Table 53 Number of Dependent and Bedridden Persons at Home by Sex and Age: 1998
Dependent person (=dependants) means a household member who is aged 6 and over and needs support in bathing, moving inside home, changing clothes, excreting, having meals, changing body position. Bedridden (at home) means a patient who is in bed almost the whole day.
Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Comprehensive Survey of Living Condition of the People on Health and Welfare, Various Years.
Table 54 Dependent Persons Who Have Difficulties Living at Home and Performing Daily Activities by Age: 1995
See note of Table 53.
Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Comprehensive Survey of Living Condition of the People on Health and Welfare, 1995.
