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, quarter one 2002
![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, quarter one 2002](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090121230549im_/http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/images/nhis/released200209/fig12-2.gif)
NOTES: Personal care
needs or activities of daily living (ADL) include such things as eating,
bathing, dressing, or getting around inside the person’s home.
DATA SOURCE: Based on
data collected from January through March in the Family Core component of
the 2002 National Health Interview Survey.
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