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2016 Age Friendly Survey Findings Conducted by Department of Public Health & Social Services Agency
Presented by Roshni Shah
SSA Office of Research & Evaluation
October 4, 2017
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Overview
Survey Methodology
Key Findings from the Survey
Next Steps
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Survey Methodology Survey in 4 languages: English, Spanish, Chinese and
Vietnamese
Outreach done through:
Advertisement in SJ Mercury News
Cities age-friendly task forces
Meals on Wheels
Community centers and events
Mobile home parks
Low income senior housing
LGBT Community
Survey dates: May 2016 – October 2016
37 focus groups were also conducted
Participation was from all 15 cities in Santa Clara County 3
Source: 2016 Santa Clara County Age-Friendly Survey
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Demographics
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Survey Respondents by Gender
1,516 valid survey responses
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Male Female
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Gender
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Source: 2016 Santa Clara County Age-Friendly Survey Note: Some percentages may not add up to 100 or be exact due to rounding.
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Survey Respondents by Age
Seniors between the ages of 65 and 74 years old account for 41% of respondents
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Source: 2016 Santa Clara County Age-Friendly Survey Note: Some percentages may not add up to 100 or be exact due to rounding.
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50 to 64 years 65 to 74 years 75 to 84 years 85 years andolder
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Current Relationship Status
54% of older adults in Santa Clara County are currently married, followed by 17% who are divorced.
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Married Notmarried,
living withpartner
Separated Divorced Widowed Nevermarried
Single
Perc
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(%)
Relationship Status
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Source: 2016 Santa Clara County Age-Friendly Survey Note: Some percentages may not add up to 100 or be exact due to rounding.
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Race & Hispanic Origin
The majority of older adult respondents in Santa Clara County are White (64%).
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AfricanAmerican
Asian/PI Latino White Other
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Race & Hispanic Origin
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Source: 2016 Santa Clara County Age-Friendly Survey Note: Some percentages may not add up to 100 or be exact due to rounding.
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Any Disabilities or Health Issues Limiting Work and Activities
71% of older adults in Santa Clara County reported having no disabilities or health issues that limit their work or other activities.
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Yes, myself Yes, my spouseor partner
Yes, both meand my spouse
or partner
No
Perc
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(%)
Disabilities or Health Issues Limiting Work and Activities
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Source: 2016 Santa Clara County Age-Friendly Survey Note: Some percentages may not add up to 100 or be exact due to rounding.
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Level of Education
Approximately two-thirds (65%) of older adults in Santa Clara County have 4-yr college degree or higher, with one-third (33%) having a graduate or professional degree.
4 8 11 12 22
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Education Level
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Internet Usage
Two-thirds (66%) of older adults in Santa Clara County reported accessing the internet several times a day to check e-mail, pay their bills, etc.
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Severaltimes a
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Aboutonce a
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3-6 daysa week
1-2 daysa week
Onceevery few
weeks
Once amonth or
less
Never goonline
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(%)
Internet Usage
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Source: 2016 Santa Clara County Age-Friendly Survey Note: Some percentages may not add up to 100 or be exact due to rounding.
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More than 4 in 10 (44%) older adults in Santa Clara County have an annual household income of $75,000 or more.
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<$30,000 $30,000 to <$75,000 $75,000 to<$150,000
$150,000+
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(%)
Annual Household Income
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Source: 2016 Santa Clara County Age-Friendly Survey Note: Some percentages may not add up to 100 or be exact due to rounding.
Annual Household Income
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Your Community
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City Rating by Age Group
Compared to younger seniors, older seniors ages 75 and older report their city as an excellent or very good place to live as they age.
25 21 15 13 20
30 30 25 17
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50 to 64years
65 to 74years
75 to 84years
85 yearsand older
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City Rating by Age Group Excellent
Very Good
Good
Fair/Poor
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Source: 2016 Santa Clara County Age-Friendly Survey Note: Some percentages may not add up to 100 or be exact due to rounding.
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Length of Time Living in the City
Approximately two-thirds (65%) of older adults have lived in their cities for 25 years or more.
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<5 years 5-14 years 15-24 years 25+ years
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Length of Time Living in the City
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Source: 2016 Santa Clara County Age-Friendly Survey Note: Some percentages may not add up to 100 or be exact due to rounding.
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Moving out of City by Age Group
Younger seniors (ages 50 to 64) are more likely to consider moving out of their current city compared to older seniors (ages 75 and older).
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65 82 87
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50 to 64years
65 to 74years
75 to 84years
85 yearsand older
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Possibility to Move by Age Group Extremelylikely
Very likely
Somewhatlikely
Not verylikely / Notat all likely
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Source: 2016 Santa Clara County Age-Friendly Survey Note: Some percentages may not add up to 100 or be exact due to rounding.
