This statistic displays the proportion of individuals who needed help with an activity of daily living in England in 2014, by gender and household income. In this year, 32 percent of men and 36 percent of women in the lowest household income bracket needed help with an activity of daily living.
Proportion of individuals who needed help with activities of daily living in England in 2014, by gender and household income
* Weighted bases: n (men) = 593, n (women) = 657. Needed help includes those who said they could do an activity but with difficulty, those who could only do it with help, and those who were unable to do it. Activities of daily living include getting up and down stairs, having a shower or bath, dressing or undressing, getting around, eating, taking medicine, washing and using the toilet.
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Health and Social Care Information Centre. (December 3, 2015). Proportion of individuals who needed help with activities of daily living in England in 2014, by gender and household income [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 08, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/377443/individuals-who-needed-help-with-activity-by-gender-and-income-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Proportion of individuals who needed help with activities of daily living in England in 2014, by gender and household income." Chart. December 3, 2015. Statista. Accessed August 08, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/377443/individuals-who-needed-help-with-activity-by-gender-and-income-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. (2015). Proportion of individuals who needed help with activities of daily living in England in 2014, by gender and household income. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 08, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/377443/individuals-who-needed-help-with-activity-by-gender-and-income-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Proportion of Individuals Who Needed Help with Activities of Daily Living in England in 2014, by Gender and Household Income." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Dec 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/377443/individuals-who-needed-help-with-activity-by-gender-and-income-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre, Proportion of individuals who needed help with activities of daily living in England in 2014, by gender and household income Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/377443/individuals-who-needed-help-with-activity-by-gender-and-income-in-england/ (last visited August 08, 2022)