title: [Aging and functional limitations:  a comparative analysis of data from the HALS survey of the metropolitan region of Montreal and the province of Quebec, 1986].
abstract: "In this article, an analysis of data from the Health and Activity Limitation Survey (HALS) for the metropolitan region of Montreal (MRM) and for the province of Quebec, conducted in 1986-87 by Statistics Canada, will show that the level of disabilities and the severity of handicaps are distinctly related to ageing.  This raises central questions regarding the nature of the ageing process and on the pertinent policies to be adopted.  Furthermore, significant spatial differences can be observed concerning the level of disabilities for various age groups.  As such, the level of disabilities is generally lower in the MRM than in the rest of Quebec, except among those aged 75 and over and for the worst degree of disability."   (SUMMARY IN ENG AND SPA)
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000569:Americas; D002170:Canada; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D005843:Geography; D006262:Health; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011640:Public Policy
keywords: Age Factors; Americas; Canada; Comparative Studies; Demographic Aging; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Geographic Factors; Handicapped; Health; North America; Northern America; Policy; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Studies
vernacular_title: Vieillissement et limitations fonctionnelles:  analyse comparee des donnees de l'enquete ESLA entre la region metropolitaine de Montreal et la province de Quebec, 1986.