African American Black Social Issues Study Politics and Government

African American Black Social Issues Study

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(Full Report, PDF) (Infographic) This study examined the importance of key social issues facing African-Americans/ Blacks who are age 50 or older. It also gauged their optimism in regard to these social issues.

Key findings from the study show:
Access to high quality health care and having a financially secure retirement are the most important issues facing age 50+ African-Americans/Blacks age 50 and older.

The respondents are more optimistic that the country is moving in the right direction in regard to access to high quality health care.

There is less optimism that the country is moving in the right direction in regard to having a financially secure retirement.

Respondents age 75 and older are more optimistic than those ages 50-64 that the country is moving in the right direction about having a financially secure retirement.
Those with incomes less than $50,000 are more optimistic than those with incomes above that level that the country is moving in the right direction in regard to having a financially secure retirement.This nationally representative telephone survey of 650 African Americans/Blacks age 50+ was fielded in early February 2014. Results were weighted to reflect the national demographics of the U.S. African American/Black population. For more information, please contact Xenia Montenegro at (202) 434-3538 or Kristin Palmer at . Suggested Citation: Gray Matters Marketing. African American Black Social Issues Study. Washington, DC: AARP Research, June 2014.

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