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If you became the main caregiver for a family member or close friend who could no longer live independently,

which one of the


following words comes closest to how you would feel:
Capable Determined Relieved Burdened Anxious Overwhelmed
Row % Row % Row % Row % Row % Row %
National Adults 46% 23% 2% 7% 9% 14%
Gender Men 46% 23% 1% 9% 9% 12%
Women 46% 22% 2% 5% 8% 17%
Age Under 45 43% 25% 2% 5% 8% 16%
45 or older 49% 20% 1% 8% 9% 13%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 35% 30% 2% 6% 11% 16%
Gen X (31-46) 51% 20% 2% 5% 7% 16%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 52% 19% 2% 5% 8% 14%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 45% 21% 2% 11% 9% 12%
Race White 44% 22% 2% 8% 9% 15%
Non-white 49% 24% 2% 4% 7% 13%
Region Northeast 45% 22% 1% 7% 11% 14%
Midwest 47% 21% 1% 7% 6% 18%
South 47% 25% 2% 5% 8% 13%
West 45% 21% 2% 8% 9% 14%
Household Income Less than $50,000 43% 27% 2% 7% 6% 16%
$50,000 or more 49% 20% 1% 6% 11% 13%
Employment Status Employed 48% 22% 2% 7% 8% 13%
Not employed 42% 23% 2% 7% 9% 17%
Interview Type Landline 48% 20% 2% 7% 9% 14%
Cell Phone 41% 28% 2% 5% 8% 16%
Preparedness to care for Prepared to care 61% 22% 2% 3% 5% 7%
someone with Not prepared to care 36% 23% 2% 9% 11% 19%
Alzheimer's
Involvement of care for Involved in care 52% 24% 2% 3% 8% 11%
someone with Not involved in care 42% 22% 3% 9% 8% 16%
Alzheimer's
Experience with Knows someone 46% 23% 2% 7% 8% 14%
Alzheimer's Does not know someone 46% 22% 1% 7% 9% 15%
Home Instead/Marist Poll National Adults. Interviews conducted September 26th through October 2nd, 2012, N=1247 MOE +/- 2.8%. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.
Which ONE of the following illnesses, if any, are you most afraid of having:

Alzheimer's disease Cancer Stroke Heart Disease Diabetes


Row % Row % Row % Row % Row %
National Adults 44% 33% 11% 8% 4%
Gender Men 42% 33% 11% 10% 4%
Women 47% 32% 10% 6% 5%
Age Under 45 39% 38% 9% 9% 4%
45 or older 50% 27% 12% 6% 5%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 42% 38% 7% 9% 5%
Gen X (31-46) 38% 39% 11% 9% 3%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 44% 30% 11% 9% 6%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 56% 21% 15% 5% 3%
Race White 48% 33% 11% 6% 2%
Non-white 37% 33% 10% 11% 8%
Region Northeast 41% 37% 10% 10% 2%
Midwest 41% 35% 13% 6% 5%
South 47% 33% 9% 8% 3%
West 46% 27% 12% 7% 7%
Household Income Less than $50,000 45% 33% 10% 7% 6%
$50,000 or more 45% 33% 10% 9% 3%
Employment Status Employed 43% 35% 10% 8% 4%
Not employed 46% 30% 12% 7% 5%
Interview Type Landline 46% 32% 11% 7% 3%
Cell Phone 41% 35% 9% 9% 6%
Preparedness to care for Prepared to care 46% 30% 11% 9% 4%
someone with Not prepared to care 44% 34% 11% 7% 4%
Alzheimer's
Involvement of care for Involved in care 56% 23% 8% 8% 5%
someone with Not involved in care 47% 31% 12% 6% 4%
Alzheimer's
Experience with Knows someone 50% 29% 10% 7% 4%
Alzheimer's Does not know someone 34% 40% 12% 10% 4%
Home Instead/Marist Poll National Adults. Interviews conducted September 26th through October 2nd, 2012, N=1247 MOE +/- 2.8%. Totals may
not add to 100% due to rounding.
Would it be harder for you to:

