Table 8 The average age of LTCIP beneficiaries according to gender, benefit level and living with or with no spouse, December 2011
From: The Long-Term Care Insurance Program in Israel: solidarity with the elderly in a changing society
Benefit level | 45.5% | 75% | 84% | 91% | 150% | 168% | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female (all beneficiaries; N=105,801) | |||||||
With no spouse | 82.0 | 85.3 | 84.6 | 81.1 | 84.6 | 84.9 | 82.8 |
With a spouse | 77.1 | 78.9 | 79.8 | 78.0 | 80.9 | 81.3 | 79.2 |
Gap | 4.9 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
Female (aged 67 or over; N=102,896) | |||||||
With no spouse | 82.6 | 85.6 | 84.7 | 81.6 | 84.8 | 85.1 | 83.2 |
With a spouse | 78.6 | 79.9 | 80.5 | 78.8 | 81.3 | 81.7 | 79.9 |
Gap | 4.0 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
Male (all beneficiaries; N=43,225) | |||||||
With no spouse | 83.9 | 85.7 | 85.1 | 82.5 | 85.4 | 85.5 | 83.9 |
With a spouse | 81.2 | 82.4 | 82.5 | 81.5 | 83.2 | 83.2 | 82.2 |
Gap | 2.7 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.7 |