Long-Term Care: Perceptions, Experiences and Attitudes Among Americans 40 or Older

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Article Publication Date: 
4/1/2013
Summary: 
A representative sample of 1,019 adults ages 40 or older were interviewed regarding their experiences and beliefs about their need for long-term care services, what such care would cost, and how such issues fit into their concerns about growing older. This report outlines survey findings. Findings include, 58% of participants underestimate the cost of nursing homes, 41% have discussed long-term care preferences with family and 51% support a government sponsored long-term care insurance program.
Article Author: 
Tompson, T; Benz, J; Agiesta, J; Junius, D; Nguyen, K; Lowell, K
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The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research
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survey; interviews; age wave; aging population; financing; planning long-term care; attitudes; beliefs; advanced directive; political beliefs; partisan; Medicare; social security

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