Be responsible for
the care of a family
Be diagnosed with member or loved one
and have with Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's disease disease
Row % Row %
National Adults 50% 50%
Gender Men 49% 51%
Women 50% 50%
Age Under 45 46% 54%
45 or older 54% 46%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 46% 54%
Gen X (31-46) 46% 54%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 55% 45%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 54% 46%
Race White 47% 53%
Non-white 54% 46%
Region Northeast 52% 48%
Midwest 44% 56%
South 51% 49%
West 52% 48%
Household Income Less than $50,000 50% 50%
$50,000 or more 49% 51%
Employment Status Employed 47% 53%
Not employed 53% 47%
Interview Type Landline 49% 51%
Cell Phone 51% 49%
Preparedness to care for Prepared to care 56% 44%
someone with Not prepared to care 46% 54%
Alzheimer's
Involvement of care for Involved in care 57% 43%
someone with Not involved in care 48% 52%
Alzheimer's
Experience with Knows someone 52% 48%
Alzheimer's Does not know someone 46% 54%
Home Instead/Marist Poll National Adults. Interviews conducted September 26th through October 2nd, 2012, N=1247 MOE +/- 2.8%. Totals may
not add to 100% due to rounding.
If you were to find out that you have
Alzheimer's disease:
Would you be more
afraid of not being
able to care for Would you be more
yourself and afraid of losing the
becoming a burden memories of your
to others life and loved ones
Row % Row %
National Adults 68% 32%
Gender Men 68% 32%
Women 68% 32%
Age Under 45 61% 39%
45 or older 75% 25%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 52% 48%
Gen X (31-46) 69% 31%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 74% 26%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 79% 21%
Race White 72% 28%
Non-white 61% 39%
Region Northeast 77% 23%
Midwest 71% 29%
South 65% 35%
West 63% 37%
Household Income Less than $50,000 64% 36%
$50,000 or more 71% 29%
Employment Status Employed 67% 33%
Not employed 68% 32%
Interview Type Landline 71% 29%
Cell Phone 62% 38%
Preparedness to care for Prepared to care 71% 29%
someone with Not prepared to care 66% 34%
Alzheimer's
Involvement of care for Involved in care 73% 27%
someone with Not involved in care 69% 31%
Alzheimer's
Experience with Knows someone 71% 29%
Alzheimer's Does not know someone 64% 36%
Home Instead/Marist Poll National Adults. Interviews conducted September 26th through
October 2nd, 2012, N=1247 MOE +/- 2.8%. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.
If you had to care for a friend or family member with Alzheimer's Disease, do you feel
very prepared, prepared, not very prepared or not prepared at all to do that?

Very prepared Prepared Not very prepared Not prepared at all


Row % Row % Row % Row %
National Adults 13% 26% 36% 25%
Gender Men 12% 28% 36% 25%
Women 14% 24% 36% 26%
Age Under 45 11% 25% 35% 29%
45 or older 15% 27% 36% 22%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 11% 22% 35% 32%
Gen X (31-46) 11% 27% 35% 26%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 20% 26% 35% 20%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 11% 28% 38% 23%
Race White 11% 27% 37% 25%
Non-white 16% 24% 33% 27%
Region Northeast 10% 31% 35% 25%
Midwest 13% 24% 41% 23%
South 15% 28% 35% 23%
West 14% 22% 33% 32%
Household Income Less than $50,000 14% 27% 33% 26%
$50,000 or more 11% 26% 37% 26%
Employment Status Employed 13% 25% 35% 27%
Not employed 14% 25% 38% 22%
Interview Type Landline 13% 26% 37% 24%
Cell Phone 13% 24% 33% 29%
Involvement of care for Involved in care 33% 35% 20% 12%
someone with Not involved in care 6% 26% 44% 24%
Alzheimer's
Experience with Knows someone 16% 29% 35% 20%
Alzheimer's Does not know someone 8% 20% 36% 36%
Home Instead/Marist Poll National Adults. Interviews conducted September 26th through October 2nd, 2012, N=1247
MOE +/- 2.8%. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.
What do you see as the most difficult thing about having a friend or family member with Alzheimer's disease:

