Table 2.

Living Arrangements and Receipt of Help by Preferred Care Option^a

Characteristics	Total	Preferred care option					p Value
		Own home family help	Own home paid help	Living with adult child	Assisted living or CCRC	Nursing home
Total	100.0%	29.4%	27.7%	6.2%	27.8%	8.9%
Living arrangementsb
Alone	25.8	24.5	31.8	3.6	28.6	11.5	.00
With spouse	55.3	31.8	28.5	5.6	27.3	6.7
With child (no spouse)	9.9	32.4	21.2	15.0	18.3	13.2
With others	4.2	37.3	19.3	9.0	25.1	9.3
Residential carec	4.8	15.4	17.2	6.2	51.6	9.6
Receiving helpb
Self-care or mobility	12.1	30.3	24.5	10.8	22.0	12.4	.00
Household activities only for health/functioning reasons	12.2	33.5	23.3	6.4	24.2	12.6
None	75.7	28.6	28.9	5.4	29.3	7.7

Note: NHATS 2012; persons aged 65 or older who were self-respondents (n = 1,783), excluding those who answered don’t know (n = 49) or refused (n = 14) to questions about care preferences and nursing home residents (n = 8). CCRC = continuing care retirement communities.

^aBest care option for a person aged 80 years old with health problems who needs someone to help with bathing, dressing, and getting around inside.

^bLiving arrangements and receiving help with self-care/mobility activities, household activities only for health/functioning reasons in 2012.

^cPersons in non-nursing home residential care settings.