AARP Research on End-of-Life Issues

AARP Reports on End-of-Life Issues

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Caregiving and End of Life Issues: A Survey of AARP Members in Florida

This May 2008 survey finds that 13% of AARP members in Florida are providing care for a relative, friend, spouse, companion, or partner. Nearly two-thirds have talked with a relative about their own wishes for care at the end of life. (33 pages)

February 28, 2009

By: Terri Guengerich, AARP Knowledge Management

AARP Bulletin Poll "Getting Ready to Go" Executive Summary

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)

January 31, 2008

By: Dawn V. Nelson, AARP Knowledge Management

Funeral and Burial Planners Survey

A sizeable portion of the 50+ population (34%) has engaged in some preplanning for a funeral or burial, and just under a quarter of individuals ages 50+ have prepaid at least a portion of funeral or burial expenses for themselves or someone else. These are key findings from telephone interviews with 1,087 individuals ages 50+ in a study that updates similar research conducted by AARP in 1995, 1998, and 1999. (32 pages)

November 12, 2007

By: Lona Choi-Allum, Ph.D., AARP Knowledge Management

Thoughts on the Afterlife Among U.S. Adults 50+

What happens to people after they die? In this 2006 AARP telephone survey, 1,011 age 50+ Americans share their thoughts about the afterlife and reveal their beliefs about life after death, heaven and hell, religion and spirituality, and spirits and ghosts. The study explores the possible influence of demographic variables on these beliefs. (16 pages)

June 30, 2007

By: Jean Koppen, AARP Knowledge Management; Gretchen Anderson, AARP Knowledge Management

AARP Massachusetts End of Life Survey

How do people think about death and dying? This 2005 survey of AARP members age 50 and older in Massachusetts provides a comprehensive view of their concerns and attitudes toward end of life issues. (40 pages)

August 31, 2005

By: Erica L. Dinger, J.D., AARP Knowledge Management

AARP North Carolina End of Life Survey

AARP MEMBER OPINION RESEARCH: Concerns and attitudes about death and dying; preparation and planning for death; dealing with the physical, psychological, financial, and spiritual aspects of dying; need for support at the end of life, and awareness of hospice services are examined in this survey of AARP members in North Carolina.

November 1, 2003

By: Gretchen Straw, Ph.D., AARP Knowledge Management; Rachelle Cummins, M.A., AARP Knowledge Management

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