Having Fun As We Age: A Survey of Adult Funstyles
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2 Having Fun As We Age: A Survey of Adult Funstyles Report Prepared by RoperASW For information contact Carol Keegan Copyright AARP, 2001 AARP Knowledge Management 601 E Street NW Washington, DC Reprinting with Permission
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4 Table of Contents Table of Contents Introduction and Method Overview... 1 Summary of Findings... 2 I. American Fun and Passion... 7 II. Quantifying Fun III. Fun and Secrets IV. Other Insights into Fun and Passion Appendix: Annotated Questionnaire... 44
5 Introduction and Method Overview Introduction and Method Overview This report details the findings of a national telephone survey conducted by Roper Starch Worldwide on behalf of AARP to explore how Americans have fun and what they are most passionate about in life especially as they age. Telephone interviews were conducted among a national cross-section of 2,118 Americans (age 18+) from June 15 July 9, Each interview took 15 minutes, on average, to administer. Sample was drawn from a national random digit dial (RDD) list. Persons age were oversampled to ensure a large enough base size for individual analysis. The oversample and other key demographic data were weighted to U.S. Census norms to correct for slight sampling errors. Data for the total sample are projectible to Americans generally within a +/- 2 percentage point margin of error at the 95% confidence level. Page 1
6 Summary Of Findings Summary Of Findings Americans Really Love Relationships True to the stereotype, men are more likely to say they really love making love (64%) than any other of 12 activities asked about. Men keep this passion well into later life. Over half (54%) also love to spend a romantic evening with their spouse or partner, especially those in early middle-age (61% of those 35-44). Women, on the other hand, tend to really love a wider variety of activities than do men, and are more likely to sustain their passions into later life. By a fair margin over other activities asked about, women are most likely to say they love spending time with family (70%). This remains the top passion from age 18 into their later years. About half of women (53%) also really love spending a romantic evening with their spouse or partner. This is especially true of younger women (e.g., 63% of those 18-34). Top Passions Asked to name, unaided, the activities in life they are most passionate about, men are most likely to name something related to sports, exercise, or the outdoors (54%). To a lesser extent, men are also passionate about social activities, such as spending time with family (28%) and with friends (20% of year-olds). Women, however, are most likely to be passionate about some kind of hobby or other activity (52%). Such passions grow steadily with age (e.g., 43% of year-olds versus 64% of those 65-plus). But women are passionate about no one single hobby as much as they are about spending time with family the most often mentioned passion (42%). Page 2
7 Summary Of Findings Taking the Time to Do the Things We Love How often do Americans get to spend time doing their favorite activities? Of the top three activities men really love to do, one of them spending time with family is something the majority (70%) get to do often. However, only a minority often get to enjoy the other top passions, making love (37%) and spending a romantic evening with their spouse/partner (37%). Women, like men, also are not often able to indulge some of their passions. The majority does often get to spend time with their family (84%) the most commonly cited activity they love to do but only a minority often engages in other top passions, such as making love (34%) and spending a romantic evening with their spouse/partner (29%). Does Life Get More Fun As We Age? Asked whether, as they get older, they find themselves having more fun in life, less fun, or the same amount of fun, a plurality (43%) of men agree that life is getting more fun. By the time they reach middle-age (35-54), however, men are about as likely to say they are having the same amount of fun as they used to (34% versus 34% who are having more fun). Ages seem to be the least-fun years for men, when a plurality (38%) say life is getting less fun than it used to. Once they reach 65, however, the plurality (38%) says life is getting no more or less fun. For women, life keeps getting more fun into older age. In fact, a plurality of women (42%) says life is more fun than it used to be until they reach age 65, at which point they are about as likely to say life is less fun than before (37%) or the same (35%). Page 3
