title: [Information on the disabled and dependent people in France].
abstract: For the time being information on the exact number of blind persons living in France is not available. A great deal of reasons contribute to such a surprising lack of knowledge. As a matter of fact the various attempts for defining the state of inability and/or dependency of a person are not fully promising. Moreover the level of inability- and dependency-is changing over time. During the next two or three decades, as the baby-boomers reach the old ages, the number of people of 65 years old and over will steadily be rising. There are some signs to predict that the number of unable and dependent people will grow at a lower pace. However, the industrialized societies should be prepared to the new challenge. As a first step, they should obtain a better knowledge regarding their dependent people.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mormiche
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005602:France; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged