OBJECTIVES:  Given the evidence showed that bone disorders were one of the top three prevalent chronic conditions among the elderly in Taiwan, the aim of this study was to explore the different characteristic, health status, health care utilization  between those who suffered from bone disorders or not among the elderly in Taiwan. METHODS:   The data used for this study was obtained from the 2005 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) databases in Taiwan. The interviewees who reported to have “osteoporosis” or “osteoarthritis” were grouped into bone disorder group. Otherwise were non-bone disorder group. The appropriate descriptive statistics with sampling weights and inferential analysis approaches were applied on those responses for basic demographics, perceived health status, and self- report health care utilization. RESULTS:  Of 2727 elderly interviewees in 2005 NHIS, 35.2% reported to have bone disorders and their demographic characteristics were not statistically significant different from the other group, except the proportion of female. (65.0% vs