In Sweden and other countries, the benefits of user choice and market forces are often voiced in relation to the provision of medical care and social services. Policy makers increasingly view people as customers and consumers of care services. Among very old people—the most frequent care...

The proportion of people with mobility limitations (difficulties with running, walking and stairs) decreased between 1968 and 1991 in the Swedish population aged 18-75. The distribution of predictors of late life morbidity, e.g., social class, health behaviour and childhood conditions, also...