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Changes in Americans' Views on Who Should Provide and Pay for Assistance to Older Adults with Activity Limitations 2012 to 2022.
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- African American Attitudes Toward Supporting Older Adults: Differences by Lifecourse Stage.Sociological focus · 2026Article
- Older Americans' Attitudes Toward Caregiving Cost Responsibility and Long-Term Care Access and Costs by Caregiver Status.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2026Article
- Beliefs about Levels of Care Responsibility for Older Adults in Need: Differences by Relationship and the Presence of Dementia.Alzheimer's & dementia. Behavior & socioeconomics of aging · 2026Article
- Expectations for Families to Care for Older Adults in the United States: Rapid Scoping Review 2011-2023.Journal of family theory & review · 2026Article
- Attitudes Toward Government Supports for Older Adults in the U.S. (1984-2022).Journal of aging & social policy · 2025Article
- Latinx Views on the Roles of Families and Government in Long-Term Care.The Gerontologist · 2025Article
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Abstract
An aging U.S. population means more older adults in need of care over time. Although government programs that supply financial support for older adults receive high levels of backing, social norms dictate that when it comes to care - families should be held responsible. Although families do provide most of the care that older adults receive, it can often be in balance with more formal provisions like paid care. However, there is a divide between what older people themselves feel is best compared to other groups. We ask: what are American attitudes toward the provision of eldercare and payment for such care, how have these attitudes changed in the last decade, and are there differences by age? We use cross-sectional data from the 2012 and 2022 General Social Survey (GSS) and find that younger adults were more likely to support government provision and payment for eldercare over time.
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