This statistic displays the percentage of U.S. adults over the age of 40 that engaged in a select number of cognitively-stimulating activities weekly as of 2017. According to the survey, 23 percent of respondents engaged in 7 to 8 cognitively-stimulating activities at least weekly.
Percentage of older U.S. adults that engaged in select numbers of cognitively-stimulating activities at least weekly as of 2017
Number of cognitively-stimulating activities
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Original question: "How often do you engage or participate in the following activities?"
The list included 32 possible activities including, musical, educational, religious and other brain-healthy activities.
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AARP. (July 27, 2017). Percentage of older U.S. adults that engaged in select numbers of cognitively-stimulating activities at least weekly as of 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/779268/engagement-in-cognitively-stimulating-activities-by-older-adults/
AARP. "Percentage of older U.S. adults that engaged in select numbers of cognitively-stimulating activities at least weekly as of 2017." Chart. July 27, 2017. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/779268/engagement-in-cognitively-stimulating-activities-by-older-adults/
AARP. (2017). Percentage of older U.S. adults that engaged in select numbers of cognitively-stimulating activities at least weekly as of 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/779268/engagement-in-cognitively-stimulating-activities-by-older-adults/
AARP. "Percentage of Older U.S. Adults That Engaged in Select Numbers of Cognitively-stimulating Activities at Least Weekly as of 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/779268/engagement-in-cognitively-stimulating-activities-by-older-adults/
AARP, Percentage of older U.S. adults that engaged in select numbers of cognitively-stimulating activities at least weekly as of 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/779268/engagement-in-cognitively-stimulating-activities-by-older-adults/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Percentage of older U.S. adults that engaged in select numbers of cognitively-stimulating activities at least weekly as of 2017 [Graph], AARP, July 27, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/779268/engagement-in-cognitively-stimulating-activities-by-older-adults/