Leading concerns about living to 100 in the U.S. 2014

Published by Statista Research Department, Jul 24, 2014
The survey presents the leading concerns about living to 100 years in the United States as of March 2014. During the survey, 60 percent of the respondents stated they were very worried about losing mental abilities.

United States: Leading concerns about living to 100 years as of 2014

CharacteristicVery worriedSomewhat worriedNot very worriedNot all worried
Losing mental abilities 60% 28% 8% 4%
Relying on others to take care of my health 53% 35% 9% 4%
Losing people I love 52% 33% 11% 4%
Medical costs 50% 32% 14% 5%
Relying on others to take care of me financially 47% 33% 15% 5%
Not being able to enjoy activities 39% 39% 18% 4%
Not being able to afford the lifestyle I am used to 31% 36% 25% 7%
Boredom 25% 31% 33% 11%
Living with regrets 18% 26% 38% 19%
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Release date

July 2014

Region

United States

Survey time period

February 27 to March 3, 2014

Number of respondents

1,000 respondents

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The source does not provide the exact age of respondents.
Percentage points exceeding or missing to 100 percent are likely due to rounding.

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