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Metropolitan Status and the Presence of Elderly Members in the Household (15.4.3)

Providers located in center cities tended to serve a higher percentage of elderly people.  This is true both for clients actually at the sites and for their broader households (Table 15.4.3).

Table 15.4.3
URBAN/METROPOLITAN STATUS AND ELDERLY CLIENTS

		Urban/Metropolitan Status
	All Clients	Center City	Metro, not Center City	Nonmetro
Clients at program sites
Elderly Clients	17.3%	23.2%	20.3%	14.2%
Nonelderly clients	82.7%	76.8%	79.7%	85.8%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
SAMPLE SIZE (N)	52,147	11,595	14,458	26,094
Client households
Elderly person in household	21.4%	27.4%	25.0%	18.1%
No elderly person in household	78.6%	72.6%	75.0%	81.9%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
SAMPLE SIZE (N)	52,723	11,708	14,607	26,408

Notes:
In calculating percentages and sample sizes, we excluded item nonresponses to all variables involved.

Statistically significant based on chi-square test (d.f. = 2) at the 1% level.

Findings presented in Table 15.4.3 include:

• 23.2% of the clients at the programs located in center cities, 20.3% of the clients at the programs located in suburban areas (metropolitan areas outside center cities), and 14.2% at the programs located in nonmetropolitan areas are age 65 or over.
• As for the client households with at least one senior member (including household members not present at the A2H sites), 27.4% of the client households served at the programs located in center cities, 25.0% served at the programs located in suburban areas, and 18.1% served at the programs located in nonmetropolitan areas have at least one senior member.