Statistics on the sizes and strengths of older people have been published by the government in a new publication.
It confirms that older people are smaller than average age adults. The average adult is 1755.1 mm high, compared with 1680 mm for a person aged 75 and over.
The statistics are designed to help businesses develop products which can be used by the increasing number of older people. A particular concern is that some modern food packaging requires too much strength to be opened by an old person.
Older Adult Data is available from DTI Consumer Safety Publications, Admail 528, London SW1W 8YT. Telephone: 0870 1502 500. Fax: 0870 1502 333.
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