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Women Speak Up About Age Concerns
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More than 1,000 women completed surveys on paper and on the Internet. The patterns of fear and concern vary markedly by age group.
Scroll down to view results by age cohort.
Fear of Getting Older & Major Aging Concerns Reported by Women...
Of All Ages |
% |
| Fear of getting older |
45.1 |
| Having health problems |
29.4 |
| Not having enough money |
26.0 |
| Being alone |
10.1 |
| Loss of psychological/ emotional well-being |
7.8 |
| Not having a mate |
7.1 |
| Financial ignorance |
2.4 |
| Having a spiritual void |
4.7 |
| Fear of dying |
4.1 |
| Losing youthful physical appearance |
4.1 |
| Society`s view of you as an aging citizen |
2.8 |
| Other |
1.4 |
Aged 20–29 |
% |
| Fear of getting older |
58.3 |
| Money |
28.6 |
| Health |
18.9 |
| Psychological well being |
13.0 |
| Family |
13.0 |
| Being alone/no mate |
10.0 |
| Appearance |
9.5 |
| Self |
5.0 |
Aged 30–39 |
% |
| Fear of getting older |
51.2 |
| Health |
33.5 |
| Money |
26.1 |
| Appearance |
17.1 |
| Family |
13.2 |
| Being alone/no mate |
7.7 |
| Self |
6.3 |
| Psychological well being |
4.8 |
Aged 40–49 |
% |
| Fear of getting older |
42.7 |
| Health |
31.4 |
| Money |
27.8 |
| Appearance |
14.1 |
| Family |
9.7 |
| Being alone/no mate |
8.75 |
| Self |
6.5 |
| Psychological well being |
0 |
Aged 50–59 |
% |
| Fear of getting older |
46.9 |
| Health |
36.7 |
| Money |
26.6 |
| Appearance |
8.2 |
| Psychological well being |
6.5 |
| Being alone/no mate |
5.75 |
| Family |
4.4 |
| Self |
3.8 |
Aged 60–69 |
% |
| Health |
40 |
| Fear of getting older |
24.6 |
| Money |
17.8 |
| Self |
12.7 |
| Psychological well being |
8.9 |
| Being alone/no mate |
6.65 |
| Appearance |
1.8 |
| Family |
1.8 |
Aged 70+ |
% |
| Fear of getting older |
22.6 |
| Health |
14.3 |
| Being alone/no mate |
14.25 |
| Money |
9.5 |
| Psychological well being |
9.5 |
| Appearance |
3.3 |
| Family |
0 |
| Self |
0 |
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Nancy D. O’Reilly, PsyD
Clinical Psychologist and founder of the WomenSpeak Project
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Last Updated:
February 13, 2008
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