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Reason to Move: Too expensive to maintain current home
Compared to other racial/ethnic groups, a higher percentage of
African Americans seniors reported considering moving out of their city because of the expense of maintaining their current home.
80 64 63
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Asian/PI Latino White Other SCC
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Too expensive to maintain current home by Race & Hispanic Origin
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Source: 2016 Santa Clara County Age-Friendly Survey Note: Some percentages may not add up to 100 or be exact due to rounding.
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Reasons to Move: Looking for a home to live independently
Compared to other racial/ethnic groups, a higher percentage of African Americans seniors reported considering moving out of their city because they were looking for a home to live independently in as they aged.
83 80 78 72 71 74
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AfricanAmerican
Asian/PI Latino White Other SCC
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Looking for a home to live independently in as you age by Race & Hispanic Origin
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Source: 2016 Santa Clara County Age-Friendly Survey Note: Some percentages may not add up to 100 or be exact due to rounding.
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Reasons to Move: Need better health care facilities
A greater percentage of Asian/PI and Latino seniors reported
considering moving out of their city because they would need
better health care facilities compared to seniors of all other
racial/ethnic groups and the County overall.
45 56 55
16 33 28
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AfricanAmerican
Asian/PI Latino White Other SCC
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Need better health care facilities by Race & Hispanic Origin
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Source: 2016 Santa Clara County Age-Friendly Survey Note: Some percentages may not add up to 100 or be exact due to rounding.
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Reasons to Move: Need a lower cost of living
A greater percentage of African Americans and Latino
seniors reported moving out of their city due to the cost of living compared to Asian/Pacific Islander and White seniors.
83 68
81 66
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Need a lower cost of living by Race & Hispanic Origin
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Source: 2016 Santa Clara County Age-Friendly Survey Note: Some percentages may not add up to 100 or be exact due to rounding.
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Remain in City while Aging Latino and Asian/Pacific Islander seniors were slightly more
likely to report that it is extremely or very important for them to remain in their city as they age, compared to African American and White senior adults.
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27 23 20
26 24 25
60 71 74 62 66 65
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Importance to Remain in Your City as You Age by Race & Hispanic Origin Extremely
or veryimportant
Somewhatimportant
Not very ornot at allimportant
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Source: 2016 Santa Clara County Age-Friendly Survey Note: Some percentages may not add up to 100 or be exact due to rounding.
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Health and Wellness
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Self Rating of Health by Race & Hispanic Origin
A greater percentage of Latino (15%), African American (13%) and
Asian/Pacific Islander (13%) adults reported their overall health as being
fair or poor, compared to White adults (5%) and the County overall (8%).
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Source: 2016 Santa Clara County Age-Friendly Survey Note: Some percentages may not add up to 100 or be exact due to rounding.
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16 30 27
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55 40 39
44 42 43
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Engaging in Physical Exercise by Race & Hispanic Origin
A greater percentage of White and Asian/PI (86%) seniors report engaging in
physical activities several times a week to everyday, compared to African
American (77%) and Latino (78%) seniors.
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Source: 2016 Santa Clara County Age-Friendly Survey Note: Some percentages may not add up to 100 or be exact due to rounding.
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77 86 78 86 72
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Engaging in Physical Exercise by Race & Hispanic Origin
Several times aweek toeveryday
About onceevery otherweek to once aweekLess than once amonth to aboutonce a month
Never
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Importance of Fitness Activities for Older Adults by Race & Hispanic
Older adults of all racial/ethnic groups feel it is important to
have fitness activities specifically geared to older adults.
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Source: 2016 Santa Clara County Age-Friendly Survey Note: Some percentages may not add up to 100 or be exact due to rounding. Values for not very or not at all important are not shown. All percentages were between 1-2% for Asian/PI, Latino, White, Other and SCC overall.
3 10 5 14 12 12
97 88 94 84 87 86
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Importance of Fitness Activities for Older Adults by Race & Hispanic Origin
Extremely orveryimportant
Somewhatimportant
Not very ornot at allimportant
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Importance of Service Helping Seniors Finding Health and Supportive Services by Race & Hispanic Origin
A greater percentage of African American (93%), Asian/PI (93%) and
Latino (97%) adults feel it is extremely very important to have a service
that helps seniors find an access health and support services, compared
to White (82%) adults.
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Source: 2016 Santa Clara County Age-Friendly Survey Note: Some percentages may not add up to 100 or be exact due to rounding. Values for not very or not at all important are not shown. All percentages were between 1-3% for Asian/PI, White, Other and SCC overall.
