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AARP Bulletin Poll "Getting Ready to Go" Executive Summary
/ Research Report
January 2008—
This nationwide poll, commissioned by the AARP Bulletin, found that an overwhelming majority of adults age 35 and older are aware of steps they and their parents can take to prepare for the end of life, but that less than half have completed the paperwork. Likelihood of completion varied by age and health status. (9 pages)
2003 Minnesota Advance Directives Survey
/ Research Report
December 2004—
End-of-life issues and the use of Advance Health Care Directives, Living Wills, Health Care Power of Attorneys and other means of making one’s wishes known to those who can implement them at the right time are explored in this survey of Minnesotans age 18 and older. (7 pages)
Where There is a Will...Legal Documents Among the 50+ Population: Findings from an AARP Survey
/ Research Report
April 2000—
Among age 50+ Americans, 60% have a will, 45% have a durable power of attorney, and 23% have a living trust; but 36% have none of these legal documents and only 17% have all three. (12 pages)