Table 3. Percent of Persons with Home Health Care Expenses During the Year and Mean Expenses per Month by Type of Provider and Age, 2009

Table 3. Percent of Persons with Home Health Care Expenses During the Year and Mean Expenses per Month by Type of Provider and Age, 2009
	Persons with Home Health Care Expenses during Year		Total Expenses Per Month
Type of provider/Age of person	Percent	Std Error	Mean^a	Std Error
Agency provider
All ages	1.9	0.10	$1,616	$122.7
65+ years only	8.7	0.63	$1,395	$143.1
Paid Independent Provider
All ages	0.3	0.04	$1,433	$265.3
65+ years only	1.2	0.24	$1,500	$339.8
Either type
All ages	2.1	0.12	$1,600	$117.1
65+ years only	9.4	0.65	$1,405	$145.1

^aEstimates are based on all person/months during the year for the specific type of home health expenses (i.e. agency, paid independent or either).