How Do Women 50+ Feel About Social Security?
Get results from the new AARP poll
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Need to Move Quickly
The vast majority of women over age 50 say the next president and Congress need to move quickly to strengthen Social Security, according to a new poll conducted for AARP in 15 battleground states. Seventy-two percent say action needs to be taken “immediately,” and an additional 20 percent say changes are necessary within five years.
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What’s the Plan?
“Older women, in particular, want the president and Congress to strengthen Social Security so their kids and grandkids get the benefits they’ve earned,” says Nancy LeaMond, executive vice president of the AARP State and National Group. AARP is leading a campaign called Take a Stand, which is pressing the presidential candidates to tell voters how their plans for the future of Social Security will affect families, how much it will cost and how they’ll get it done.
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Concern for Kids
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Dems vs. GOP
Two-thirds of age 50-plus women favor giving credit to people who take time off from work for caregiving responsibilities, and this support increases substantially among African American women and Latinas.
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Having Doubts
With entertainment expenses taking the biggest hit (63 percent), a quarter of older women say they would spend less in retirement on food, health care, prescription drugs and utilities.
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AARP Offer: Protect & Grow Your Nest Egg
The vast majority of women over age 50 say the next president and Congress need to move quickly to strengthen Social Security, according to a new poll conducted for AARP in 15 battleground states. Seventy-two percent say action needs to be taken “immediately,” and an additional 20 percent say changes are necessary within five years.
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Credit for Caregiving
The vast majority of women over age 50 say the next president and Congress need to move quickly to strengthen Social Security, according to a new poll conducted for AARP in 15 battleground states. Seventy-two percent say action needs to be taken “immediately,” and an additional 20 percent say changes are necessary within five years.
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Expecting Cuts
The vast majority of women over age 50 say the next president and Congress need to move quickly to strengthen Social Security, according to a new poll conducted for AARP in 15 battleground states. Seventy-two percent say action needs to be taken “immediately,” and an additional 20 percent say changes are necessary within five years.
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Living on Less
The vast majority of women over age 50 say the next president and Congress need to move quickly to strengthen Social Security, according to a new poll conducted for AARP in 15 battleground states. Seventy-two percent say action needs to be taken “immediately,” and an additional 20 percent say changes are necessary within five years.
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The vast majority of women over age 50 say the next president and Congress need to move quickly to strengthen Social Security, according to a new poll conducted for AARP in 15 battleground states. Seventy-two percent say action needs to be taken “immediately,” and an additional 20 percent say changes are necessary within five years.
