Young and old Americans, it turns out, have very similar worries about aging, according to a fascinating new survey unveiled at the American Society on Aging conference I’m attending in Chicago. Worries About Aging Loom LargeThe upshot of the survey: “Worries about aging loom large for Americans over 30 for the country and for themselves,” said Agha. Also on Forbes:For those in their 30s, 40s and 50s, the top aging worry (by a hair) is financial security. Only 43% believe their area is doing a “good job” for health care, nutrition and transportation; fewer than 30% feel that way about affordable housing and mental health care. As for chronological age, 87% said a person has reached old age at 85 and 74% said it’s age 75.

Source: Forbes March 24, 2017 18:22 UTC