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Data tables for figures 12.1-12.3:

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, 1997-2002

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

2002 (January-June)

6.3

5.6-7.0

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, January-June 2002

Age and sex

Percent

95% confidence interval

65-74 years

Total

Men

Women

 3.0

2.8

3.1

 2.4-3.5

1.9-3.8

2.2-3.9

75-84 years

Total

Men

Women

7.4

7.4

7.5

6.2-8.7

5.3-9.5

6.0-9.0

85 years and over

Total

Men

Women

19.2

12.4

22.8

16.0-22.5

7.6-17.2

18.7-26.9

Data table for figure 12.3. Age-sex-adjusted percent of adults aged 65 years and over who need the help of other persons with personal care needs, by race/ethnicity: United States, January-June 2002

Race/ethnicity

Percent1

95% confidence interval

Hispanic

9.4

6.3-12.4

White non-Hispanic

5.9

5.1-6.6

Black non-Hispanic

9.9

7.4-12.4

1Estimates are age-sex-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population using three age groups: 65-74 years, 75-84 years, and 85 years and over.

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