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Download full textForkosch, Joel Anton; And Others – 1996
This abstract summarizes recent statistics on the prevalence and causes of traumatic brain injuries (TBI), the populations it affects, and the degree of disability it causes. Estimates are based on 1985-1987 data from the National Health Interview Survey, a household survey of the noninstitutionalized U.S. population. Analysis indicates: the…
Descriptors: Adventitious Impairments, Age, Etiology, Head Injuries
Wenger, Barbara L.; And Others – 1996
This abstract summarizes recent statistics on the prevalence and causes of disability among U.S. children, based on data from the 1992 National Health Interview Survey, a household survey of the noninstitutionalized U.S. population. Analysis indicates that there are difficulties in comparing disability prevalence across age groups; overall, 5.5…
Descriptors: Age, Child Health, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
LaPlante, Mitchell P.; Carlson, Dawn – 1996
This report presents, in text and 13 tables, data obtained from 128,412 paricipants in the 1992 National Health Interview Survey concerning the prevalence of disability, as measured by limitation in activity caused by chronic health disorders, injuries, and impairments. Prevalence estimates are presented in tables for various population subgroups,…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Daily Living Skills, Disabilities
