Official statistics and claims data records indicate non-response and recall bias within survey-based estimates of health care utilization in the older population

Table 2 Age- and sex-specific entitlement to long-term care services

		Males					Females					Age/sex standard
	Age group (years)	65–69	70–74	75–79	80–84	85–90	65–69	70–74	75–79	80–84	85–90	Age/sex standard
Entitlement to long-term care services	KORA-Age*	1.2%	2.1%	6.4%	4.1%	13.6%	0.6%	1.6%	5.0%	12.7%	24.2%	5.0%
	AOK SHI fund 2006	3.8%	6.3%	9.2%	16.7%	28.1%	3.3%	4.7%	9.9%	23.4%	39.0%	10.5%
	Delta as a %	−68%	−67%	−30%	−75%	−51%	−82%	−67%	−50%	−46%	−38%	−52%
	KORA-Age^†	1.0%	1.9%	6.0%	4.1%	13.1%	0.6%	1.6%	4.9%	12.2%	24.4%	4.9%
	Bavaria 2009	2.4%	4.2%	8.0%	14.8%	26.9%	2.1%	4.0%	9.5%	20.4%	39.1%	9.2%
	Delta as a %	−59%	−56%	−25%	−72%	−51%	−73%	−60%	−48%	−40%	−38%	−47%

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