This survey shows the expectations of about getting old of U.S. citizens 2012. 50 percent of the respondents stated that getting old was just like they had expected. 24 percent of the asked persons found it to be even better than expected.
What do you expect of getting old?
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What do you expect of getting old? [Graph], Pfizer, December 31, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/251718/united-states-what-do-you-expect-of-getting-old/