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The NextStep Index
(Based on recent Reeve Foundation survey on the prevalence of paralysis in the US and from facts on the CDRF website.)
Chance someone in the United States is living with paralysis: 1 in 50
Number of people living with paralysis in the United States: 6 M
Population of the combined populations of LA, Philadelphia, Washington DC: 6 M
Number of people in the United States living with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI): 1.275 M
Percentage of SCI individuals who are discharged from hospitals to private homes: 87.9
Average number of days an SCI patients spends in rehabilitation before being discharged home: 36
Estimated lifetime costs for a 25-yr old with SCI: $681,843 to over $3 M
Household income for those who reported being paralyzed is significantly lower than household income
for the country as a whole, as reported by the United States Census.