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Table 6 Elderly people and LTCIP beneficiaries, 1995–2010 (in 000s)

From: The Long-Term Care Insurance Program in Israel: solidarity with the elderly in a changing society

Year

Monthly average elderly people

Change since last year

Change in %

Monthly average LTCIP beneficiaries

Change since last year

Change in %

Take-up rate (%)

1995

624.0

-

-

59.0

-

-

9.5

1996

641.4

17.4

2.8

66.0

7.0

11.9

10.3

1997

679.3

37.9

5.9

72.9

6.9

10.5

10.7

1998

695.7

16.4

2.4

81.0

8.1

11.1

11.6

1999

711.5

15.8

2.3

88.2

7.2

8.9

12.4

2000

728.7

17.2

2.4

95.8

7.6

8.6

13.1

2001

744.5

15.8

2.2

105.4

9.6

10.0

14.2

2002

758.1

13.6

1.8

112.3

6.9

6.5

14.8

2003

769.4

11.3

1.5

113.0

0.7

0.6

14.7

2004

780.6

11.2

1.5

113.4

0.4

0.4

14.5

2005

794.8

14.2

1.8

115.0

1.6

1.4

14.5

2006

813.9

19.1

2.4

120.5

5.5

4.8

14.8

2007

836.4

22.5

2.8

125.4

4.9

4.1

15.0

2008

859.1

22.7

2.7

131.1

5.7

4.5

15.3

2009

895.7

36.6

4.3

136.4

5.3

4.0

15.2

2010

925.2

29.5

3.3

141.4

5.1

3.7

15.3

  1. Source: [41, 52].
  2. Note: Take-up rates among women aged 60 and over and men aged 65 and over.