Table 4. Receipt of Community and Institutional Long-term Care (LTC) among the Elderly, 1994
| Characteristics |
Elderly Population
(thousands) |
Percent Receiving Long-term Care1 |
| Total |
Community |
Institution |
| Persons Aged 65 and Older |
33,127 |
16.7 |
11.8 |
4.9 |
Age
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85-90
90-94
95+ |
9,815
8,787
6,553
4,348
2,450
889
285 |
6.5
9.7
15.0
27.1
43.2
66.7
80.5 |
5.7
7.9
11.5
19.3
26.1
35.5
37.4 |
0.8
1.8
3.5
7.8
17.1
31.2
43.1 |
Gender
Female
Male |
19,715
13,412 |
19.9
12.1 |
13.7
8.9 |
6.2
3.2 |
Race
White
Black
Other |
29,837
2,651
639 |
16.2
24.4
11.2 |
11.1
20.3
9.7 |
5.1
4.2
1.5 |
Marital Status
Married
Widowed
Never married
Other2 |
17,662
11,338
1,353
2,773 |
10.7
26.2
24.1
12.7 |
9.3
16.5
11.1
8.9 |
1.5
9.7
13.0
3.7 |
Source: 1994 National Long-term Care Survey.
1 Receipt of long-term care is defined as receiving human assistance or standby help with at least one of six ADLs and eight IADLs. The ADLs included are eating, transfer, toileting, getting around inside, dressing, and bathing. The IADLs are meal preparation, grocery shopping, light housework, laundry, financial management, taking medication, telephoning, and getting around outside.
2 Includes persons who were divorced, separated, or missing marital status.
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