Age and the Perception of National Priorities
- 1 February 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Gerontologist
- Vol. 15 (1 Part 1) , 61-63
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/15.1_part_1.61
Abstract
Age differences in the ordering of priorities in solving problems facing the USA were analyzed. A national sample of 1,504 adults was divided into three broad cohorts: young (18-39), middle, aged (40-59), and elderly (60 plus). Questions pertained to whether enough money is being spent to solve national problems in each of five areas: health, the environment, drugs, defense, and education. The results indicated the aged were much more conservative on proposed spending than the nonaged even in areas which would be of direct benefit to the elderly (e.g., health programs).Keywords
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