This survey represents the percentage of older people who needed help with personal care from other persons, in the United States from 1997 to 2018. In 2018, the number of adults aged 65 years and older who needed help with personal care from other persons amounted to 7 percent in the United States.
Percentage of older people who needed help with personal care from other persons in the U.S. from 1997 to 2018
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CDC, & NCHS, & Tableau Software. (May 30, 2019). Percentage of older people who needed help with personal care from other persons in the U.S. from 1997 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/244628/share-of-us-adults-who-who-need-help-with-personal-care/
CDC, und NCHS, und Tableau Software. "Percentage of older people who needed help with personal care from other persons in the U.S. from 1997 to 2018." Chart. May 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/244628/share-of-us-adults-who-who-need-help-with-personal-care/
CDC, NCHS, Tableau Software. (2019). Percentage of older people who needed help with personal care from other persons in the U.S. from 1997 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/244628/share-of-us-adults-who-who-need-help-with-personal-care/
CDC, and NCHS, and Tableau Software. "Percentage of Older People Who Needed Help with Personal Care from Other Persons in The U.S. from 1997 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/244628/share-of-us-adults-who-who-need-help-with-personal-care/
CDC & NCHS & Tableau Software, Percentage of older people who needed help with personal care from other persons in the U.S. from 1997 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/244628/share-of-us-adults-who-who-need-help-with-personal-care/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Percentage of older people who needed help with personal care from other persons in the U.S. from 1997 to 2018 [Graph], CDC, & NCHS, & Tableau Software, May 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/244628/share-of-us-adults-who-who-need-help-with-personal-care/