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 insurance status. It was found that 84 percent of elderly respondents with a mobility device who had fallen were medically insured under Medicare.
Percentage of elderly U.S. adults who owned a cane or walker and had fallen as of 2015, by insurance status
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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 insurance status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 24, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/619340/elderly-adults-with-cane-or-walker-fallen-by-insurance-status/
Gerontological Society of America. "Percentage of elderly U.S. adults who owned a cane or walker and had fallen as of 2015, by insurance status." Chart. May 27, 2015. Statista. Accessed January 24, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/619340/elderly-adults-with-cane-or-walker-fallen-by-insurance-status/
Gerontological Society of America. (2015). Percentage of elderly U.S. adults who owned a cane or walker and had fallen as of 2015, by insurance status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 24, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/619340/elderly-adults-with-cane-or-walker-fallen-by-insurance-status/
Gerontological Society of America. "Percentage of Elderly U.S. Adults Who Owned a Cane or Walker and Had Fallen as of 2015, by Insurance Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 May 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/619340/elderly-adults-with-cane-or-walker-fallen-by-insurance-status/
Gerontological Society of America, Percentage of elderly U.S. adults who owned a cane or walker and had fallen as of 2015, by insurance status Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/619340/elderly-adults-with-cane-or-walker-fallen-by-insurance-status/ (last visited January 24, 2020)
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