How Old is Old? MetLife Mature Market Poll on Attitudes about Age ...

Half (50%) of H<strong>is</strong>panics w<strong>is</strong>h they were 21 to 30, compared to 34% of whites and 29% of African
Americans who w<strong>is</strong>h that. Whites (13%) are nearly twice as likely as African Americans (7%) to w<strong>is</strong>h
they were between the ages of 41 and 50, while African Americans (12%) are twice as likely as whites
to w<strong>is</strong>h (6%) they were between 51 and 60.
Independents (44%) are the m ost likely to w<strong>is</strong>h they were 21 to 30, while Democrats and Republicans
(12% each) are more likely than independents to w<strong>is</strong>h they were 41 to 50.
Westerners (42%) are the m ost likely to w<strong>is</strong>h th ey were between 21 and 30, while southerners (16%)
are the m ost likely to w<strong>is</strong>h they were less than 21. Easterners (20%) are slightly m ore likely than the
other regions to w<strong>is</strong>h they were between the ages of 31 and 40.
These questions were included in a national telephone survey of likely voters co nducted by Zogby
International June 20 through June 22, 2005. The target sample <strong>is</strong> 1,000 interviews with approximately
55 questions asked. Samples are random ly dr awn fr om telephone l<strong>is</strong>ts. Zogby International surveys
employ sampling strategies in which selection proba bilities are proportional to population size within
area codes and exchanges. Weighting by region, party, age, race, religion, and gender <strong>is</strong> used to adjust
for non-response. The margin of error <strong>is</strong> +/- 3.2 percentage points. Zogby International’s sampling and
weighting procedures also have been validated through its political polling: m ore than 95% of the
firm’s polls have come within 1% of actual election-day outcomes.
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