The role of schools in meeting community needs during bioterrorism.

Over the last two decades, disability (needing help with personal care or other routine needs) has fallen among the elderly. But disability has risen for younger Americans, especially those ages 30–49. The largest increase occurred for those ages 30–39, whose rate of disability rose by more than 50 percent between 1984 and 1996. Disability is rising for whites and nonwhites, for people inside and outside the labor force, and for all education groups. RAND researchers looked for explanations.