Purpose
The survey’s purpose is to determine the opinions, attitudes, and values of senior online users worldwide. In addition to online data, some data will be gathered from hard-copy surveys distributed by select senior-related publications, International Association of Homes and Services for the Ageing (IAHSA) members, and professionals in senior-related fields—in order to maximize response. The online survey also will shape a better understanding of senior internet usage worldwide. Internet usage has grown rapidly in recent years. The universe of online users and, in this case, of senior online users has grown to the extent that it is considered a subgroup of importance and worthy of individual study.

Methodology
Access to the survey is limited to persons 50 years of age and older. Respondents are first asked to type in their birth year. Survey access is permitted only if the respondent keys in 1949 or earlier. By nature of its translations, the survey targets seniors who understand the following languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Japanese. The majority of responses are expected fromt he English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Japanese language bases. Despite the distribution of hard-copy versions of the survey, the vast majority of responses are expected to originate from the internet site, or through links to the site.

Respondents connect directly to our survey website. One of the distinct advantages of online research is that it’s done at the participant’s convenience, thus respondents will have access to the site 24 hours a day—whenever they are online. Brooks Adams has utilized a multi-form survey which presents questions on different pages (forms). Using this process, the data are saved when the respondent clicks the “continue” button at the bottom of each page. The advantages of the multi-form online format are as follows:

1. Permits skip logic and question-specific data verification.
2. Allows pacing so the user doesn’t face the entire task at once.

Sponsors
Sponsors and website link providers for Brooks Adams’ “International Attitudes on Aging” survey are listed below.

Third Age

Senior Living Alternatives

Universal Care Management

Aged Care

Council on the Ageing

Retirement Resorts

SeniorSearch

VANHA

Aging in America

Lytton Gardens

The Eldercare Connection

Fit for Life

ElderWeb

Elyria United Methodist Village

Australian Retirement Communities

AAA Alliance

Senior Info Site

New LifeStyles Online

SeniorLink Online

Altenhilfe Deutschland

National Eldercare Services Company

Fifty Plus.Net

SeniorWorldOnline

Senior Resource

Association of Family Caring for Demented Elderly

Ottawa Seniors

American Retirement Corporation

Translations by:

Fabien Carayol
3205 Parkwood Avenue
Richmond, Virgina 23221
804.358.1922
( French)

Farouk Chaabi
219 Gun Club Road
Richmond, Virginia 23221
804.359.3503
fchaabi@yahoo.com
(French)

Dr. Camilo Castillo
204 Vine Street
Richmond, Virginia 23220
Camiloscastillo@hotmail.com
(Spanish)

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