A 2025 Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults found that 32% reported having a will, 31% reported having a living will or advance health care directive, and 20% reported having made arrangements for their own burial or funeral.
September 08, 2025
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Findings from a national survey about estate planning and end-of-life preparations.
A 2025 Pew Research Center survey found age gradients in estate planning: about two-thirds of adults in their 70s (66%) reported having a will and 64% reported having a living will or advance directive, roughly 46% of adults in their 60s reported having a will and 44% a living will or advance directive, and about eight-in-ten of adults ages 80 and older reported having a will and a living will or advance directive.
September 08, 2025
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Age-based differences in prevalence of wills and advance directives.
A 2025 Pew Research Center survey found income-related differences in estate planning among adults ages 70 and older: 83% of those with upper incomes reported having a will and 78% reported having a living will or advance directive, compared with 51% (will) and 59% (living will/advance directive) among those with lower incomes in the same age group.
September 08, 2025
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Income is associated with differences in having wills and advance directives among older adults.