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Americans with Disabilities: 1994-95 - Table 12


TABLE 12 - SELECTED DATA ON THE RECEIPT OF PERSONAL ASSISTANCE: 1994-95 DATA FROM THE SURVEY OF INCOME AND PROGRAM PARTICIPATION

Persons receiving 
assistance with 
 an ADL or an IADL 		 Persons receiving 
 assistance with an ADL 
Number 
 (thous.) 		 Percent 
 distrib. 		 Number 
 (thous.) 		 Percent 
 distrib. 
Persons 15 years old and over receiving
 personal assistance:
  First helpers:
    Total 9,342 100.0 3,777 100.0
    Relationship to recipient:
      Spouse 2,607 27.9 1,298 34.4
      Daughter 1,710 18.3 688 18.2
            Household member 758 8.1 371 9.8
      Son 1,183 12.7 392 10.4
            Household member 567 6.1 220 5.8
      Parent 800 8.6 280 7.4
      Other relative 1,231 13.2 447 11.8
            Household member 356 3.8 164 4.3
      Nonrelative 1,018 10.9 300 7.9
            Household member 201 2.2 83 2.2
      Paid help 794 8.5 372 9.9
            Household member 23 0.3 17 4.5
 
  Second helpers:
    Total 2,906 100.0 1,544 100.0
    Relationship to recipient:
      Spouse 104 3.6 67 4.3
      Daughter 615 21.2 293 19.0
            Household member 211 7.3 91 5.9
      Son 391 13.5 228 14.8
            Household member 189 6.5 123 8.0
      Parent 153 5.3 73 4.7
      Other relative 725 24.9 356 23.1
            Household member 249 8.6 144 9.3
      Nonrelative 444 15.3 223 14.4
            Household member 43 1.5 16 1.0
      Paid help 473 16.3 305 19.8
            Household member 1 - 1 0.1
 
Persons receiving 
assistance with 
 an ADL or an IADL 		 Persons receiving 
 assistance with an ADL 
Number 
 (thous.) 		 Percent 
 distrib. 		 Number 
 (thous.) 		 Percent 
 distrib. 
Persons 65 years old and over receiving
 personal assistance:
  First helpers:
    Total 5,046 100.0 2,202 100.0
    Relationship to recipient:
      Spouse 1,366 27.1 724 32.9
      Daughter 1,120 22.2 465 21.1
            Household member 440 8.7 229 10.4
      Son 711 14.1 245 11.1
            Household member 298 5.9 122 5.5
      Other relative 755 15.0 312 14.2
            Household member 200 4.0 107 4.9
      Nonrelative 468 9.3 151 6.9
            Household member 60 1.2 19 0.9
      Paid help 626 12.4 305 13.8
            Household member 18 0.4 17 0.8
 
  Second helpers:
    Total 1,636 100.0 939 100.0
    Relationship to recipient:
      Spouse 33 2.0 22 2.3
      Daughter 350 21.4 179 19.1
            Household member 52 3.2 26 2.8
      Son 230 14.1 136 14.5
            Household member 61 3.7 44 4.7
      Other relative 406 24.8 220 23.4
            Household member 137 8.4 85 9.1
      Nonrelative 223 13.6 130 13.8
            Household member 14 0.9 3 0.3
      Paid help 394 24.1 251 26.7
            Household member 1 0.1 1 0.1
 
Persons receiving 
assistance with 
 an ADL or an IADL 		 Persons receiving 
 assistance with an ADL 
Number 
 (thous.) 		 Percent 
 distrib. 		 Number 
 (thous.) 		 Percent 
 distrib. 
Length of time recipient has needed
 assistance:
  All recipients 9,342 100.0 3,777 100.0
    Less than 1 year 2,176 23.3 888 23.5
    1 to 5 years 4,483 48.0 1,877 49.7
    More than 5 years 2,683 28.7 1,013 26.8
  Recipients 65 years old and over 5,046 100.0 2,202 100.0
    Less than 1 year 1,339 26.5 579 26.3
    1 to 5 years 2,739 54.3 1,195 54.3
    More than 5 years 968 19.2 428 19.4
 
Persons receiving 
assistance with 
 an ADL or an IADL 		 Persons receiving 
 assistance with an ADL 
Number 
 (thous.) 		 Percent 
 distrib. 		 Number 
 (thous.) 		 Percent 
 distrib. 
Amount paid for help in previous month
  All recipients who paid 1,116 100.0 554 100.0
    Less than $10 538 48.2 215 38.8
    $10 to $49 363 32.5 189 34.1
    $50 to $99 123 11.0 79 14.2
    $100 and over 92 8.3 71 12.8
  Recipients 65 years old and over who paid 798 100.0 416 100.0
    Less then $10 364 45.6 147 35.3
    $10 to $49 257 32.2 140 33.7
    $50 to $99 101 12.7 69 16.6
    $100 and over 77 9.6 60 14.5

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division