A study of successful aging in the Health and Retirement Study lends support to critics of the Rowe and Kahn model because although approximately 80% of the sample had no disability at the start of the study, a considerable proportion (37-40%) had _____________ at the final point of data collection.

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The study found that a considerable proportion (37-40%) of the sample had some form of disability at the final point of data collection, which supports the idea that disability is a common component of aging and challenges the Rowe and Kahn model of successful aging as solely being about avoiding disability.

A Study of Successful Aging in the Health and Retirement