This statistic depicts the percentage of U.S. adults that have ever had a serious conversation with a loved one about select serious illness or end of life topics as of 2017, by age. According to the data, among those aged 18 to 29 years, 40 percent had conversations with a loved one regarding who will make medical decisions if they cannot. Comparatively, 82 percent of those aged 65 years and older had the same conversation.
Percentage of U.S. adults that have had serious conversations with a loved one about planning for serious illness as of 2017, by age
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (November 2, 2017). Percentage of U.S. adults that have had serious conversations with a loved one about planning for serious illness as of 2017, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/869507/serious-illness-planning-us-adults-by-age/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of U.S. adults that have had serious conversations with a loved one about planning for serious illness as of 2017, by age." Chart. November 2, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/869507/serious-illness-planning-us-adults-by-age/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2017). Percentage of U.S. adults that have had serious conversations with a loved one about planning for serious illness as of 2017, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/869507/serious-illness-planning-us-adults-by-age/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of U.S. Adults That Have Had Serious Conversations with a Loved One about Planning for Serious Illness as of 2017, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Nov 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/869507/serious-illness-planning-us-adults-by-age/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Percentage of U.S. adults that have had serious conversations with a loved one about planning for serious illness as of 2017, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/869507/serious-illness-planning-us-adults-by-age/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults that have had serious conversations with a loved one about planning for serious illness as of 2017, by age [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, November 2, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/869507/serious-illness-planning-us-adults-by-age/