N C H S - N H I S D - Table 1. Using assistive technology 1994

Table 1. Number of persons using assistive technology devices by age of person and type of device: United States, 1994

Assistive Device	All ages	44 years and under	45-64 years	65 years and over
Anatomical devices	Number in thousands
Any anatomical device**	4,565	2,491	1,325	748
Back brace	1,688	795	614	279
Neck brace	168	76	78	*13
Hand brace	332	171	119	42
Arm brace	320	209	86	*25
Leg brace	596	266	138	192
Foot brace	282	191	59	31
Knee brace	989	694	199	96
Other brace	399	239	104	56
Any artificial limb	199	69	59	70
Artificial leg or foot	173	58	50	65
Artificial arm or hand	*21	*9	*6	*6
Mobility devices
Any mobility device**	7,394	1,151	1,699	4,544
Crutch	575	227	188	160
Cane	4,762	434	1,116	3,212
Walker	1,799	109	295	1,395
Medical shoes	677	248	226	203
Wheelchair	1,564	335	365	863
Scooter	140	12	53	75
Hearing devices
Any hearing device**	4,484	439	969	3,076
Hearing aid	4,156	370	849	2,938
Amplified telephone	675	73	175	427
TDD/TTY	104	58	*25	*21
Closed caption television	141	66	*32	43
Listening device	106	*26	*22	58
Signaling device	95	*37	*23	35
Interpreter	57	*27	*21	*9
Other hearing technology	93	*28	*24	41
Vision devices
Any vision device**	527	123	135	268
Telescopic lenses	158	40	49	70
Braille	59	*28	*23	*8
Readers	68	*15	*14	39
White cane	130	*35	48	47
Computer equipment	*34	*19	*8	*7
Other vision technology	277	51	76	151

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.
** Numbers do not add to these totals because categories are not mutually exclusive; a person could be counted more than once for any device type.

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