PATTERNS OF IN-HOME CARE AMONG ELDERLY BLACK-AND-WHITE AMERICANS

This study examines the use of informal and formal sources of care by elderly Black and White Americans (n = 2,847) who are functionally imp aired and noninstitutionalized. The data are from the Asset and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old (AHEAD) study. Detailed baseline charac teristics are provided and logistic regressions are used to assess the likelihood of (a) receiving in-home assistance from any source, (b) u sing any informal sources of in-home care, (c) using any formal source s, and (d) using formal sources of in-home care with informal sources of home care. Results of the logistic regressions indicate that, compa red to Whites, Black elders were less likely to receive assistance and to use informal sources of home care.