8 Summary Of Findings The Most-Fun Age Asked at what age they have had the most fun in life, men and women alike, by the time they ve reached their senior years, look back and say their mid-30s (35, on average, among men; 34 among women). Setting Aside Funtime Though most men do not set aside time daily to just have fun, most about eight in ten (79%) do so at least once a week. About three-quarters (73%) of women say they take time on at least a weekly basis to have fun, and they are most likely to say this between the ages of 18 and 34. Does Work Take Away From Fun-Time? Surprisingly, No Asked to estimate how many hours they have fun in an average week, men, on average, say about 22 hours, which is about half the time they spend working (46 hours, on average). To what extent does work cut into fun time? Not much in fact, even men who do not work report spending very similar amounts of time just having fun as do men who work. Women tend to spend a little less time working (39 hours, on average) and having fun (18 hours) than do men in an average week. But they tend to have about as much fun per week throughout their lives, until they reach 65, when women lag behind men (12 versus 21 hours, on average). Many Americans Only Pretend to Like Entertaining Guests Nearly four in ten men (38%) say they often or occasionally pretend to enjoy entertaining guests more than they really do. Sizable proportions of men also pretend to like doing things cultural or educational (35%) and spending time with family other than their spouse or partner (30%). On the other hand, few (14%) pretend they like making love more than they really do. Page 4
9 Summary Of Findings Women are very similar to men on this subject. They are most likely to pretend liking entertaining guests (33% do so often/occasionally; 44% among those 18-34). They are also particularly apt to pretend enjoying exercising or playing sports (32%) or doing something cultural or educational (28%). Men and women alike share a disinclination to fake such things as they get older. Secret Wishes Men not only pretend to like things they do, they wish they could be doing something else. Asked to identify certain secret wishes and desires, a majority of men says they often or occasionally wish they could be doing good deeds for others (83%), have a more meaningful life (61%), be more successful at work (60%), and have a more satisfying sex life (56%). Women share many of the same secret passions doing good deeds for others (84%), having a more meaningful life (59%), and being more successful at work (52%), among them. How Does It Feel to Be Passionate? Asked how they feel when doing something they are passionate about, men reveal a remarkable range of feelings and emotions, ranging from happy (96% say it describes their feeling completely or somewhat ) to alert (89%) to free (86%) to calm (80%), among others. Women are virtually identical to men on this score, reporting the same feelings in the same order in about the same numbers for example, happy (96%) to alert (89%) to free (83%) to calm (78%). A Nation of Fun People American men describe themselves as a fun bunch of people, with most agreeing that they are a fun person to be around (88% say the statement describes them completely or somewhat) and that they live for having fun (59%). Moreover, as much fun as they are, they wish they could have still more time to have fun (71%), though fewer than half (44%) say they are disappointed if they don t have fun every single day. Page 5
10 Summary Of Findings Women profess to be slightly less fun-oriented than men, though most agree they are a fun person to be around (90%). But only half (50%) say they live for having fun, and about four in ten (39%) agree that having fun is an over-rated concept. Page 6
11 American Fun and Passions Activities Americans Really Love To Do Men True to the stereotype, men are more likely to say they really love making love (64%) than any of the other 12 activities asked about. Men keep this passion well into later life it is only when they reach age 55 that another passion, spending time with family (55% of all men), becomes pre-eminent. Over half (54%) also love to spend a romantic evening with their spouse or partner, especially those in early middle-age (61% of those 35-44). Large numbers also say they love to: Socialize with friends (38%; especially younger men e.g., 52% of year-olds versus 32% of those 65-plus) Exercise or play sports (33%; especially younger men e.g., 44% of year-olds versus 30% of those 65-plus) Read (27%; a top passion among the 65-plus set at 45% versus, for example, 21% of those 18-34) Among those who work, about four in ten (38%) say they really love their current job situation. Indeed, our survey reveals that the 65-plus set is an especially happy work force 54% say they love their job. Page 7
12 Women Women tend to really love a wider variety of activities than do men, and are more likely to sustain their passions into later life. By a fair margin over other activities asked about, women are most likely to say they love spending time with family (70%). This remains the top passion from age 18 into their later years. About half of women (53%) also really love spending a romantic evening with their spouse or partner. This is especially true of younger women (e.g., 62% of those 18-34). Making love is also a favored activity (47% love to do it) particularly among year-olds (63%) but it does not top the list of passions as it does among men. And women 65-plus are less likely than men 65-plus to really love it (47% versus 17%). Large numbers also love to: Socialize with friends (46%; mention it as much as making love 55% for both) Read (44%, particularly enjoyed by women in the middle years) Do something religious or spiritual (35% a top passion among those 65-plus, 44%) Like men, four in ten (40%) women who work say they really love their current job situation. But in contrast to men, only a minority of those age 65 and over profess such love for their job (35% versus 54% of men). Page 8
