This survey represents the percentage of older people who needed help with personal care from other persons, in the U.S. from 1997 to 2017. In 2017, the number of adults aged 65 years and older who needed help with personal care from other persons amounted to 6.7% in the U.S.
1997 | 6.6 |
1998 | 6.3 |
1999 | 6.4 |
2000 | 6.4 |
2001 | 6.5 |
2002 | 6.2 |
2003 | 6.5 |
2004 | 6.3 |
2005 | 6.3 |
2006 | 6.1 |
2007 | 6.9 |
2008 | 6.4 |
2009 | 6.4 |
2010 | 7 |
2011 | 7.3 |
2012 | 6.4 |
2013 | 7.2 |
2014 | 6.5 |
2015 | 6.9 |
2016 | 6.4 |
2017 | 6.7 |