Data table for figure 12.1.
Percent of adults aged 65 years and over who need the help of other persons with
personal care needs:
United States, 1997-2001
Year
Percent
95%
confidence interval
1997
6.6
6.1-7.1
1998
6.3
5.9-6.8
1999
6.4
5.8-6.9
2000
6.3
5.9-6.8
2001
6.5
6.0-7.0
Data table for figure 12.2.
Percent of adults aged 65 years and over who need the help of other persons with
personal care needs, by sex and age group: United States, 2001
Age
and sex
Percent
95%
confidence interval
65-74 years Total
Men
Women
3.5
3.7
3.4
3.0-4.0
2.9-4.4
2.7-4.0
75-84 years Total
Men
Women
7.6
7.1
7.9
6.7-8.5
5.7-8.4
6.7-9.2
85 years and
over Total
Men
Women
19.0
17.8
19.8
16.7-21.4
13.9-21.6
16.7-22.8
Data table for figure
12.3. Age-sex-adjusted percent of adults aged 65 years and overwho need the help of
other persons with personal care needs, by race/ethnicity: United States,
2001
Race/ethnicity
Percent1
95%
confidence interval
Hispanic
11.9
9.3-14.5
White non-Hispanic
5.9
5.3-6.4
Black non-Hispanic
12.1
9.8-14.3
1Estimates
are age-sex-adjusted to a year 2000 standard population using three age groups:
65-74 years,
75-84 years, and 85 years and over.
