California - African American

California - African American 2011 53 State Survey Annotated Questionnaire 2011 Weighted n=309; Sampling Error= ±5.5% The total percent of respondents in each question may add up to more than 100% due to rounding and multiple responses. S1. Are you over or under age 50? 50 and over 100% 49 or younger 0% S3. Are you Black or of African American origin or descent? Yes 100% No 0% S4. May I speak to someone in your household who is age 50 or older? Yes 100% No 0% S5. Are you a resident of... Yes 100% No 0% AARP Voices of 50+, February 2011 1

Core_Q1. Thinking about what's next in your life, I would like you to think about the kinds of things you dream about doing these could be things you have always wanted to do, but never got around to, or things you have done in the past (or even do today) and want to do again or continue doing. What would you consider to be the one thing that you would most like to do? (Open ended/unaided response) CHILDREN: Seeing your children happy or being a part of their lives 2% GRANDCHILDREN: Seeing your grandchildren happy or being a part of their lives 2% MARRIAGE/NEW RELATIONSHIP: Getting married or starting a new relationship 0% VACATION/TRAVEL: Planning and going on a major vacation or traveling to place you always wanted to go 43% MOVE/BUY/BUILD/REMODEL HOME: Build your dream or remodel your current home or moving to a new home 7% HOBBY/INTERESTS: Spend time enjoying a hobby (like golf, cooking, crafts, or other things you like to do) or developing a talent. 15% FAITH/SPIRITUALITY: Strengthening your faith/spirituality 5% NEW PATH: Doing something new with yourself like going back to school, starting a new business or reinventing yourself some other way. A new direction for yourself. 4% VOLUNTEERING/SERVICE: Volunteering and helping others in need 1% FINANCES/MONEY: Earning or coming into enough money to take care of the things you need and want 4% HEALTH: Having good health and being able to get around or exercise 8% CAREER/JOB/WORK: Getting a better job within your current profession or taking your current career to a new level. 7% FAMILY/FRIENDS: Being close or doing activities with family or friends 1% Refused 0% Core_Q2. What do you believe is the SINGLE most important problem or challenge facing mid life and older Americans as they get older? (Open ended/unaided response) Health Care (General / Unspecified) 25% Universal Health Care / National Health Care System / Health Care For All <.5% Health Insurance (General / Unspecified) 1% Cost of Insurance 1% Cost of Health Care 1% AARP Voices of 50+, February 2011 2

Health Care Coverage & Access / Health Care Quality & Improving Quality of Health Care 1% Affordable Health Care for Seniors 2% Better or Quality Health Care for Seniors 2% Medicare 0% Personal Health Problems / Staying Healthy 12% Not Reducing Medicare Physician Fees <.5% Availability or Cost of Long term Care / Assisted Living / Senior Housing / Nursing Homes <.5% Physically caring for themselves/loss of independence 2% Prescription Drug Costs <.5% Medicare Part D 0% Health Care Reform / Obama Health Care Plan / \The\" Health Care Bill" 0% Other Health Care Issue 0% Economy (General / Unspecified) 11% Gas / Fuel Prices 0% Unemployment / Finding or Keeping a Job / Outsourcing / Wages 5% Balance the budget/national debt <.5% Housing Market / Home Prices / Foreclosures / Mortgage Crisis 1% Taxes/Property Taxes <.5% Cost of Living / Having Enough Money / Prices / Inflation 5% Energy Issues / Dependence on Oil / Dependence on Foreign Sources 0% Stock Market / Bailout 0% Social Security (Protection of / Solvency) 3% Preparing or Saving for Retirement / Having Enough for Retirement 2% Lack of Financial Security / Living on Fixed Income 3% Financial Security/Planning 2% Other economic issue 0% Transportation / Getting Around / Driving 2% What to do with themselves/ How to spend time/be productive 6% Abortion 0% Crime / Drugs 1% Education 2% Environment 0% Morality / Family Values / Religion 1% Poverty / Homelessness / Hunger 0% Consumer Fraud 0% Senior Issues / The Aging Population / Issues Impacting Older Adults (General / Unspecified) 2% Lack of Concern for OR Protection of Older Adults <.5% Current Administration / Federal Government 1% Immigration / Defending or Securing U.S. Borders 0% War in Iraq (Cost, Duration, Disagreement with) / Bring Troops Home 0% Politics / Partisanship / Gridlock / Need Change in Gov't / Poor Leadership / Corruption 0% Terrorism / War on Terror / Homeland Security / Afghanistan 0% Foreign Policy / World Peace 0% AARP Voices of 50+, February 2011 3

