This survey shows the percentage of adults in the U.S. who expected to rely on various sources for living assistance as they get older in 2016 and 2017. In 2016, around 38 percent of Americans expected to rely on Medicare for living assistance later in life whereas this percentage rose to 57 percent in 2017.
Reliance of Americans on various sources for living assistance as they get older in 2016 and 2017
Characteristic
2016
2017
Medicare
38%
57%
Social Security
35%
51%
Your personal savings or investments
32%
40%
A pension
22%
29%
Medicaid
20%
25%
Other future income
16%
21%
Long-term care insurance
17%
16%
A family member's ability to provide care at no cost
Original question: Thinking about your [current/possible] needs for ongoing living assistance, how much do you think you will rely on each of the following sources to support any care you need as you get older?
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AP-NORC. (May 25, 2017). Reliance of Americans on various sources for living assistance as they get older in 2016 and 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/730290/reliance-on-various-sources-for-living-assistance-in-united-states/
AP-NORC. "Reliance of Americans on various sources for living assistance as they get older in 2016 and 2017." Chart. May 25, 2017. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/730290/reliance-on-various-sources-for-living-assistance-in-united-states/
AP-NORC. (2017). Reliance of Americans on various sources for living assistance as they get older in 2016 and 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/730290/reliance-on-various-sources-for-living-assistance-in-united-states/
AP-NORC. "Reliance of Americans on Various Sources for Living Assistance as They Get Older in 2016 and 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/730290/reliance-on-various-sources-for-living-assistance-in-united-states/
AP-NORC, Reliance of Americans on various sources for living assistance as they get older in 2016 and 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/730290/reliance-on-various-sources-for-living-assistance-in-united-states/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Reliance of Americans on various sources for living assistance as they get older in 2016 and 2017 [Graph], AP-NORC, May 25, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/730290/reliance-on-various-sources-for-living-assistance-in-united-states/
