Anticipation of Futurky as a Function of Ethnicity and Age
- 1 March 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Gerontology
- Vol. 29 (2) , 224-231
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geronj/29.2.224
Abstract
As part of a larger study of death attitues and expectations, 434 residents of Greater Los Angeles, approximately equally divided by four ethnic and three age groups, stated how long they wished to live and how long they expected to live. As anticipated, the older persons expected to and wanted to live longer than the younger age cohorts. Black respondents were significantly more likely to expect to live and want to live longer than Japanese Americans, Mexican Americans, and white Americans; other differences between sthnic groups were minimal. Results are discussed from two theoretical points of view.Keywords
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