It is important to plan now for the possibility of needing LTC services in the future.
| %, Strongly Agree/Agree | |
|---|---|
| It is important to plan now for the possibility of needing LTC services in the future | 71,2 |
| Other | 28,8 |
Responsibility for LTC
| Responsibility for LTC | %, Strongly Agree/Agree |
|---|---|
| Responsibility of individuals to finance their LTC | 58.7 |
| Responsibility of children/family to finance LTC | 17.4 |
| If family members can no longer pay, relatives should help | 20.3 |
| Responsibility of government to help pay for LTC | 37.1 |
Government involvement with LTC financing
| Government involvement with LTC financing | %, Strongly Agree/Agree |
|---|---|
| Government should promote LTC insurance through taxes | 62.4 |
| Government should allow LTC purchase with IRAs* and 401(k)s | 69.1 |
| Government should require all people to purchase LTC insurance | 15.7 |
| Government should pay LTC costs when insurance benefits run out | 40.9 |
| Government should offer voluntary, public LTC insurance plan | 62.9 |
| Government should establish mandatory, public LTC program | 18.4 |
Personal involvement with LTC financing
| Personal involvement with LTC financing | %, Strongly Agree/Agree |
|---|---|
| Everyone should have LTC insurance and a mandatory, public program is the way to accomplish that | 19.5 |
| Everyone should have LTC insurance, but private companies should provide the insurance | 23.2 |
| Requiring people to buy LTC insurance is OK, if price is not too high | 40.5 |
| Knowing that I have some LTC insurance will give me peace of mind | 66.4 |
| Paying for LTC is individual responsibility, not government | 46.6 |
| Government should not tell me what to do about LTC insurance | 62.7 |
| I have other priorities for my money than buying LTC insurance | 44.4 |
| I do not trust government to run a LTC insurance program | 51.1 |
| I do not trust private insurers | 32.3 |
| I don't think I will need LTC so I don't need insurance | 11.6 |
Own private long-term care insurance policy
| %, Strongly Agree/Agree | |
|---|---|
| Own private long-term care insurance policy | 11,5 |
| Other | 88.5 |
NOTES:
*IRA = Individual Retirement Account
All results are presented weighted.
SOURCE: RTI analysis of the 2014 ASPE Long-Term Care Awareness and Planning Survey