Other Social Issues/Other Political Issues 1% Other Response (Specify:) 3% Do not know/not sure 2% Refused 0% Core_Q3A. How important is each of the following in your life right now: [Staying mentally sharp] Extremely important 49% Very important 45% Somewhat important 4% Not very important <.5% Core_Q3B. How important is each of the following in your life right now: [Spending time with family and friends] Extremely important 37% Very important 47% Somewhat important 12% Not very important 2% Refused 1% Core_Q3C. How important is each of the following in your life right now: [Finding the best deals and discounts on things you want or need] Extremely important 20% Very important 47% Somewhat important 25% Not very important 3% Not at all important 4% AARP Voices of 50+, February 2011 4

Core_Q3D. How important is each of the following in your life right now: [Learning new things] Extremely important 19% Very important 50% Somewhat important 25% Not very important 4% Core_Q3E. How important is each of the following in your life right now: [Ensuring you will receive or continue receiving Social Security benefits when you need them] Extremely important 46% Very important 41% Somewhat important 6% Not very important 2% Not at all important 3% Do not know/not sure 2% Core_Q3F. How important is each of the following in your life right now: [Ensuring you will receive or continue receiving Medicare benefits when you need them] Extremely important 44% Very important 45% Somewhat important 7% Not very important 1% Not at all important 3% Refused 0% AARP Voices of 50+, February 2011 5

Core_Q3G. How important is each of the following in your life right now: [Making sure your retirement finances are adequate] Extremely important 47% Very important 46% Somewhat important 5% Not very important 2% Core_Q3H. How important is each of the following in your life right now: [Having enough money to meet daily living expenses] Extremely important 46% Very important 47% Somewhat important 5% Not very important 1% Core_Q3I. How important is each of the following in your life right now: [Having adequate health insurance coverage] Extremely important 53% Very important 42% Somewhat important 4% Not very important 1% Do not know/not sure <.5% AARP Voices of 50+, February 2011 6

Core_Q3J. How important is each of the following in your life right now: [Affording the cost of out of pocket health care expenses and prescription drugs] Extremely important 40% Very important 40% Somewhat important 11% Not very important 4% Not at all important 3% Core_Q3K. How important is each of the following in your life right now: [Having quality long term care for yourself or a family member when needed] Extremely important 48% Very important 44% Somewhat important 6% Not very important 1% Core_Q3L. How important is each of the following in your life right now: [Staying healthy] Extremely important 60% Very important 38% Somewhat important 2% Not very important <.5% Not at all important <.5% Refused 0% AARP Voices of 50+, February 2011 7

Core_Q3M. How important is each of the following in your life right now: [Being able to stay in your own home as I get older] Extremely important 45% Very important 47% Somewhat important 6% Not very important 1% Core_Q3N. How important is each of the following in your life right now: [Protecting yourself against consumer fraud] Extremely important 40% Very important 50% Somewhat important 5% Not very important 1% Not at all important 3% Do not know/not sure <.5% Core_Q3O. How important is each of the following in your life right now: [Saving money on everyday expense like groceries, gasoline, and dining out] Extremely important 27% Very important 51% Somewhat important 17% Not very important 2% Not at all important 3% Do not know/not sure <.5% AARP Voices of 50+, February 2011 8

Core_Q3P. How important is each of the following in your life right now: [Making sure your retirement finances are not only adequate but also allow you to live comfortably] Extremely important 45% Very important 51% Somewhat important 3% Not very important 1% Core_Q3Q. How important is each of the following in your life right now: [Having enough money to live comfortably and do the things you want to do] Extremely important 39% Very important 54% Somewhat important 6% Not very important 1% Do not know/not sure <.5% Core_Q4A. Do you think you currently have everything you need in regards to: [Staying mentally sharp] Base=(291) Respondents rating this item as extremely or very important in CORE_Q3. Everything you need 30% Most of what you need 39% Some of what you need 21% A Little of what you need 5% Almost none of what you need 3% Do not know/not sure 2% Refused 0% AARP Voices of 50+, February 2011 9

