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Minnesota Board on Aging.

Minnesota Board on Aging

Survey of Older Minnesotans

Data Tables

2001 Survey of Older Minnesotans

Statewide Population 55+

Table 1     Live in Another State Part of the Year

Table 2     Transportation Needs

Table 3     Older Adult Drivers

Table 4     Caregivers for Someone Ill or Disabled

Table 5     Who Are Caregivers Caring For?

Table 6     Having Living Children

Table 7     Number of Living Children

Table 8     Having Living Children Nearby

Table 9     Having Living Children in Household

Table 10   Contact with Children

Table 11   Contact with Friends or Other Relatives

Table 12   Having Someone to Confide in

Table 13   Participating in Vigorous Activities

Table 14   Eating Changes Because of Illness or Medical Condition

Table 15   Having Times When Not Enough Money to Buy Food

Table 16   Lost or Gained 10 lbs Without Wanting to

Table 17   Description of Current Health Status

Table 18   Difficulty Getting Medical Services Needed

Table 19   Reason Very Difficult or Somewhat Difficult to Get Medical Services Needed

Table 20   Quality of Health Care Received Last Year

Table 21   Someone to Provide Care if Sick or Disabled

Table 22   Caregiver When Ill or Disabled

Table 23   Filled Out Minnesota’s Health Care Directive

Table 24   Hospitalized Overnight in Past Twelve Months

Table 25   Stayed Overnight in Nursing Home in Past 12 Months

Table 26   Government Payment for Nursing Home and In-Home Services

Table 27   Functional Status

Table 28   Any Difficulty Preparing Meals

Table 29   Any Difficulty Shopping for Groceries

Table 30   Any Difficulty Managing Money

Table 31   Any Difficulty Doing Heavy Housework

Table 32   Any Difficulty Doing Light Housework

Table 33   Any Difficulty With Mobility (Getting Outside)

Table 34   Any Difficulty Getting Dressed

Table 35   Any Difficulty With Personal Care

Table 36   Any Difficulty With Transfer from Bed or Chair

Table 37   Any Difficulty Using the Toilet

Table 38   Help With Functional Activities

Table 39   Take Prescription Drugs On a Daily Basis

Table 40   Concerns About Health

Table 41   Concerns About Children or Grandchildren

Table 42   Concerns About Feeling Safe

Table 43   Concerns About Income or Money Matters

Table 44   Concerns About Getting Older and Needing Care

Table 45   Concerns About Being Cheated or Defrauded

Table 46   Concerns About Being Able to Pay for Prescription Drugs

Table 47   Concerns About Getting Good Health Care

Table 48   Problems With Lonliness

Table 49   Problems With Depression

Table 50   Type of Permanent Housing

Table 51   Living in Senior Housing

Table 52   Housing Tenure

Table 53   Number of Persons in Respondent’s Household

Table 54   Living Arrangements

Table 55   Planning to Move

Table 56   Assistance Needed to Stay in Own Home

Table 57   Service Awareness: Senior Linkage Line

Table 58   Contact for Information About Available Services

Table 59   Age

Table 60   Gender

Table 61   Marital Status

Table 62   Highest Educational Level

Table 63   Employment Status

Table 64   Would Like to be Working for Pay

Table 65   Main Source of Income

Table 66   Median Per Capital Income

Table 67   Per Capita Income

Table 68   Poverty Status: Live Alone

Table 69   Poverty Status: Lives with Spouse Only

Statistical differences between subpopulations of older persons at p <.01, based on the Chi Square statistic, are indicated by the placement of an asterisk after the name of the population group in the first column. Statistical significance means that there is a 1 percent probability that the differences could be based on chance. More precisely, a p value less than .01 means that only one time in a hundred would one find differences of the size observed if there were actually no differences between the two groups in the population.

Last Updated:  January 13, 2004