AARP Research: Insights Impacting Americans 50+

Health Care in Rural America: Successes and Challenges

Rural America’s health care is a mix of successes and ongoing challenges in access, affordability, and utilization of services.

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Research on issues and topics of particular interest to the 50+.

State-specific survey results and fact sheets concerning the 50+.

Selected AARP Research datasets are available for secondary analysis.

Research on emerging innovations of interest to adults 50 and older.

U.S. employers value worker skills and work experience over formal education or credentialing when hiring.

The new digital habits adults 50+ adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic are here to stay.

Mississippi voters age 50-plus support Medicaid expansion, particularly for low-income residents.

A national AARP survey of U.S. adults age 18+ to determine their preferences in housing, transportation, outdoor spaces, and social interaction.

Rural America’s health care is a mix of successes and ongoing challenges in access, affordability, and utilization of services.

Holiday shoppers age 50-plus are planning to spend as much as last year on gifts, and many are braving travel for family.

Military/veterans receive more fraudulent appeals than civilians, and they are more likely to lose money to a scam than civilians.

Nearly all workers want to save for retirement from their paycheck, and voters support legislation that will enable them to do so.

This AARP report examines the incidence of scam encounters among US adults, as well as financial losses and fraud susceptibility.

Veterans Battle Surprise Attacks From Fraud and Scams