From: Who pays for home care? A study of nationally representative data on disabled older Americans
Percent | S.E. | |
---|---|---|
Need-for-caregiving measures | ||
No. of ADL's | ||
0 | 34 | (1.1) |
1-2 | 42 | (1.2) |
3-4 | 16 | (0.8) |
5-6 | 8 | (0.5) |
No. of IADL's | ||
0-1 | 41 | (1.2) |
2-3 | 28 | (1.0) |
4-5 | 16 | (0.8) |
6-8 | 15 | (0.8) |
Age | ||
65–74 | 24 | (0.9) |
75–84 | 52 | (1.0) |
85+ | 24 | (0.9) |
Demographic characteristics | ||
Gender | ||
Female | 43 | (1.5) |
Male | 57 | (1.5) |
Race | ||
White | 89 | (0.9) |
African American | 10 | (0.9) |
Other | 1 | (0.3) |
Hispanic | ||
No | 95 | (0.6) |
Yes | 5 | (0.6) |
Education | ||
Less than high school grad | 53 | (1.5) |
High school grad | 39 | (1.4) |
College degree | 8 | (0.7) |
Family income | ||
0–14,999 | 37 | (1.2) |
15,000–29,999 | 27 | (1.1) |
30,000–49,999 | 9 | (0.7) |
50,000–74,999 | 3 | (0.4) |
75,000+ | 2 | (0.3) |
Family income missing | 22 | (0.9) |
Home assets | ||
No | 27 | (1.2) |
Yes, home value missing | 32 | (1.1) |
Home value less than 150,000 | 32 | (1.1) |
Home value greater than 150,000 | 9 | (0.6) |
Informal caregiving resources | ||
Hours of informal care | ||
0 | 50 | (1.2) |
1–8 | 22 | (0.9) |
9–24 | 13 | (0.8) |
25+ | 15 | (0.8) |
Marital status | ||
Single | 4 | (0.4) |
Married | 40 | (1.3) |
Widowed | 50 | (1.3) |
Divorced | 6 | (0.6) |
Number of children | ||
0 | 15 | (1.1) |
1 | 16 | (1.0) |
2 | 23 | (1.2) |
3 | 19 | (1.3) |
4+ | 26 | (1.3) |