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- U.S. government prioritizes issues impacting older Americans
How much do you think the U.S. government currently prioritizes issues affecting older Americans?
- A great deal
- Quite a bit
- Not very much
- Not at all
- Congress priority to support aging population
In order to support the increasingly older population, how high of a priority should Congress place on each of the following?
- U.S. prepared for increasingly aging population next 10 years
As you may know, the U.S. Census Bureau projects that in about 10 years, older Americans will outnumber children in the U.S. How strongly do you agree or disagree that the U.S. is prepared to care for its increasingly older population in the next 10 years?
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Neither agree nor disagree
- Somwhat agree
- Strongly disagree
- Better or worse off for next generation at your age
For each of the following, how much better or worse off do you think the next generation of Americans will be when they reach your current age?
- Better or worse off compared to parents’ at your age
To the best of your knowledge, for each of the following, how much better or worse off are you today than your parents were at your current age?
- Life expectation compared to parents’ at their age (among those age <50)
When you reach the age that your parents are now, which of the following describes what you think your life will be like when compared to them?
- Much better off
- Somewhat better off
- About the same
- Somewhat worse off
- Much worse off
- Don’t know
- Not applicable/ Parents no longer living
- Look forward to while aging:
How much do you look forward to each of the following as you age?
- Concern while aging:
How concerned, if at all, are you with each of the following as you age?
- U.S. as a good place to age vs other developed nations
Based on everything you have read, seen, or heard; how does the U.S. compare to other similarly developed countries as a good place to grow older?
- The best in the world
- Better than most
- About the same as others
- Worse than most
- The worst in the world
- Don't know
- Confidence effective Alzheimer's treatments will be available in next 10 years
How confident are you that effective Alzheimer’s medical treatments will be available within the next 10 years to better slow the spread of the disease after it has been detected.
- Very confident
- Confident
- Not very confident
- Not at all confident
- Don’t know