Dealing with Not having enough Explaining changes


Balancing the needs difficult behaviors information about and progression of
of their care with my that are part of the Financial strain of the disease and its their disease to
other responsibiltites disease providing care management family and friends
Row % Row % Row % Row % Row %
National Adults 33% 28% 16% 15% 8%
Gender Men 35% 29% 15% 13% 7%
Women 32% 27% 16% 17% 8%
Age Under 45 35% 25% 14% 17% 10%
45 or older 32% 32% 18% 14% 5%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 27% 25% 14% 21% 13%
Gen X (31-46) 41% 24% 14% 14% 7%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 38% 30% 16% 11% 5%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 24% 36% 20% 14% 5%
Race White 36% 31% 15% 12% 6%
Non-white 28% 23% 17% 20% 11%
Region Northeast 41% 30% 10% 10% 9%
Midwest 31% 28% 16% 17% 8%
South 33% 27% 16% 17% 7%
West 30% 30% 19% 15% 6%
Household Income Less than $50,000 30% 26% 17% 18% 9%
$50,000 or more 38% 32% 14% 12% 4%
Employment Status Employed 38% 27% 15% 13% 8%
Not employed 26% 31% 17% 18% 7%
Interview Type Landline 33% 30% 16% 15% 7%
Cell Phone 34% 25% 16% 17% 9%
Preparedness to care for Prepared to care 35% 30% 15% 9% 10%
someone with Not prepared to care 32% 27% 16% 19% 6%
Alzheimer's
Involvement of care for Involved in care 32% 32% 16% 7% 13%
someone with Not involved in care 35% 32% 15% 13% 5%
Alzheimer's
Experience with Knows someone 34% 32% 15% 11% 8%
Alzheimer's Does not know someone 33% 23% 16% 22% 6%
Home Instead/Marist Poll National Adults. Interviews conducted September 26th through October 2nd, 2012, N=1247 MOE +/- 2.8%.
Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.
Have you had a family member with Alzheimer's Disease, or very
serious memory problems, personally known someone with these
problems, but not a family member, or have you not personally
known anyone with Alzheimer's?

Had a family Known someone but Have not known


member not a family member anyone
Row % Row % Row %
National Adults 40% 23% 37%
Gender Men 39% 20% 41%
Women 42% 25% 33%
Age Under 45 39% 17% 44%
45 or older 42% 29% 29%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 38% 12% 51%
Gen X (31-46) 40% 23% 37%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 50% 23% 28%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 35% 36% 29%
Race White 42% 25% 33%
Non-white 37% 19% 44%
Region Northeast 36% 22% 43%
Midwest 41% 24% 35%
South 44% 23% 33%
West 37% 23% 40%
Household Income Less than $50,000 37% 25% 38%
$50,000 or more 44% 21% 35%
Employment Status Employed 41% 20% 39%
Not employed 39% 26% 35%
Interview Type Landline 40% 26% 35%
Cell Phone 42% 17% 41%
Preparedness to care for Prepared to care 49% 25% 27%
someone with Not prepared to care 35% 22% 43%
Alzheimer's
Involvement of care for Involved in care 80% 20% n/a
someone with Not involved in care 54% 46% n/a
Alzheimer's
Home Instead/Marist Poll National Adults. Interviews conducted September 26th through October 2nd, 2012,
N=1247 MOE +/- 2.8%. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.
Is this family member a spouse or partner, a parent, or another
family member?
Another family
Spouse or partner Parent member
Row % Row % Row %
National Adults 3% 25% 71%
Gender Men 3% 22% 74%
Women 3% 28% 69%
Age Under 45 1% 8% 91%
45 or older 5% 41% 54%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 0% 4% 96%
Gen X (31-46) 1% 12% 87%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 2% 44% 54%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 11% 41% 48%
Race White 4% 30% 66%
Non-white 2% 15% 83%
Region Northeast 6% 34% 60%
Midwest 1% 29% 69%
South 4% 25% 71%
West 3% 14% 83%
Household Income Less than $50,000 4% 25% 71%
$50,000 or more 2% 26% 72%
Employment Status Employed 2% 20% 78%
Not employed 5% 33% 61%
Interview Type Landline 4% 30% 66%
Cell Phone 2% 15% 83%
Preparedness to care for Prepared to care 5% 28% 68%
someone with Not prepared to care 2% 23% 75%
Alzheimer's
Involvement of care for Involved in care 7% 41% 52%
someone with Not involved in care 0% 11% 89%
Alzheimer's
Home Instead/Marist Poll National Adults Who Have a Family Member with Alzheimer's. Interviews
conducted September 26th through October 2nd, 2012, N=482 MOE +/- 4.5%. Totals may not add to
100% due to rounding.
Were you very involved, involved, not very involved, or not involved at all with the
care or financial support of any of the people you have known with Alzheimer's disease
or very serious memory problems?