Core_Q4L. Do you think you currently have everything you need in regards to: [Staying healthy] Base=(302) Respondents rating this item as extremely or very important in CORE_Q3. Everything you need 26% Most of what you need 43% Some of what you need 21% A Little of what you need 5% Almost none of what you need 3% Core_Q4E. Do you think you currently have everything you need in regards to: [Ensuring you will receive or continue receiving Social Security benefits when you need them] Base=(268) Respondents rating this item as extremely or very important in CORE_Q3. Everything you need 25% Most of what you need 29% Some of what you need 29% A Little of what you need 7% Almost none of what you need 6% Do not know/not sure 3% Refused 1% Core_Q4N. Do you think you currently have everything you need in regards to: [Protecting yourself against consumer fraud] Base=(279) Respondents rating this item as extremely or very important in CORE_Q3. Everything you need 17% Most of what you need 36% Some of what you need 32% A Little of what you need 6% Almost none of what you need 8% Do not know/not sure 2% Refused 0% AARP Voices of 50+, February 2011 10

Core_Q4I. Do you think you currently have everything you need in regards to: [Having adequate health insurance coverage] Base=(292) Respondents rating this item as extremely or very important in CORE_Q3. Everything you need 29% Most of what you need 38% Some of what you need 19% A Little of what you need 7% Almost none of what you need 7% Core_Q4F. Do you think you currently have everything you need in regards to: [Ensuring you will receive or continue receiving Medicare benefits when you need them] Base=(274) Respondents rating this item as extremely or very important in CORE_Q3. Everything you need 19% Most of what you need 36% Some of what you need 29% A Little of what you need 8% Almost none of what you need 5% Do not know/not sure 4% Refused 0% Core_Q4B. Do you think you currently have everything you need in regards to: [Spending time with family and friends] Base=(260) Respondents rating this item as extremely or very important in CORE_Q3. Everything you need 28% Most of what you need 47% Some of what you need 16% A Little of what you need 6% Almost none of what you need 1% Do not know/not sure 2% Refused 0% AARP Voices of 50+, February 2011 11

Core_Q4C. Do you think you currently have everything you need in regards to: [Finding the best deals and discounts on things you want or need] Base=(206) Respondents rating this item as extremely or very important in CORE_Q3. Everything you need 20% Most of what you need 38% Some of what you need 29% A Little of what you need 10% Almost none of what you need 3% Refused 0% Your state provides many services for its residents. Now I would like to ask your opinion on what services are important to you. Q1. How important is it to you for your state to maintain current levels of funding for: [Nursing homes] Extremely important 35% Very important 45% Somewhat important 13% Not very important 2% Not at all important 3% Q2. How important is it to you for your state to maintain current levels of funding for: [Home care services that allow people to stay in their own homes] Extremely important 37% Very important 46% Somewhat important 10% Not very important 2% Do not know/not sure 3% AARP Voices of 50+, February 2011 12

Q3. How important is it to you for your state to maintain current levels of funding for: [Housing arrangements for people who can no longer live in their own homes such as adult family homes, boarding homes and assisted living facilities] Extremely important 36% Very important 46% Somewhat important 14% Not very important 2% Not at all important 2% Q4. How important is it to you for your state to maintain current levels of funding for: [Health care access for the uninsured] Extremely important 37% Very important 48% Somewhat important 11% Not very important 3% Q5. How important is it to you for your state to maintain current levels of funding for: [Natural resources protection for fish and game, clean water, and wildlife habitat] Extremely important 24% Very important 49% Somewhat important 21% Not very important 3% Do not know/not sure 2% AARP Voices of 50+, February 2011 13

Q6. How important is it to you for your state to maintain current levels of funding for: [Education for K through 12 students] Extremely important 47% Very important 41% Somewhat important 8% Not very important 1% Q7. How important is it to you for your state to maintain current levels of funding for: [State public colleges and universities] Extremely important 34% Very important 52% Somewhat important 10% Not very important 1% Q8. How important is it to you for your state to maintain current levels of funding for: [Public safety including courts and prisons] Extremely important 26% Very important 51% Somewhat important 16% Not very important 2% Not at all important 2% Do not know/not sure 2% AARP Voices of 50+, February 2011 14

Q9. How important is it to you for your state to maintain current levels of funding for: [Transportation, construction and maintenance for roads, bridges, and mass transit] Extremely important 30% Very important 49% Somewhat important 17% Not very important 1% Not at all important 2% Do not know/not sure <.5% Q10. How important is it to you for your state to maintain current levels of funding for: [Local government aid to support fire and police, parks and recreation and senior centers] Extremely important 33% Very important 54% Somewhat important 10% Not very important 1% Do not know/not sure <.5% Q11. How strongly you support or oppose the following ways to raise money in order to avoid cuts to state services: [An incremental increase in the state sales tax ] Strongly support 13% Somewhat support 22% Neither support nor oppose 8% Somewhat oppose 23% Strongly oppose 34% AARP Voices of 50+, February 2011 15

