Growing Old in America: Expectations vs. Reality
Pew Research Center, Social and Demographic Trends, June 29, 2009, online edition (full report 152p)
"Getting old isn't nearly as bad as people think it will be. Nor is it quite as good. On aspects of everyday life ranging from mental acuity to physical dexterity to sexual activity to financial security, a new Pew Research Center Social & Demographic Trends survey among a nationally-representative sample of 2,969 adults finds a sizable gap between the expectations that young and middle-aged adults have about old age and the actual experiences reported by older adults themselves."
Go to the report at:
http://pewsocialtrends.org/assets/pdf/getting-old-in-america.pdf
E27/04-09, Posted July 28, 2009
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