We’re pleased to introduce AARP’s new Surveys and Statistics Web site. You’ll find all of the surveys, reports and related content we’ve always provided, organized under new, more current topic headings.

Look through the new topics or use the site search on the left to find the same reliable information.

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House of Representatives’ Health Care Reform Plan Surveys

Gerard Rainville and Colette Thayer, AARP Knowledge Management

Strong majorities of AARP members reported that many of the key provisions in the House of Representatives’ Health Care Reform Bill were convincing reasons to support the legislation, as evidenced in this series of surveys (national, state, and regional) of AARP members.  In the national sample, this includes strictly limiting insurers from charging much higher premiums because of age (68%), closing the Medicare “doughnut hole” (69%), and improving coverage for critical preventive services like cancer screenings (77%).

A Look at Holiday Spending: An AARP Bulletin Poll

Teresa A. Keenan, PhD, AARP Knowledge Management

If the results of this AARP Bulletin poll of midlife and older adults are any indication, we should expect holiday spending this year to be about the same as last year, perhaps with a slight dip in purchases made by credit card.  Stores and malls will continue to be the "go-to" spots for holiday shopping.

Albany County, NY Long-Term Care Telephone Survey

Terri Guengerich, AARP Knowledge Management

Three in four registered voters age 50+ in Albany County, New York, say it is extremely or very important to have a full range of options for long-term care available to them, according to this October 2009 survey.