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Percentage of U.S. people who needed help with personal care from others 1997-2017

Percentage of older people who needed help with personal care from other persons in the U.S. from 1997 to 2017

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