60% of Americans didn't need any aging-care help in the past year
Core finding
Aging can create needs at any point in a year, from a fall to a move to skilled nursing care. Over the last 12 months, most Americans encountered none of it: 60% say neither they nor someone they love needed such help, according to a November 2024 Verasight survey.
Three-in-ten (30%) say that help was needed, and another 10% expect to need it within the next 12 months.
Topline distribution
60% of Americans didn't need any aging-care help in the past year.
In the last 12 months, have you or someone you love/care for needed help with aging issues such as falls, safer living situations, skilled nursing care, etc.?
n = 1,000 · Nov 19–22, 2024 · MoE ±3.4%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | United States adults |
| Field dates | Nov 19–22, 2024 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.4% |
| Module | A |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- verasight-apha-2024.tiiny.co
In the last 12 months, have you or someone you love/care for needed help with aging issues such as falls, safer living situations, skilled nursing care, etc.?
Cite this question
Verasight APHA Omnibus Survey #2024-122, fielded November 19-22, 2024, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.4%.