Alert
Close

New! Boost your memory with AARP Brain Fitness. Try these fun exercises proven more effective than crosswords

AARP Membership: Just $16 a Year

Highlights

Open

Dunkin' Donuts

Members receive a Donut with purchase of a L or XL beverage

Social Security Calculator

What will your Social Security benefits pay out?

Savings Icon

Tanger Outlets

Access to a free coupon book

Technical Icon

Spanish Preferred?

Visit aarp.org/espanol

Job Tips for Workers 50+

Hear insights from hiring employers

MIDDLE CLASS SECURITY PROJECT

PPI Research examines the prospects for secure middle-class retirement.  

 

See also personal stories of struggling middle-class Americans.

state
Data Center

PPI State Data Center

Data by state on Americans 50-plus: health, financial security, housing, caregiving and more.  Read

our public
policies

Learn about the policy development process at AARP, and read about AARP's positions on public issues in The Policy Book, AARP Public Policies
2011-2012.
More

faces of
chronic care

Faces of Chronic Care, a video produced by AARP’s Public Policy Institute, explores the difficulties faced by many older Americans with chronic health conditions as they (and their caregivers) navigate the health delivery system. Watch

Championing
Nursing

PPI is home to the Center to Champion Nursing in America — a joint initiative of AARP, the AARP Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation — committed to addressing the growing nursing shortage that threatens access to health care and quality of care across the nation.  More

Middle Class Security Project, AARP Public Policy Institute

Stories from the Middle-Class: How Older Americans Are Dealing with New Economic Realities

  • Text
  • Print
  • Comments
  • Recommend

This report summarizes key findings from a series of focus groups and in-depth interviews of Americans 50 and older dealing with financial pressures as they face an uncertain retirement. Research for the report was conducted for AARP in Milwaukee, Philadelphia, and Tampa by Lake Research Partners in December 2011.  The study looked at how families were coping with unemployment, declining home values, loss of retirement savings, and other economic setbacks.

Topic Alerts

You can get weekly email alerts on the topics below. Just click “Follow.”

Manage Alerts

Processing

Please wait...

progress bar, please wait

Tell Us WhatYou Think

Please leave your comment below.

You must be signed in to comment.

Sign In | Register

More comments »

Search PPI

Browse
Policy Research

Park bench and city skyline, Livable communities

Discounts & Benefits