Disability among older people: United States and Canada.
Data from two national surveys of community-dwelling people 55 years of age and over are the basis of tables presenting 25 measures of disability for each country. The report includes discussions of similarity and differences between the countries, methods used to make the data comparable, and limitations on interpretation of the data.
Kovar
M G
MG
National Opinion Research Center, University of Chicago, USA.
Weeks
J D
JD
Forbes
W F
WF
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D007326:Institutionalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D012737:Sex Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology