The Right to Die II, November 2005

Data Archive > U.S. Surveys > General Population > National > Pew Research Center > Analysis


THNKOLD2 (Weighted by WEIGHT)

When you think about getting old, what do you LOOK FORWARD TO the most? (DO NOT READ, ACCEPT MULTIPLE RESPONSES)(2nd mention)
  1) Not having to work, having free time
  2) Having good health/being active
  3) Being able to share lives of, children, grandchildren, etc.
  4) Travel
  5) Being able to experience changes in the world
  6) Other (SPECIFY)

Category Frequency Percentage Cumulative Percentage
Not having to work, having free time 15 20.3% 20.3%
Having good health/being active 9 12.2% 32.5%
Being able to share lives of, children, grandchildren, etc. 13 17.6% 50.1%
Travel 15 20.3% 70.4%
Being able to experience changes in the world 3 4.1% 74.5%
Other (SPECIFY) 19 25.7% 100.2%
Missing 3278 % %

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+ TOTAL
Not having to work, having free time 0.0%
0
61.5%
8
66.7%
4
4.0%
1
0.0%
0
18.2%
2
20.3%
15
Having good health/being active 0.0%
0
23.1%
3
0.0%
0
20.0%
5
0.0%
0
9.1%
1
12.2%
9
Being able to share lives of, children, grandchildren, etc. 30.0%
3
15.4%
2
0.0%
0
24.0%
6
0.0%
0
9.1%
1
16.2%
12
Travel 0.0%
0
0.0%
0
33.3%
2
44.0%
11
11.1%
1
9.1%
1
20.3%
15
Being able to experience changes in the world 0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
22.2%
2
18.2%
2
5.4%
4
Other (SPECIFY) 70.0%
7
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
8.0%
2
66.7%
6
36.4%
4
25.7%
19
Missing 433 542 660 630 435 533 3233
TOTAL 100.0%
10
100.0%
13
100.0%
6
100.0%
25
100.0%
9
100.0%
11

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Education (I-EDUC)

Less than high school High school graduate Some college College graduate TOTAL
Not having to work, having free time 0.0%
0
4.3%
1
0.0%
0
38.9%
14
20.0%
15
Having good health/being active 0.0%
0
13.0%
3
11.1%
1
16.7%
6
13.3%
10
Being able to share lives of, children, grandchildren, etc. 0.0%
0
34.8%
8
11.1%
1
11.1%
4
17.3%
13
Travel 42.9%
3
26.1%
6
11.1%
1
13.9%
5
20.0%
15
Being able to experience changes in the world 0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
8.3%
3
4.0%
3
Other (SPECIFY) 57.1%
4
21.7%
5
66.7%
6
11.1%
4
25.3%
19
Missing 430 1171 792 873 3266
TOTAL 100.0%
7
100.0%
23
100.0%
9
100.0%
36

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Gender (I-GENDER)

Male Female TOTAL
Not having to work, having free time 21.1%
8
18.9%
7
20.0%
15
Having good health/being active 7.9%
3
16.2%
6
12.0%
9
Being able to share lives of, children, grandchildren, etc. 23.7%
9
10.8%
4
17.3%
13
Travel 18.4%
7
21.6%
8
20.0%
15
Being able to experience changes in the world 5.3%
2
5.4%
2
5.3%
4
Other (SPECIFY) 23.7%
9
27.0%
10
25.3%
19
Missing 1566 1712 3278
TOTAL 100.0%
38
100.0%
37

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Marital status (I-MARITAL)

Married Living with a partner Divorced Separated Widowed Never been married Missing TOTAL
Not having to work, having free time 20.0%
9
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
38.5%
5

1
19.2%
14
Having good health/being active 15.6%
7
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
100.0%
1
7.7%
1

0
12.3%
9
Being able to share lives of, children, grandchildren, etc. 11.1%
5
0.0%
0
27.3%
3
100.0%
2
0.0%
0
23.1%
3

0
17.8%
13
Travel 20.0%
9
0.0%
0
54.5%
6
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0

0
20.5%
15
Being able to experience changes in the world 6.7%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0

0
4.1%
3
Other (SPECIFY) 26.7%
12
100.0%
1
18.2%
2
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
30.8%
4

0
26.0%
19
Missing 1672 213 318 66 272 713 0 3254
TOTAL 100.0%
45
100.0%
1
100.0%
11
100.0%
2
100.0%
1
100.0%
13

1

73


Religion (I-RELIGION)

Protestant (include Baptist, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, Episcopalian, Pentecostal, Jehovah's Witness, Church of Christ, etc.) Roman Catholic Jewish Mormon (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Other religion No religion, not a believer, atheist, agnostic Missing TOTAL
Not having to work, having free time 23.5%
8
18.2%
2
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
33.3%
5

1
21.1%
15
Having good health/being active 14.7%
5
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
45.5%
5
0.0%
0

0
14.1%
10
Being able to share lives of, children, grandchildren, etc. 26.5%
9
36.4%
4
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0

0
18.3%
13
Travel 14.7%
5
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
54.5%
6
6.7%
1

3
16.9%
12
Being able to experience changes in the world 0.0%
0
18.2%
2
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0

2
2.8%
2
Other (SPECIFY) 20.6%
7
27.3%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
60.0%
9

0
26.8%
19
Missing 1625 770 55 64 227 459 0 3200
TOTAL 100.0%
34
100.0%
11
100.0%
0
100.0%
0
100.0%
11
100.0%
15

6

71


Political party (I-PARTYID)

Republican Democrat Independent No preference Other party TOTAL
Not having to work, having free time 8.3%
1
16.3%
7
31.6%
6
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
18.9%
14
Having good health/being active 16.7%
2
4.7%
2
31.6%
6
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
13.5%
10
Being able to share lives of, children, grandchildren, etc. 25.0%
3
16.3%
7
10.5%
2
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
16.2%
12
Travel 8.3%
1
27.9%
12
10.5%
2
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
20.3%
15
Being able to experience changes in the world 16.7%
2
4.7%
2
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
5.4%
4
Other (SPECIFY) 25.0%
3
30.2%
13
15.8%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
25.7%
19
Missing 899 1105 966 166 17 3153
TOTAL 100.0%
12
100.0%
43
100.0%
19
100.0%
0
100.0%
0

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