New Disability Figures Show Sharp Rise in Numbers

 

The number of U.S. adults reporting a disability increased by 3.4 million between 1999 and 2005, according to a recent report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The most common causes of disability among adults in the United States are arthritis or rheumatism, back or spine problems, and heart disease.

That increase is part of a pattern, suggests study co-author Dr. Chad Helmick. "It is likely we will see more dramatic increases in the number of adults with a disability as the baby-boomer population begins to enter higher risk, older-age groups over the next 20 years."…….

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New Disability Figures Show Sharp Rise in Numbers