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Importance of Service Finding Health and Supportive Services by Race & Hispanic Origin
Extremely orveryimportant
Somewhatimportant
Not very ornot at allimportant
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Importance of Easy to Find Information on Local Health and Supportive Services by Race & Hispanic Origin
A greater percentage of African American (97%), Asian/PI (92%) and Latino
(96%) adults feel it is extremely or very important to find information on
local health and supportive services compared to White (84%) adults.
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Source: 2016 Santa Clara County Age-Friendly Survey Note: Some percentages may not add up to 100 or be exact due to rounding.
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97 92 96 84
96 87
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Importance of Easy to Find Information on Local Health and Supportive Services by Race & Hispanic Origin
Extremely orvery important
Somewhatimportant
Not very ornot at allimportant
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Importance of Well-trained Certified Home Health Care Providers
88% of older adults in Santa Clara County feel it is extremely or very important to have well-trained certified home health care providers in their city.
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Source: 2016 Santa Clara County Age-Friendly Survey Note: Some percentages may not add up to 100 or be exact due to rounding.
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Not very or not at allimportant
Somewhat important Extremely or veryimportant
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Importance of Well-trained Certified Home Health Care Providers
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Social Participation, Inclusion and Education Opportunities
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Frequency of Interactions with Others by Race & Hispanic Origin
Fewer Asian/PI (55%) and Latino (65%) seniors report interacting with
friends, family or neighbors in their city about once a day or more than
once a day compared to African American (70%) and White (72%)
seniors.
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Source: 2016 Santa Clara County Age-Friendly Survey Note: Some percentages may not add up to 100 or be exact due to rounding. Data not shown for “Never” interacting, since all percentages were less than 3%.
3 3 1 3 2 30
42 30 27 28 30
70 55
65 72 66 68
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AfricanAmerican
Asian/PI Latino White Other SCC
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Frequency of Interactions with Others by Race & Hispanic Origin About once a
day to morethan once aday
Once every2-3 week toseveral timesa week
Less thanmonthly toonce amonth
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Senior Center for Continuing Education or Self-Improvement
51% of respondents in Santa Clara County reported that they typically go to a senior center for continuing education and self-improvement.
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40
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Yes No
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Senior Center for Continuing Education or Self-Improvement
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No Participation in any Continuing Education or Self-Improvement Classes
1 out of 6 respondents (16%) said that typically, they do not participate in any continuing education or self-improvement classes.
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Source: 2016 Santa Clara County Age-Friendly Survey Note: Some percentages may not add up to 100 or be exact due to rounding.
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No Participation Some Participation
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No Participation in any Continuing Education or Self-Improvement Classes
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Importance of Activities Geared to Older Adults by Race & Hispanic Origin
Compared to other racial/ethnic groups, a greater percentage of Latino
seniors (91%) said it was extremely or very important to have activities
specifically geared to older adults in their cities.
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Source: 2016 Santa Clara County Age-Friendly Survey Note: Some percentages may not add up to 100 or be exact due to rounding.
3 1 4 1 3 16 18 8 25
16 21
84 79 91
71 82 76
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40
60
80
100
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Importance of Activities Geared to Older Adults by Race & Hispanic Origin
Extremely orveryimportant
Somewhatimportant
Not very ornot at allimportant
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Importance of Activities Involving Young and Older People by Age Group
A greater percentage of younger seniors between the ages
of 50 and 64 felt it was extremely or very important to have
activities involving young and older people in their cities.
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Source: 2016 Santa Clara County Age-Friendly Survey Note: Some percentages may not add up to 100 or be exact due to rounding.
3 5 5 2 4 16 22 21 33 21
81 74 74 64 75
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40
60
80
100
50 to 64years
65 to 74years
75 to 84years
85 yearsand older
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Importance of Activities Involving Young and Older People by Age Group
Extremely orvery important
Somewhatimportant
Not very or notat all important
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Importance of Local Schools Activities Involving Older Adults by Race & Hispanic Origin
A greater percentage of African American and Latino seniors
(79%) said it was extremely or very important to have local
schools in their cities that involve older adults in event and
activities.
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Source: 2016 Santa Clara County Age-Friendly Survey Note: Some percentages may not add up to 100 or be exact due to rounding.
3 7 3 12 9 10 17
26 18
31 20 28
79 67
79 58
71 63
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40
60
80
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AfricanAmerican
Asian/PI Latino White Other SCC
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Importance of Local Schools Activities Involving Older Adults by Race & Hispanic Origin
Extremely orveryimportant
Somewhatimportant
Not very ornot at allimportant
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Importance of Local Schools Activities Involving Older Adults by Age Group
A greater percentage of seniors below the age of 75 said it
was extremely or very important to have local schools in
their cities that involve older adults in event and activities.
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Source: 2016 Santa Clara County Age-Friendly Survey Note: Some percentages may not add up to 100 or be exact due to rounding.
