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
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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CDC, & NCHS, & Tableau Software. (May 30, 2019). Percentage of older people who needed help with personal care from other persons in the U.S. from 1997 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 23, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/244628/share-of-us-adults-who-who-need-help-with-personal-care/
CDC, und NCHS, und Tableau Software. "Percentage of older people who needed help with personal care from other persons in the U.S. from 1997 to 2018." Chart. May 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 23, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/244628/share-of-us-adults-who-who-need-help-with-personal-care/
CDC, NCHS, Tableau Software. (2019). Percentage of older people who needed help with personal care from other persons in the U.S. from 1997 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 23, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/244628/share-of-us-adults-who-who-need-help-with-personal-care/
CDC, and NCHS, and Tableau Software. "Percentage of Older People Who Needed Help with Personal Care from Other Persons in The U.S. from 1997 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/244628/share-of-us-adults-who-who-need-help-with-personal-care/
CDC & NCHS & Tableau Software, Percentage of older people who needed help with personal care from other persons in the U.S. from 1997 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/244628/share-of-us-adults-who-who-need-help-with-personal-care/ (last visited February 23, 2020)
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