Reframing Aging Survey

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1. What is your age?

Under 25

25-29

30-40

41-50

51-60

61-70

71-80

81-90

91+

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2. How long have you lived in San Francisco?

Less than 1 year

1-5 years

6-10 years

11-20 years

21+ years

I do not live in San Francisco

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3. When you think of older adults, what words come to mind?

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4. Here are some statements about older adults. Rate how much you agree or disagree with the following statements:

	Strongly agree	Somewhat agree	Somewhat Disagree	Strongly Disagree
San Francisco is a good place to grow older	San Francisco is a good place to grow older Strongly agree	San Francisco is a good place to grow older Somewhat agree	San Francisco is a good place to grow older Somewhat Disagree	San Francisco is a good place to grow older Strongly Disagree
San Francisco would be better off if older adults left	San Francisco would be better off if older adults left Strongly agree	San Francisco would be better off if older adults left Somewhat agree	San Francisco would be better off if older adults left Somewhat Disagree	San Francisco would be better off if older adults left Strongly Disagree
Older adults are a value to society	Older adults are a value to society Strongly agree	Older adults are a value to society Somewhat agree	Older adults are a value to society Somewhat Disagree	Older adults are a value to society Strongly Disagree
Getting older is a process of growth	Getting older is a process of growth Strongly agree	Getting older is a process of growth Somewhat agree	Getting older is a process of growth Somewhat Disagree	Getting older is a process of growth Strongly Disagree
More innovation happens when you have teams with diverse ages	More innovation happens when you have teams with diverse ages Strongly agree	More innovation happens when you have teams with diverse ages Somewhat agree	More innovation happens when you have teams with diverse ages Somewhat Disagree	More innovation happens when you have teams with diverse ages Strongly Disagree
Society should provide for the care of older adults	Society should provide for the care of older adults Strongly agree	Society should provide for the care of older adults Somewhat agree	Society should provide for the care of older adults Somewhat Disagree	Society should provide for the care of older adults Strongly Disagree
San Francisco’s population as a whole is getting younger	San Francisco’s population as a whole is getting younger Strongly agree	San Francisco’s population as a whole is getting younger Somewhat agree	San Francisco’s population as a whole is getting younger Somewhat Disagree	San Francisco’s population as a whole is getting younger Strongly Disagree
Older adults are a burden to society	Older adults are a burden to society Strongly agree	Older adults are a burden to society Somewhat agree	Older adults are a burden to society Somewhat Disagree	Older adults are a burden to society Strongly Disagree
Getting older is inevitably a process of decline	Getting older is inevitably a process of decline Strongly agree	Getting older is inevitably a process of decline Somewhat agree	Getting older is inevitably a process of decline Somewhat Disagree	Getting older is inevitably a process of decline Strongly Disagree
Older adults are innovative	Older adults are innovative Strongly agree	Older adults are innovative Somewhat agree	Older adults are innovative Somewhat Disagree	Older adults are innovative Strongly Disagree
San Francisco’s population as a whole is getting older	San Francisco’s population as a whole is getting older Strongly agree	San Francisco’s population as a whole is getting older Somewhat agree	San Francisco’s population as a whole is getting older Somewhat Disagree	San Francisco’s population as a whole is getting older Strongly Disagree
Older adults are less useful and productive than younger adults	Older adults are less useful and productive than younger adults Strongly agree	Older adults are less useful and productive than younger adults Somewhat agree	Older adults are less useful and productive than younger adults Somewhat Disagree	Older adults are less useful and productive than younger adults Strongly Disagree

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5. How would you define ageism?

Ageism is defined as prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of a person’s age. It can apply to younger or older people.

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6. Have you experienced ageism?

Yes

Not sure