Since 2001, nonretired Americans have become somewhat more likely to say Social Security will be “a major source” of income in their retirement. CONT. Frank Newport, Gallup Read more »
Most U.S. Employed Adults Plan to Work Past Retirement Age
Nearly two in three employed U.S. adults, 63%, say they plan to work past retirement age, but on a part-time basis. An additional 11% say they will work full time once they hit retirement age. A quarter of employed Americans say they will stop working altogether. CONT. Art Swift, Gallup Read more »
Older Voters Are Complicating the GOP’s Plans for Health Care
House Republican leaders struggling to pass their alternative to the Affordable Care Act are colliding head-on with the GOP’s new demographic reality: Their coalition is centered on older white voters, many of whom fear losing benefits from the Obama-era law. An Atlantic analysis shows that House Republicans who have expressed […] Read more »
Views and Experiences with End-of-Life Medical Care
In partnership with The Economist, the Kaiser Family Foundation conducted a cross-country survey of adults in the United States, Italy, Japan, and Brazil about people’s views and experiences related to aging and end-of-life medical care. These four countries are each at different stages of population aging, and have different cultural […] Read more »
A wider partisan and ideological gap between younger, older generations
The generation gap in American politics is dividing two younger age groups, Millennials and Generation X, from the two older groups, Baby Boomers and the Silent Generation. In 2016, as in recent years, Millennials and Gen Xers were the most Democratic of age groups. And both groups had relatively large […] Read more »
Red vs. Blue Political Divide May Really Be About Young vs. Old
The divided opinions on Donald Trump’s presidency are well-known, but the gulf between Millennials and Baby Boomers may be most important. NBC News Read more »