Hello again Mktucker,
Thank you for your clarification.
The title of the report is :
Mobility Device Use in the United States
?This report focuses on the population using devices, providing a
detailed profile of their demographic characteristics; health and
disability status, including diagnoses and impairments, physical
functioning, and activities of daily living; and health insurance
status. More significantly, the report addresses the accessibility of
mobility device users' homes and larger environments, demonstrating
that improvements in physical accessibility remain a priority for
millions of mobility device users who still experience accessibility
barriers.?
http://dsc.ucsf.edu/publication.php?pub_id=2
Download full text of this publication here:
http://dsc.ucsf.edu/pdf/report14.pdf
?Canes are by far the most widely used mobility devices: 4.8 million
Americans use them, or 70 percent of mobility device users.?
?The population estimate of 4,755,000 cane users would have been
increased by 75,000 to 4,830,000 if white cane use had not been excluded.?
Cane use is especially prevalent among the elderly, at 10.2 percent of
the population aged 65 or over.
See figure 1on page 7:
Proportion of population using mobility devices, by age and device.
Cane Use
All Persons
Total Users: 4,755 (1000s)
Proportion: 1.82 (Percent)
Under 18
Total Users: 19 (1000s)
Proportion: 0.03 (Percent)
18-64
Total Users: 1,535 (1000s)
Proportion: 0.96 (Percent)
65 and over
Total Users: 3,200 (1000s)
Proportion: 10.24 (Percent)
Two-Thirds (67.3 percent) of cane users are elderly,
?Among working-age adults, canes and wheelchairs are the most
prevalent mobility devices, used by 1.0 percent and 0.4 percent,
respectively, of the population aged 18?64.?
?The female majority holds among wheelchair/scooter users (58.8
percent), cane users (57.6 percent)?
?Osteoarthritis is the top-ranked condition responsible for disability
among users of both canes and walkers (Tables F). More than onefifth
(22.3 percent) of cane users mention osteoarthritis as the main cause
of functional or activity limitation, 976,000 people .
?For both cane and walker users, cerebrovascular disease and
orthopedic impairments of the lower extremity are also highly
prevalent. Cerebrovascular disease is the primary cause of disability
among 294,000 cane users.?
?Orthopedic impairment of the lower extremity affects 270,000 cane users
?Back problems, senility, heart disease, hip problems, and rheumatoid
arthritis are also prevalent among both cane and walker users.?
I reviewed the report and the following tables and figures contain
cane use and statistics.
Please see the following tables and figures:
Table A page 8:
Number of persons and proportion of population using mobility devices,
by age and device used.
Table B on page 9:
Number of persons and proportion of population using mobility devices,
by gender and device used.
Table C on page 10:
Labor force participation, employment, and unemployment, by mobility
device used, ages 18?64.
Figure 5. on page 11:
Proportion of population using various mobility devices, by family income.
Figure 8 on page 14:
Health status of mobility device users and non-users, by age and device.
Figure 9 on page 15:
Proportion of mobility device users and non-users with self- or
other-perceived disability, by age and device.
Figure 10 on page 17:
Proportion of mobility device users and non-users limited in
activity, by age and device.
Figure 11 on page 18:
Proportion of mobility device users and non-users with functional limitations,
by degree of limitation and device, ages 18 and above.
Figure 14 on page 20:
of mobility device users and non-users with ADL limitations, by degree
of limitation
and device, ages 5 and above.
Figure 17 on page 22:
Proportion of mobility device users and non-users with IADL limitations,
by degree of limitation and device, ages 18 and above.
Table F on page 26:
Leading conditions associated with cane use, all ages.
Page 43-60 more detailed tables
Mobility Device Use in the United States. Disability
Statistics Report, (14).
U.S. Department of Education, National Institute on Disability
and Rehabilitation Research.
Download here:
http://dsc.ucsf.edu/pdf/report14.pdf
Search terms:
Canes use million United States gender age income
I hope the information provided is helpful!
Best regards,
Bobbie7 |
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