Empty Nesterdom Attitudes and Behaviors of Current and Soon to Be Em

Empty Nesterdom Attitudes and Behaviors of Current and Soon to Be Em

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Empty Nesterdom Attitudes and Behaviors of Current and Soon-to-Be Empty Nesters

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(PDF) See Also To uncover perceptions, emotions, attitudes, and behaviors of empty nesters, Life Reimagined commissioned a survey. This report presents findings about current empty nesters (whose last child moved out within the last 5 years) and soon-to-be empty nesters (whose last child will move out within the next two years) who are at least 40 years old and have a child who is at least 17 years old. Key findings include the following: The term “Empty Nester” is widely understood and disliked by few.

Soon-to-be empty nesters experience a wide range of emotions. They worry most about their children and missing their children, but it gets easier over time.

Adjusting to life as an empty nester does not take as long as anticipated.

Not only do they quickly become comfortable, but empty nesters are also satisfied with their experience.

Empty nesters do not do as many things as they anticipate. The online survey was fielded by Morar Consulting, under the direction of mBooth, from August 12-21, 2016. Survey data was weighted using estimated population incidence levels for each segment and sub-segment obtained through the recruitment/screening process. The segments are current empty nesters (whose last child moved out within the last 5 years), soon-to-be empty nesters (whose last child will move out within the next two years), and boomerang/former empty nesters (who was previously an empty-nester but at least one child has now moved back home). For more information contact Colette Thayer at . Suggested Citation: Thayer, Colette. Empty Nesterdom Attitudes and Behaviors of Current and Soon-to-Be Empty Nesters. Washington, DC: AARP Research, May 2017.

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