Q12. How strongly you support or oppose the following ways to raise money in order to avoid cuts to state services: [Closing loopholes for certain businesses] Strongly support 43% Somewhat support 23% Neither support nor oppose 11% Somewhat oppose 8% Strongly oppose 9% Do not know/not sure 5% Refused 1% Q13. How strongly you support or oppose the following ways to raise money in order to avoid cuts to state services: [Taxing services that are not currently taxed such as accounting services, lawyers, and dry cleaning services] Strongly support 17% Somewhat support 24% Neither support nor oppose 12% Somewhat oppose 19% Strongly oppose 25% Do not know/not sure 3% Refused 1% Q14. How strongly you support or oppose the following ways to raise money in order to avoid cuts to state services: [Taxing goods that are not currently taxed such as candy, soda pop, gum and other processed foods] Strongly support 26% Somewhat support 23% Neither support nor oppose 9% Somewhat oppose 14% Strongly oppose 26% Do not know/not sure 2% Refused 1% AARP Voices of 50+, February 2011 16

Q15. How strongly you support or oppose the following ways to raise money in order to avoid cuts to state services: [Increasing the cigarette tax] Strongly support 55% Somewhat support 14% Neither support nor oppose 7% Somewhat oppose 7% Strongly oppose 14% Do not know/not sure 3% Q16. How strongly you support or oppose the following ways to raise money in order to avoid cuts to state services: [Increasing the tax on liquor, beer, and wine] Strongly support 50% Somewhat support 22% Neither support nor oppose 7% Somewhat oppose 9% Strongly oppose 11% Refused 1% Q17. How strongly you support or oppose the following ways to raise money in order to avoid cuts to state services: [Increasing the income tax for higher income households earning more than $250,000 annually] Strongly support 49% Somewhat support 19% Neither support nor oppose 6% Somewhat oppose 13% Strongly oppose 11% Do not know/not sure 2% Refused 1% AARP Voices of 50+, February 2011 17

Q18. How strongly you support or oppose the following ways to raise money in order to avoid cuts to state services: [Increasing licensing and user fees, such as car and boat tags, marriage and birth certificates] Strongly support 19% Somewhat support 19% Neither support nor oppose 12% Somewhat oppose 17% Strongly oppose 30% Do not know/not sure 3% Refused 1% Q19. How strongly you support or oppose the following ways to raise money in order to avoid cuts to state services: [Using the states Rainy Day Fund] Strongly support 26% Somewhat support 20% Neither support nor oppose 10% Somewhat oppose 14% Strongly oppose 15% Do not know/not sure 13% Refused 1% Q20. How interested are you in volunteering in your community? Extremely interested 24% Very interested 24% Somewhat interested 35% Not very interested 7% Not at all interested 9% Do not know/not sure <.5% AARP Voices of 50+, February 2011 18

Q21. Which of the following best describes how you prefer to volunteer? Base=(259) Respondents who say they are extremely, very or somewhat interested in volunteering in Q20. I prefer to volunteer at regular recurring times (e.g. or for example, every Tuesday or once a month or once a week) 19% I prefer to volunteer on an on call basis when opportunities are available 24% I prefer my volunteering to be self directed. I look for opportunities and choose when and for how long I want to volunteer 51% Some other way 2% Do not know/not sure 3% Refused 1% D1. To ensure it is recorded accurately, could you please state your gender? Male 46% Female 54% Refused 0% D2. What is your age as of your last birthday? Age: 50 59 45% Age: 60 74 40% Age: 75+ 15% MEAN 63.3 Median 62 Refused 0% AARP Voices of 50+, February 2011 19

D3. What is your current marital status? Are you. Married 38% Living with your partner or significant other 4% Separated 3% Divorced 17% Widowed 16% Or are you currently single and never married 20% Refused 2% D4. IF D3=1, ASK Are you or your spouse currently a member of A A R P? IF D3=2, ASK Are you or your partner or significant other currently a member of A A R P? IF D3=something else, ASK Are you currently a member of A A R P? Yes 58% No 40% Refused 2% D5A. Thinking about who lives in your household, do you currently? Have any children under age 18 living with you Yes 10% No 89% Refused 1% D5B. Thinking about who lives in your household, do you currently? Have any children over 18 living with you Yes 20% No 78% Refused 1% AARP Voices of 50+, February 2011 20

