Responsibility for paying for long-term care United States 2021

In 2021, approximately 51 percent of older adults thought Medicare should have a large responsibility in paying for long-term care. This survey shows the percentage of U.S. adults aged 40 years and older who believed select sources should have a large responsibility in paying for long-term care or ongoing living assistance in select years from 2013 to 2021.

Share of U.S. adults aged 40 years and older who thought select sources should have a large responsibility in paying for long-term care costs in select years from 2013 to 2021

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Release date

May 2021

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2013, 2017, and 2021

Number of respondents

over 1,000

Age group

40 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interviews and online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: "How much responsibility should each of the following have for paying for the costs of ongoing living assistance?"
Figures for 2013 and 2017 were taken from the previous year's report.

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