Remember back to your teens and twenties...do you remember what you thought about your parents, your grandparents and aging in general? It's come full circle now, as we are the "older" ones that we once thought of as "old." But now that we've had some experience in aging (some boomers more than others), we probably have completely different perceptions of what "old" means and what "aging" is all about. Curious about what today's younger generation thinks about aging? And are their thoughts accurate?
A Place for Mom, North America's largest senior living referral service, was curious too, so they surveyed 2,000 millennials between the ages of 16 and 34. Respondents read 10 statements and were asked whether those statements were true or false. Their beliefs were then compared against existing studies to determine if the beliefs were misconceptions or were true based on scientific evidence.
Some of the misconceptions?
And some things respondents got right?
Respondents were also asked what age they considered someone to be "old" - the average age given was 59.
While the study revealed many concerns that young people have about aging, there some things they are looking forward to as they age:
What do you think about the respondents' beliefs? Did you think those same things when you were that age? Probably some of them at least.
And are you experiencing some of the expected "pros" of aging? We hope so, because those things all sound good.
For more details about the study, the results and the methodology, you can read the full report here.
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