Making sense of National Statistics on Wheeled Mobility

Over a quarter of persons ages 85 and older, the “oldest-old,” use canes, and about 15 percent use walkers. Only 7 percent use wheeled mobility devices (Kaye, Kang, and LaPlante, 2000). Figure 1. Proportion of the population unable to or having some difficulty walking by themselves, and use of assistive devices, by age: United States 1995-1997 ................
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