Persons 70 and Older in Housing with Supportive Services1
| Characteristic | Number |
|---|---|
| Number of Persons | 542,600 |
| Percent of Total Population Aged 70 and Older in 1993 | 2.6 |
| Mean Age (years) | 81.8 |
| Characteristic | Percent Distribution by Characteristic |
|---|---|
| Gender Female Male |
79.7 20.3 |
| Race White Black Other |
87.4 8.2 4.3 |
| Marital Status Married Widowed Never married Separated/divorced |
19.7 68.0 6.1 6.2 |
| Education Less than 12 years 12 years Greater than 12 years |
37.3 30.1 32.6 |
| Type of Long-term Care Receipt2 No ADLs or IADLs IADLs only 1-2 ADLs 3-6 ADLs |
64.2 13.7 16.3 5.8 |
| Cognitively Impaired3 Yes No Missing |
44.7 49.6 5.6 |
| Functional Limitations4 Upper body only Lower body only Upper and lower body Neither |
a 56.8 10.6 31.6 |
| Difficulty Seeing | 31.6 |
| Difficulty Hearing | 23.6 |
| Service Use Informal care only Both informal and formal care Formal care only No formal or informal care |
12.0 10.8 9.8 67.5 |
Source: Asset and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old (AHEAD).
Note: Some numbers may not add to total because of missing values. Except where shown, missing values do not exceed 2% of the relevant sample. ADL = Activities of daily living; IADL = Instrumental activities of daily living.
1 A housing unit is classified as offering supportive services if group meals; bathing, dressing or eating; or nursing care services are available.
2 Receipt of long-term care is defined as receiving human assistance with at least one of six ADLs and five IADLs. The ADLs included are eating, transferring, toileting, getting around inside, dressing, and bathing. The IADLs are meal preparation, grocery shopping, financial management, taking medication, and telephoning.
3 Persons were classified as cognitively impaired if they scored 15 or less in a scale containing 25 items related to the Mini Mental Status Questionnaire, immediate and delayed word recall, and number subtractions (Herzog and Wallace, 1997).
4 Lower body limitations include difficulties with walking several blocks, climbing a flight of stairs, pulling or pushing large objects, and lifting or carrying weights over 10 pounds. Upper body limitations include difficulty picking up small objects from a table.
a Unweighted cell size too small to report estimate.