AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization that helps people 50+ have independence, choice and control in ways that are beneficial and affordable to them and society as a whole. AARP does not endorse candidates for public office or make contributions to either political campaigns or candidates. We produce AARP The Magazine, the definitive voice for 50+ Americans and the world's largest-circulation magazine with over 35.7 million readers; AARP Bulletin, the go-to news source for AARP's millions of members and Americans 50+; AARP Viva, the only bilingual U.S. publication dedicated exclusively to the 50+ Hispanic community; and our website, AARP.org. AARP Foundation is an affiliated charity that provides security, protection, and empowerment to older persons in need with support from thousands of volunteers, donors, and sponsors. We have staffed offices in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
AcknowledgementsAARP would like to thank Knowledge Networks, and in particular, Joe Garrett and Rick Li, for their responsiveness, collaboration, and attention to quality in conducting this survey.Dr. Pepper Schwartz, Ph.D., writes columns on this topic for AARP's Web site, provided insights on content, questionnaire design, and analytical planning for this survey. AARP's online team sponsored the survey, and AARP Viva funded the Hispanic over-sample. The sponsorship team, which conceptualized and funded the survey, and also provided direction and feedback through numerous iterations of project development, includes Nataki