9 8 12 16 9
26 27 30 28
28
65 65 58 56 63
0
20
40
60
80
100
50 to 64years
65 to 74years
75 to 84years
85 years andolder
SCC
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Importance of Local Schools Activities Involving Older Adults by Age Group
Extremely orveryimportant
Somewhatimportant
Not very ornot at allimportant
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Volunteering and Civic Engagement
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Importance of a Large Selection of Volunteer Activities
A greater percentage of African American (81%) and Latino (87%) seniors said it
was very or extremely important to have a range of volunteer activities to chose
from, compared to seniors of all other racial/ethnic groups.
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Source: 2016 Santa Clara County Age-Friendly Survey Note: Some percentages may not add up to 100 or be exact due to rounding.
81 73
87 76 79 77
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20
40
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80
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Asian/PI Latino White Other SCC
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Importance of Large Selection of Volunteer Activities by Race/Ethnicity
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Importance of Easy to Find Information about Local Volunteer Opportunities
A greater percentage of African American (81%) and Latino (87%) seniors said it
was very or extremely important to have easy to find information about local
volunteer opportunities, compared to seniors of all other racial/ethnic groups.
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Source: 2016 Santa Clara County Age-Friendly Survey Note: Some percentages may not add up to 100 or be exact due to rounding.
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73 87
77 82 78
0
20
40
60
80
100
AfricanAmerican
Asian/PI Latino White Other SCC
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Importance of Easy to Find Information about Local Volunteer Opportunities by Race/Ethnicity
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A greater percentage of African American (81%) and Latino (87%) seniors said it
was very or extremely important to have transportation to and from volunteer
activities for those who need it, compared to seniors of all other racial/ethnic
groups.
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Source: 2016 Santa Clara County Age-Friendly Survey Note: Some percentages may not add up to 100 or be exact due to rounding.
90 79
87 74 74 77
0
20
40
60
80
100
AfricanAmerican
Asian/PI Latino White Other SCC
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(%)
Importance of Transportation to and from Volunteer Activities for Those Who Need It by Race/Ethnicity
Importance of Transportation to and from Volunteer Activities for Those Who Need It
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Likelihood to Continue to Work as Long as Possible
68% of working seniors said that they were extremely or
very likely to continue to work for as long as possible.
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Source: 2016 Santa Clara County Age-Friendly Survey Note: Some percentages may not add up to 100 or be exact due to rounding. *Data are seniors who are currently employed, full time or part-time, and seniors who are unemployed but looking for work. Seniors who are retired or not in the labor force for some other reason were not asked this question.
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68
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20
40
60
80
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Not very or not at alllikely or not sure
Somewhat Likely Extremely or very likely
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Likelihood to Continue to Work as Long as Possible*
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Dementia
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88% of respondents said they experienced increased incidences of confusion or memory loss in the past 12 months.
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Source: 2016 Santa Clara County Age-Friendly Survey Note: Some percentages may not add up to 100 or be exact due to rounding.
Increased Incidences of Confusion or Memory Loss
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20
40
60
80
100
Yes No
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Increased incidences of confusion or memory loss in the past 12 months
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49% of respondents who had increased confusion and memory loss during the past 12 months said they had a consultation with a health care professional.
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Source: 2016 Santa Clara County Age-Friendly Survey Note: Some percentages may not add up to 100 or be exact due to rounding.
Consultation with Health Care Professional about Increased Confusion or Memory Loss
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20
40
60
80
100
Yes No
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Consultation with Health Care Professional about Increased Confusion or Memory Loss in
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21% of respondents said they provided regular care or assistance to friends or family with cognitive impairment of dementia during the past month.
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Provide Regular Care or Assistance to Friends or Family with Cognitive Impairment or Dementia
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20
40
60
80
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Yes No
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Provide Regular Care or Assistance to Friends or Family with Cognitive Impairment or Dementia during the past
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3 out of 4 respondents (75%) observed changes in the thinking or remembering of the person they care for during the past year.
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Source: 2016 Santa Clara County Age-Friendly Survey Note: Some percentages may not add up to 100 or be exact due to rounding.
The Person You Care for Experienced Changes in Thinking or Remembering during the Past Year
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40
60
80
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The Person you Care for Experienced Changes in Thinking or Remembering during the Past Year
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The top community supports respondents felt would be most helpful in caring for someone with memory problems or a diagnosis with dementia are:
Access to a physician who is trained in the diagnosis, assessment, and management of dementia
24/7 access to specialists who can answer questions about dementia, medications and treatment options, care, options, care giving tips, services, available in your community referrals
Respite care
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Source: 2016 Santa Clara County Age-Friendly Survey Note: Some percentages may not add up to 100 or be exact due to rounding.
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