Table 5 Interval-need dependency, by socio-demographics and main provider of help with daily activities.
From: Capability and dependency in the Newcastle 85+ cohort study. Projections of future care needs
| Â | Independent | Long interval | Short interval | Critical interval | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Men | 57.7 (179) | 26.1 (81) | 9.7 (30) | 6.5 (20) | 38.3 (310) |
Women | 30.6 (153) | 47.2 (236) | 12.8 (64) | 9.4 (47) | 61.7 (500) |
All | 41.0 (332) | 39.1 (317) | 11.6 (94) | 8.0 (67) | 100.0 (810) |
Housing | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Standard | 48.1 (301) | 41.5 (260) | 8.1 (51) | 2.2 (14) | 77.3 (626) |
Sheltered | 29.4 (30) | 52.0 (53) | 15.7 (16) | 2.9 (3) | 12.6 (102) |
Institution | 1.2 (1) | 4.9 (4) | 32.9 (27) | 61.0 (50) | 10.1 (82) |
Living arrangements 1 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Alone | 43.6 (192) | 47.0 (207) | 7.5 (33) | 1.8 (8) | 60.6 (440) |
With spouse only | 53.4 (109) | 33.3 (68) | 11.8 (24) | 1.5 (3) | 28.1 (204) |
With other(s) | 35.4 (29) | 45.1 (37) | 12.2 (10) | 7.3 (6) | 11.3 (82) |
Main provider of help with activities 2 of daily living 1 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No-one | 81.5 (269) | 18.2 (57) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 44.8 (326) |
Spouse | 4.2 (14) | 13.4 (42) | 34.3 (23) | 17.6 (3) | 11.3 (82) |
Children | 8.8 (29) | 36.7 (115) | 31.3 (21) | 47.1 (8) | 23.8 (173) |
Other relatives | 2.1 (7) | 9.6 (30) | 4.5 (3) | 0.0 (0) | 5.5 (40) |
Friend/neighbour | 0.3 (1) | 7.7 (24) | 1.5 (1) | 0.0 (0) | 3.6 (26) |
Home care - social services | 0.3 (1) | 6.4 (20) | 22.4 (15) | 35.3 (6) | 5.8 (42) |
Home care - voluntary | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 1.5 (1) | 0.0 (0) | 0.1 (1) |
Home care - private | 2.7 (9) | 8.0 (25) | 4.5 (3) | 0.0 (0) | 5.1 (37) |