D5C. Thinking about who lives in your household, do you currently? Have any children away at college Yes 12% No 86% Refused 1% D6. Does any disability, handicap or chronic disease keep you from participating fully in work, school, household, or other activities? Yes 27% No 71% Not sure <.5% Refused 2% D7. What is the highest level of education that you completed? 0 to 12th grade, but with no diploma 9% High school graduate or equivalent 22% Post high school education, but with no degree 13% 2 year degree 18% 4 year degree 15% Post graduate study, but with no degree 5% Graduate or professional degree 16% Do not know/not sure <.5% Refused 2% AARP Voices of 50+, February 2011 21

D8. Which of the following best describes your current employment status? Self employed full time 7% Self employed part time 4% Employed full time 22% Employed part time 9% Retired and not working at all 44% Unemployed and looking for work 7% Or are you not in the labor force for other reasons 5% Refused 2% D9. Are you of Hispanic, Spanish, or Latino origin or descent? Yes 1% No 98% Do not know/not sure <.5% Refused 2% D10. Please feel free to mention one or more race categories to best describe what you consider yourself to be. Do you consider yourself to be.? White or Caucasian 0% Black or African American 100% Native American or Alaskan Native 0% Asian 0% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 0% Or are you some other race? 0% Multi race 0% Refused 0% AARP Voices of 50+, February 2011 22

D11. Thinking about your state elections for Governor and Legislators in the last 10 years, which of the following best describes your voting behavior? Always 69% Most of the time 18% About half of the time 1% Seldom 3% Never 6% Do not know/not sure <.5% Refused 2% D12. Do you consider yourself to be a Democrat, a Republican, an Independent, or something else? Democrat 77% Republican 2% Independent 8% Tea Party member 0% Something else 9% Refused 3% D13. How would you characterize your political views? Very Conservative 6% Somewhat Conservative 16% Moderate 28% Somewhat Liberal 23% Very liberal 15% None of the above 9% Refused 3% AARP Voices of 50+, February 2011 23

D14. In general, how often do you go online to access the Internet or World Wide Web to send and receive email? Several times a day 25% About once a day 16% 3 5 days a week 8% 1 2 days a week 9% Once every few weeks 8% Or do you never go online to use the Internet or World Wide Web? 32% Do not know/not sure <.5% Refused 3% D15. Do you personally have a working cell phone? Yes 71% No 27% Refused 2% D16. Considering all of the phone calls you receive, would you say all or almost all of your calls are received on your cell phone, some are received on your cell phone and some on your regular phone, or would you say very few or none of the phone calls you receive are received on your cell phone. Base=(218) Respondents with working cell phones in D15. All/Almost All Receive ON CELL 16% Some Received ON CELL 44% Very Few/None Received ON CELL 40% D17. What is your 5 digit zip code? AARP Voices of 50+, February 2011 24

D18. We realize income is a private matter and so rather than ask you anything specific about your income, I d like to ask you to please stop me when I get to the category that your includes your household s income before taxes in 2010. Was it.? Less than $10,000 8% $10,000 to less than $20,000 14% $20,000 to less than $30,000 15% $30,000 to less than $40,000 11% $40,000 to less than $50,000 7% $50,000 to less than $60,000 9% $60,000 to less than $75,000 10% $75,000 to less than $100,000 4% $100,000 to less than $150,000 5% $150,000 to less than $200,000 2% $200,000 or more 2% Refused 12% D19. Would you be willing to share your name and contact information with us for further discussion or participation in a followup survey sometime in the next few months? Yes 26% No 70% Do not know/not sure 2% Refused 2% AARP Voices of 50+, February 2011 25

D20. Which of the following describes your health care coverage situation? I have health care coverage through my current or previous employer or my spouse's current or previous employer 51% I have health care coverage through a plan I bought myself, not through an employer 9% I have health care coverage through Medicare only 10% I have health care coverage through Medicare plus a private health insurance plan that supplements my Medicare coverage 20% I do not have health care coverage at this time 12% I have health insurance coverage through some other way (include VA/Veterans Affairs) 2% Refused 2% Sample Market California African American 100% AARP Voices of 50+, February 2011 26