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| 1998 Maine Citizen Survey | |
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The statewide Citizen Survey was conducted by telephone between October 10 and October 27,
1998. The Citizen Survey was conducted among a statewide sample of 600 Maine households.
A sample of this size yields a sampling error of +/- 4 percentage points with 95% confidence
at the total sample level. A two-stage sampling process was used to identify individuals
with households. Market Decisions acquired a statewide RDD (randowm digit dial) sample of
telephone numbers from Survey Sampling, Inc., a provider of scientifically generated random
samples. After contacting a randomly selected household, the survey was conducted with the
adult who celebrated the most recent birthday. The survey instrument was pre-tested with persons unfamiliar with the study, and was refined to correct question wording that may have been unclear to some respondents. The final instrument included 125 questions and the actual respondent interview averaged 20.5 minutes in length. All interviewing was conducted by Market Decisions using computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) technology. Among those households contacted for the survey, 37% completed the survey. |
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| A. Other than Social Security, do you have a pension, retirement plan, and/or other savings to use in your retirement? |  |
| B. Which of the following are you counting on to support yourself in retirement? (All YES mentions included) |  |
| C. At what age do you plan to retire? |  |
| D. If you needed help for an older family member, who would you contact? (All YES mentions included) |  |
| E. Have you heard of the Area Agencies on Aging? Based on those who would not have called AAA. |  |
| F. Total awareness of the Area Agencies on Aging. Based on both questions D & E. |  |
| G. Have you or a family member ever contacted an Area Agency on Aging either for information or services? |  |
| H. What did you ask about? Based on those who have contacted an AAA. |  |
| I. Were you satisfied with the information or service you received from the AAA you contacted? |  |
| J. Do you have a long-term care insurance policy to pay for nursing home or home care for yourself? |  |
| K. Were you aware that older persons with health problems may be able to receive care at home instead of entering a nursing home? |  |
| L. Were you aware that there is a program to help abused or neglected adults and older persons? |  |
| M. Which of the following best describes your health insurance situation? |  |
| N. How satisfied are you overall with your health insurance plan? (Based on those who have health insurance coverage that is not Medicaid or Medicare.) |  |
| O. How many different prescriptions are you currently taking? |  |
| P. Are you helping to care for an elder family member? |  |
| Q. In a typical week, how many hours does this care take? (Based on those who help care for an elder family member.) |  |
| R. What would help you in your care giving? (Summary grouping of responses. Based on those who help care for an elder family member.) |  |
| S. Is your employer supportive of your need to provide care for this family member? (Based on those who help care for an elder family member.) |  |
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