Physical functioning of the aged; United States, 1984

Fulton, John Peter; Henershot, Gerry E.; Jack, Susan S.; Katz, Sidney.

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Physical functioning of the aged; United States, 1984

Published Date:

March 1989

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Personal Authors:

Fulton, John Peter ; Henershot, Gerry E. ; Jack, Susan S. ; Katz, Sidney. ;

Corporate Authors:

National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)

Series:

Vital and health statistics. Series 10, Data from the national health survey ; no. 167 ; DHHS publication ; no. (PHS) 89-1595 ;

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Description:

Measures of dependence in the physical functioning of civilian noninstitutionalized persons 65 years of age and over for the United States, 1984, are presented for home management activities, personal care activities, mobility activities, and continence of bladder and bowel, Each of these measures is cross-tabulated with age, sex, race, marital status, living arrangement, family income, highest grade of school completed, geographic region, and place of residence, Data were derived from responses to the Supplement on Aging of the 1984 National Health Interview Survey.

Document Type:

Journal Issue

Collection(s):

Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection

Place as Subject:

United States

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