Aging Experience

Aging well depends on supportive workplaces, families, living environments, and social opportunities. Increased longevity has also changed how we experience and think about aging. A longer lifespan creates new opportunities and requires new policies as attitudes on aging evolve.

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Having more years of life creates challenges and opportunities for individuals and policymakers.

Spotlight Articles

Keeping Beauty Real: Media's Missed Opportunity?

Pressure to look young and beautiful is real for American women, but a new AARP survey shows that some are pushing back on those expectations as they age.

Date: September 20, 2023

How Geography, Race and Ethnicity Affect Life Expectancy at 50

AARP analysis has found inequities in U.S. life expectancy at midlife (age 50) are widening with the gap between the highest- and lowest-performing counties across the country widened because of both racial/ethnic disparities.

Date: September 1, 2023

Priority Issues for U.S. Women Age 45+

Reports on questions pertaining to the financial standing, security, and future of American women 45-plus, asked as part of AARP Research's larger Vital Voices research.

Date: May 31, 2023

2022 Veterans in America Infographics

According to U.S. Census data, the U.S has about 19 million veterans, and roughly seven in 10 are age 50-plus.

Date: October 14, 2022

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