From: Randall Parker 

But unless the numbers are stated per age group all that may be getting
reported is that there are more old people and some of them are frail and
fall down.

Oh, and some old people actually fall because their bones get so weak that
the bones spontaneously fracture and the fall is actually caused by the
fracture rather than vice versa.

In news:<393ec02e{at}w3.nls.net>, tonyi{at}attglobal.net says...
> The only thing worth a hoot is rate per unit population, not a percent
> relating to an absolute number -- that doesn't say anything.
>

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