Table 1 Characteristics of persons aged ≥ 65 years receiving home care servicesa in Norway
Variable | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | pb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 112,487 | 117,673 | 119,307 | 122,566 | 123,674 | 125,593 | |
Women, n (%) | 74,391 (66.1) | 77,387 (65.8) | 78,258 (65.6) | 79,809 (65.1) | 79,902 (64.6) | 80,676 (64.2) | < 0.001 |
Age, mean (SD) | 82.0 (6.9) | 82.0 (7.1) | 82.0 (7.2) | 81.9 (7.3) | 81.8 (7.4) | 81.8 (7.5) | < 0.001 |
Age group, n (%) | |||||||
65–69 | 8159 (7.3) | 9083 (7.7) | 9963 (8.4) | 10,883 (8.9) | 11,669 (9.4) | 11,910 (9.5) | 0.010c |
70–74 | 10,476 (9.3) | 11,057 (9.4) | 11,238 (9.4) | 11,871 (9.7) | 12,339 (10.0) | 13,197 (10.5) | |
75–79 | 17,226 (15.3) | 17,251 (14.7) | 17,201 (14.4) | 17,242 (14.1) | 17,469 (14.1) | 17,706 (14.1) | |
80–84 | 26,618 (23.7) | 27,247 (23.2) | 27,074 (22.7) | 27,500 (22.4) | 26,533 (21.5) | 26,393 (21.0) | |
85–89 | 30,681 (27.3) | 31,121 (26.5) | 30,768 (25.8) | 30,539 (24.9) | 30,252 (24.5) | 30,254 (24.1) | |
90 + | 19,327 (17.2) | 21,914 (18.6) | 23,063 (19.3) | 24,531 (20.0) | 25,412 (20.6) | 26,133 (20.8) | |
Living aloned, n (%) | 62,764 (62.7) | 67,448 (63.8) | 69,615 (63.7) | 70,542 (63.1) | 72,413 (62.9) | 73,289 (62.7) | 0.003 |
DMe, n (%) | 16,007 (14.2) | 17,985 (15.3) | 18,393 (15.4) | 18,839 (15.4) | 19,291 (15.6) | 19,752 (15.7) | < 0.001 |
Hours of HCSf, median (IQR) | 52 (14–161) | 52 (15–162) | 52 (17–168) | 52 (16–167) | 53 (16–167) | 52 (15–165) | 0.99 |