Person Characteristics of the Elderly Reporting One or More Cognitive Disorders, 2007. MEMS Statistical Brief No. 310

摘要

This Statistical Brief presents estimates for adults age 65 and older (elderly) reporting one or more cognitive disorders in 2007. Estimates are presented for subgroups defined by age, sex, insurance status, poverty status, and education status. Average annual expenditures for those reporting and not reporting one or more cognitive disorders by age are also compared. The estimates are for the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population and are derived from the 2007 Household Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS-HC). Cognitive disorders are conditions that hinder a person's cognitive functioning including reasoning and memory. Many cognitive disorders result in impairment of a person's ability to carry out everyday activities and being dependent on others for their care. This Brief provides estimates to gain a better understanding of which subpopulations of the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population have these types of disorders.