AARP Survey Finds Public Confidence and Reliance on Social Security Increase as Program Celebrates 70th Anniversary; Capitol Hill Rally to Mark the Anniversary

U.S. Newswire, August, 2005

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 /U.S. Newswire/ -- To coincide with the 70th anniversary of Social Security, AARP today released a new survey that tracks public perceptions about Social Security over three decades. Not only has public confidence in Social security increased in recent years according to the poll, but Social Security has also surpassed pensions and savings as the top source of income Americans expect to rely on in retirement.

The survey, titled Social Security 70th Anniversary Survey Report: Trends over Time, repeats previous surveys conducted by AARP for the 50th (1985) and 60th (1995) anniversaries of Social Security. While all the previous surveys demonstrated the high regard that the American public has for Social Security, this latest installment shows that...

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