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Images of Aging in America, 1994 (ICPSR 3094)
Principal Investigator(s): American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
Summary: During 1994, the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) conducted a survey to explore the different images, perceptions, and attitudes that Americans have toward aging, how those images have shifted over time, and how perceptions of aging differ among population subgroups. Respondents were asked about the factors that determine when men and women become "old," the best and worst things about being over 65, and problems experienced before and after age 65. Regarding inter... (more info)
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Citation
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). IMAGES OF AGING IN AMERICA, 1994. ICPSR03094-v2. Washington, DC: American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) [producer], 1995. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2001. doi:10.3886/ICPSR03094.v2
Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03094.v2
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Scope of Study
Summary: During 1994, the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) conducted a survey to explore the different images, perceptions, and attitudes that Americans have toward aging, how those images have shifted over time, and how perceptions of aging differ among population subgroups. Respondents were asked about the factors that determine when men and women become "old," the best and worst things about being over 65, and problems experienced before and after age 65. Regarding intergenerational conflict, respondents were queried about levels of respect between people over 65 and people younger than 65, influence exerted by retired persons, and the share of government benefits allocated to older persons. Other areas of investigation focused on life satisfaction, health status, anxiety levels, and levels of contact with people aged 65 and older. Demographic characteristics of respondents include age, sex, marital status, living situation, and employment status.
Subject Terms: aging, aging population, attitudes, health status, images, influence, intergenerational conflict, older adults, perceptions, retirees, social contact, United States
Time Period:
- 1994
Date of Collection:
- 1994
Universe: Households in the United States.
Data Types: survey data
Methodology
Sample: Random telephone survey of 1,200 adults.
Data Source:
personal interviews
Extent of Processing: ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:
- Created online analysis version with question text.
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Original ICPSR Release: 2001-03-09
Version History:
- 2001-05-09 Additional data cleaning was done by ICPSR.
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