Title: 45 Shocking Ageism Statistics - BrandonGaille.com
Headings: 45 Shocking Ageism Statistics
45 Shocking Ageism Statistics
Things to Know About Ageism
Ageism Isn’t Just An American Problem
Ageism Is On Social Networking Sites
Are We Killing Ourselves Through Ageism?
Are Improvements Being Made Against Ageism?
Why Is It Important To Stop Ageism?

Content: Are We Killing Ourselves Through Ageism? In a recent study, younger participants were more likely to judge prescription-violating older adults as being incapable and less warm. With the exception of African-Americans, every ethnic and racial demographic scores highly with supporting senior stereotypes. The Asian demographic scores the highest. 25% of people who held negative stereotypes of the senior demographic had a heart attack 30 years later. Just 13% of people who held a positive view of seniors had the same issue. People with positive attitudes about the older generations are 44% more likely to fully recover from a severe disability when compared to those with negative attitudes. Those heavily critical of seniors in a negative way have shown a 30% greater decline in their own memory 40 years later. 70% of small study participants scored in the dementia range on a cognitive test when under stereotype threat, but only 14% of participants scored in this range when not under a stereotype threat. Those with more positive self-perceptions of aging live 7.5 years longer than those with negative self-perceptions of aging.