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Percentage of U.S. people who needed help with personal care from others 1997-2018
Percentage of U.S. people who needed help with personal care from others 1997-2018
Percentage of older people who needed help with personal care from other persons in the U.S. from 1997 to 2018
by John Elflein,
last edited
Jul 8, 2019
This survey represents the percentage of older people who needed help with personal care from other persons, in the United States from 1997 to 2018. In 2018, the number of adults aged 65 years and older who needed help with personal care from other persons amounted to 7 percent in the United States.
Percentage of older people who needed help with personal care from other persons in the U.S. from 1997 to 2018
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| Percentage of older people | |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 7% |
| 2017 | 6.7% |
| 2016 | 6.4% |
| 2015 | 6.9% |
| 2014 | 6.5% |
| 2013 | 7.2% |
| 2012 | 6.4% |
| 2011 | 7.3% |
| 2010 | 7% |
| 2009 | 6.4% |
| 2008 | 6.4% |
| 2007 | 6.9% |
| 2006 | 6.1% |
| 2005 | 6.3% |
| 2004 | 6.3% |
| 2003 | 6.5% |
| 2002 | 6.2% |
| 2001 | 6.5% |
| 2000 | 6.4% |
| 1999 | 6.4% |
| 1998 | 6.3% |
| 1997 | 6.6% |
| Percentage of older people | |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 7% |
| 2017 | 6.7% |
| 2016 | 6.4% |
| 2015 | 6.9% |
| 2014 | 6.5% |
| 2013 | 7.2% |
| 2012 | 6.4% |
| 2011 | 7.3% |
| 2010 | 7% |
| 2009 | 6.4% |
| 2008 | 6.4% |
| 2007 | 6.9% |
| 2006 | 6.1% |
| 2005 | 6.3% |
| 2004 | 6.3% |
| 2003 | 6.5% |
| 2002 | 6.2% |
| 2001 | 6.5% |
| 2000 | 6.4% |
| 1999 | 6.4% |
| 1998 | 6.3% |
| 1997 | 6.6% |
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by John Elflein,
last edited
Jul 8, 2019
This survey represents the percentage of older people who needed help with personal care from other persons, in the United States from 1997 to 2018. In 2018, the number of adults aged 65 years and older who needed help with personal care from other persons amounted to 7 percent in the United States.
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- May 2019
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 1997 to 2018
- Number of respondents
- around 35,000 households
- Age group
- 65 years and older
- Method of interview
- Face-to-face interview
- Supplementary notes
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Figures from 1997 to 2005 were taken from the previous year's report and can be found here.
Data are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. Personal care needs, or activities of daily living, include eating, bathing, dressing, and getting around inside the person’s home. The analyses exclude persons with unknown information on personal care needs.
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 1997 to 2018
- Number of respondents
- around 35,000 households
- Age group
- 65 years and older
- Method of interview
- Face-to-face interview
- Supplementary notes
-
Figures from 1997 to 2005 were taken from the previous year's report and can be found here.
Data are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. Personal care needs, or activities of daily living, include eating, bathing, dressing, and getting around inside the person’s home. The analyses exclude persons with unknown information on personal care needs.
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