Very involved Involved Not very involved Not involved at all


Row % Row % Row % Row %
National Adults 22% 15% 27% 35%
Gender Men 16% 18% 33% 34%
Women 27% 13% 22% 37%
Age Under 45 16% 15% 32% 36%
45 or older 27% 15% 23% 34%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 15% 16% 32% 37%
Gen X (31-46) 16% 14% 32% 38%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 32% 18% 23% 27%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 24% 13% 23% 40%
Race White 22% 14% 27% 37%
Non-white 24% 17% 28% 31%
Region Northeast 22% 14% 25% 39%
Midwest 20% 13% 30% 36%
South 25% 17% 24% 35%
West 20% 16% 30% 34%
Household Income Less than $50,000 27% 12% 26% 35%
$50,000 or more 17% 17% 30% 36%
Employment Status Employed 19% 16% 28% 36%
Not employed 25% 15% 26% 34%
Interview Type Landline 23% 14% 26% 37%
Cell Phone 19% 18% 30% 33%
Preparedness to care for Prepared to care 36% 20% 20% 24%
someone with Not prepared to care 10% 12% 33% 45%
Alzheimer's
Experience with Knows someone 22% 15% 27% 35%
Alzheimer's
Home Instead/Marist Poll National Adults Who Have a Family Member or Know Someone with Alzheimer's. Interviews
conducted September 26th through October 2nd, 2012, N=756 MOE +/- 3.6%. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.
Were you ever in a situation with a friend
or family member with Alzheimer's
Disease, or very serious memory problems
and did not know what to do or how to
deal with something that happened?
Yes No
Row % Row %
National Adults 33% 67%
Gender Men 37% 63%
Women 31% 69%
Age Under 45 37% 63%
45 or older 31% 69%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 40% 60%
Gen X (31-46) 33% 67%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 37% 63%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 25% 75%
Race White 35% 65%
Non-white 33% 67%
Region Northeast 38% 62%
Midwest 26% 74%
South 38% 62%
West 29% 71%
Household Income Less than $50,000 34% 66%
$50,000 or more 32% 68%
Employment Status Employed 32% 68%
Not employed 36% 64%
Interview Type Landline 31% 69%
Cell Phone 39% 61%
Preparedness to care for Prepared to care 32% 68%
someone with Not prepared to care 35% 65%
Alzheimer's
Involvement of care for Involved in care 50% 50%
someone with Not involved in care 23% 77%
Alzheimer's
Experience with Knows someone 33% 67%
Alzheimer's
Home Instead/Marist Poll National Adults Who Have a Family Member or Know
Someone with Alzheimer's. Interviews conducted September 26th through October 2nd,
2012, N=756 MOE +/- 3.6%. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.

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