This statistic represents the personal emergency response system device ownership rate among U.S. respondents suffering from selected medical conditions in 2013. Some 60 percent of respondents suffering from Parkinson's said they owned a PERS device. Parkinson's is often correlated with a risk of falling, which is the primary reason to own a PERS device according to the source.
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Personal emergency response system device ownership rate among U.S. respondents in 2013, by medical condition
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Link-age. (June 1, 2013). Personal emergency response system device ownership rate among U.S. respondents in 2013, by medical condition [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/385290/us-respondents-owning-a-pers-device-by-condition/
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Link-age. (2013). Personal emergency response system device ownership rate among U.S. respondents in 2013, by medical condition. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/385290/us-respondents-owning-a-pers-device-by-condition/
Link-age. "Personal Emergency Response System Device Ownership Rate among U.S. Respondents in 2013, by Medical Condition." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/385290/us-respondents-owning-a-pers-device-by-condition/
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