This statistic shows the share of elderly U.S. adults who owned a cane or walker and had fallen, according to a survey published in May 2015, by age. It was found that 22.2 percent of elderly respondents with a mobility device who had fallen were aged 85 to 89 years.
Percentage of elderly U.S. adults who owned a cane or walker and had fallen as of 2015, by age group
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Gerontological Society of America. (May 27, 2015). Percentage of elderly U.S. adults who owned a cane or walker and had fallen as of 2015, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/619293/elderly-adults-with-cane-or-walker-fallen/
Gerontological Society of America. "Percentage of elderly U.S. adults who owned a cane or walker and had fallen as of 2015, by age group." Chart. May 27, 2015. Statista. Accessed September 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/619293/elderly-adults-with-cane-or-walker-fallen/
Gerontological Society of America. (2015). Percentage of elderly U.S. adults who owned a cane or walker and had fallen as of 2015, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/619293/elderly-adults-with-cane-or-walker-fallen/
Gerontological Society of America. "Percentage of Elderly U.S. Adults Who Owned a Cane or Walker and Had Fallen as of 2015, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 May 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/619293/elderly-adults-with-cane-or-walker-fallen/
Gerontological Society of America, Percentage of elderly U.S. adults who owned a cane or walker and had fallen as of 2015, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/619293/elderly-adults-with-cane-or-walker-fallen/ (last visited September 08, 2024)
Percentage of elderly U.S. adults who owned a cane or walker and had fallen as of 2015, by age group [Graph], Gerontological Society of America, May 27, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/619293/elderly-adults-with-cane-or-walker-fallen/
