109 29.4 23.9, 34.9 25 27.6 16.9, 38.2 0.50
 Telephone reassurance (daily check-in calls) 33 4.5 2.7, 6.2 32 9.9 6.2, 13.7 26 27.2 16.7, 37.7 <0.0001
 Congregate meals at a center 67 9.6 7.1, 12.1 47 12.4 8.5, 16.4 14 9.3 3.8, 14.7 0.38
 Home delivered meals 52 7.9 5.6, 10.2 37 10.5 6.8, 14.2 15 13.3 5.5, 21.1 0.21
 Health screenings 281 40.1 36.0, 44.3 116 31.9 26.3, 37.5 25 22.4 13.2, 31.5 0.002
 Prescription assistance 191 26.4 22.7, 30.1 89 23.2 18.2, 28.2 27 31.4 20.2, 42.5 0.34
 Respite for caregivers 47 7.7 5.4, 10.1 25 7.6 4.4, 10.8 11 10.2 3.4, 16.9 0.75
 Other 48 7.6 5.2, 9.9 25 7.3 4.2, 10.4 6 9.0 1.8, 16.2 0.89
Classes
 Health and wellness 301 44.1 39.9, 48.4 107 29.7 24.1, 35.2 23 26.4 15.9, 37.0 <0.0001
 Cooking 162 23.0 19.4, 26.6 44 13.7 9.4, 18.0 5 3.0 0.3, 5.7 <0.0001
 Nutrition 215 32.0 28.0, 36.0 70 22.3 17.1, 27.5 8 9.6 2.6, 16.7 <0.0001
 Exercise 323 47.5 43.3, 51.8 123 36.7 30.8, 42.6 31 35.3 23.9, 46.7 0.006
 Mental Health 87 12.5 9.7, 15.3 45 13.1 9.0, 17.2 10 9.8 3.1, 16.5 0.75
 Chronic Disease 85 11.9 9.2, 14.7 45 11.8 8.0, 15.7 6 6.8 0.9, 12.7 0.43
 Caregiver 53 7.9 5.6, 10.2 27 7.7 4.5, 10.9 9 10.0 2.9, 17.2 0.80
 Using the computer and/or Internet 307 42.9 38.7, 47.1 145 42.5 36.5, 48.5 20 17.7 9.4, 26.0 0.0001
 Arts and crafts/hobby 236 34.6 30.5, 38.6 82 25.1 19.8, 30.4 11 10.7 3.6, 17.9 <0.0001
 Storm preparedness (Tornado, Ice etc…) 98 13.2 10.3, 16.0 42 10.5 7.0, 14.1 12 10.4 3.9, 16.9 0.47
 Other (please specify) 26 4.2 2.4, 5.9 19 6.7 3.6, 9.9 7 6.6 1.1, 12.1 0.26
Activities
 Indoor exercise activities 333 47.9 43.7, 52.2 148 45.2 39.1, 51.3 26 28.0 17.3, 38.6 0.007
 Outdoor exercise activities 209 31.9 27.9, 35.9 61 17.9 13.2, 22.6 10 10.3 3.2, 17.4 <0.0001
 Walking classes, supervised walking, walking trails 259 36.9 32.8, 41.0 80 25.9 20.4, 31.3 13 17.2 7.8, 26.6 0.0003
 Card, board, and table games (bridge, poker, dominoes, scrabble, bingo etc.) 171 25.0 21.3, 28.7 67 17.8 13.2, 22.4 24 28.1 17.3, 38.9 0.05
 Day trips (such as to museums, parks) 293 41.1 37.0, 45.3 136 38.3 32.4, 44.2 25 26.3 15.9, 36.6 0.05
 Dances or dance lessons 115 17.8 14.5, 21.2 46 13.4 9.2, 17.5 5 5.0 0.0, 10.1 0.01
 Nature-related activities 177 25.9 22.2, 29.7 63 18.9 14.1, 23.8 9 8.5 2.3, 14.7 0.0009
 Billiards, Shuffleboard, Ping Pong 68 10.4 7.8, 13.1 15 4.0 1.7, 6.3 2 3.5 0.0, 8.4 0.004
 Croquet, lawn polo, horseshoes Tennis, basketball, volleyball 71 11.5 8.7, 14.3 18 5.2 2.5, 7.8 4 4.0 0.0, 8.4 0.003
 Other 42 6.7 4.5, 9.0 16 5.0 2.3, 7.7 13 12.5 4.9, 20.2 0.08