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A Study Finds that Older Mississippians Don't Have Everything that They Need to Accomplish Their Most-Important Goals
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(OPEN):
A RECENT A-A-R-P-SURVEY FINDS THAT MISSISSIPPIANS WHO
ARE 50 YEARS OLD OR OVER DON'T HAVE EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO ACCOMPLISH
WHAT THEY CONSIDER TO BE THEIR MOST-IMPORTANT GOALS. SHERRI
DAVIS-GARNER IS A-A-R-P MISSISSIPPI'S SENIOR
STATE-DIRECTOR...
(DAVIS-GARNER):
"A STATEWIDE
A-A-R-P-SURVEY SHOWS [THAT] 78-PERCENT OF MISSISSIPPIANS OVER 50 YEARS
OLD [SIC] SAY [THAT] IT IS IMPORTANT THAT HOME- AND
COMMUNITY-BASED-SERVICES BE AVAILABLE--TO HELP THEM, AND THEIR
FAMILY-MEMBERS, AGE AT HOME. MORE THAN HALF FIND IT DIFFICULT TO
PAY THEIR MONTHLY ELECTRIC-BILLS. ONLY 25-PERCENT OF RESPONDENTS
SAY [THAT] THEY ARE CONFIDENT THAT THEY WILL RETIRE WITH
FINANCIAL-SECURITY--WHICH INCLUDES THEIR SOCIAL-SECURITY- AND
MEDICARE-BENEFITS."
(CLOSE):
TOP DREAMS FOR MISSISSIPPIANS AGE 50 OR OVER INCLUDE: TRAVELING, PURSUING
HOBBIES, AND BEING WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS. THE SURVEY--CALLED
"VOICES OF 50-PLUS MISSISSIPPI: DREAMS AND CHALLENGES"--WAS
CONDUCTED IN JANUARY--AS PART OF A NATIONAL A-A-R-P-INITIATIVE TO LISTEN
TO ITS MEMBERS. TO REVIEW THE SURVEY, VISIT
"A-A-R-P"-DOT-ORG-SLASH-"M-S".
