This statistic shows reasons elderly U.S. adults who owned a cane or walker and had fallen didn't always use their mobility device, according to a survey published in May 2015. It was found that 37 percent of elderly respondents with a mobility device who had fallen said they didn't always use their device because they hold onto other things, such as furniture or walls.
Reasons elderly U.S. adults who owned a cane or walker and had fallen didn't always use their mobility aid as of 2015
Characteristic
Share of elderly adults who had fallen
I don’t always need it
41%
I hold onto other things such as the furniture or walls
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Gerontological Society of America. (May 27, 2015). Reasons elderly U.S. adults who owned a cane or walker and had fallen didn't always use their mobility aid as of 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/619365/elderly-adults-cane-walker-fallen-nonuse-reasons/
Gerontological Society of America. "Reasons elderly U.S. adults who owned a cane or walker and had fallen didn't always use their mobility aid as of 2015." Chart. May 27, 2015. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/619365/elderly-adults-cane-walker-fallen-nonuse-reasons/
Gerontological Society of America. (2015). Reasons elderly U.S. adults who owned a cane or walker and had fallen didn't always use their mobility aid as of 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/619365/elderly-adults-cane-walker-fallen-nonuse-reasons/
Gerontological Society of America. "Reasons Elderly U.S. Adults Who Owned a Cane or Walker and Had Fallen Didn't Always Use Their Mobility Aid as of 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 May 2015, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/619365/elderly-adults-cane-walker-fallen-nonuse-reasons/
Gerontological Society of America, Reasons elderly U.S. adults who owned a cane or walker and had fallen didn't always use their mobility aid as of 2015 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/619365/elderly-adults-cane-walker-fallen-nonuse-reasons/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Reasons elderly U.S. adults who owned a cane or walker and had fallen didn't always use their mobility aid as of 2015 [Graph], Gerontological Society of America, May 27, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/619365/elderly-adults-cane-walker-fallen-nonuse-reasons/