13 Activities Men Really Love To Do Base: Total men*. (% who really love to do item) Age Total Total Men Unweighted base (2,118) (919) (319) (178) (189) (106) (110) % % % % % % % Make love Spend time with family Spend a romantic evening with my spouse, partner, or date Socialize with friends Exercise or play sports Spend time on hobbies Read Play with pets Do something spiritual or religious Do something cultural or educational Watch television Do volunteer work Q.5 - For each of the following activities, please tell me if it is something that you really love to do, like doing, dislike doing, or really dislike doing. First. [READ EACH ITEM.] *Note: a column for Total Respondents appears for comparison purposes. Page 9
14 Activities Women Really Love To Do Base: Total women*. (% who really love to do item) Total Age Total Women Unweighted base (2,118) (1,199) (313) (259) (265) (147) (190) % % % % % % % Spend time with family Spend a romantic evening with my spouse, partner, or date Make love Socialize with friends Read Do something spiritual or religious Play with pets Spend time on hobbies Do something cultural or educational Exercise or play sports Do volunteer work Watch television Q.5 - For each of the following activities, please tell me if it is something that you really love to do, like doing, dislike doing, or really dislike doing. First. [READ EACH ITEM.] *Note: a column for Total Respondents appears for comparison purposes. Page 10
15 How Men Feel About Work Base: Men employed full- or part-time*. Age Total Total Men Unweighted base (1,405) (679) (246) (166) (171) (63) (19) % % % % % % % Love/like it Really love it Like it Dislike/really dislike it Dislike it Really dislike it Don t know/refused Q.9 - When it comes to your current job situation, would you say you really love your job, like it, dislike it, or really dislike it? *Note: a column for Total Respondents appears for comparison purposes. Page 11
16 How Women Feel About Work Base: Women employed full- or part-time*. Age Total Total Women Unweighted base (1,405) (726) (219) (195) (198) (82) (17) % % % % % % % Love/like it Really love it Like it Dislike/really dislike it Dislike it Really dislike it Don t know/refused 1 * * Q.9 - When it comes to your current job situation, would you say you really love your job, like it, dislike it, or really dislike it? *Note: a column for Total Respondents appears for comparison purposes. Page 12
17 Top American Passions Men Asked to name the activities in life they are most passionate about, men are most likely to name something related to sports, exercise, or the outdoors (54%). Among these activities, fishing (16%) was the most oftmentioned. Men are passionate about social activities as well, such as spending time with family (28% especially those 35-44, 44%) and with friends (20% of year-olds). Other common passions include travel (10%), work (10%), and music (9%). Women Women, unlike men, are most likely to be passionate about some kind of hobby or other activity (52%). Such passions grow steadily with age (e.g., 43% of year-olds versus 64% of those 65-plus) and include activities such reading (15%), travel (13%), and music (9%). But women are passionate about no one single hobby as much as they are about spending time with family the most often mentioned passion (42%), especially among younger women. Women also mention gardening (13%), spending time with friends (11%), church/religious activities (11%), and work (10%). Page 13
18 Top Passions of American Men Base: Total men*. Age Total Total Men Unweighted base (2,118) (919) (319) (178) (189) (106) (110) % % % % % % % Social activities (net) Spending time with family Spending time with friends Hobbies/indoor non-active activities (net) Artistic/creative/arts (subnet) Music Travel Reading Sports/exercise/outdoor recreation (net) Fishing Gardening/lawn work 9 4 * Work Church/religion Q.3 - What are the two or three activities in life that you are most passionate about, that most make you feel happy and full of life? [DO NOT READ LIST. PROBE IF NAME ONLY ONE PASSION:] Anything else? *Note: a column for Total Respondents appears for comparison purposes. Page 14
19 Top Passions of American Women Base: Total women*. Total Age Total Women Unweighted base (2,118) (1,199) (313) (259) (265) (147) (190) % % % % % % % Social activities (net) Spending time with family Spending time with friends Hobbies/indoor non-active activities (net) Artistic/creative/arts (subnet) Music Travel Reading Sports/exercise/outdoor recreation (net) Fishing Gardening/lawn work Work Church/religion Q.3 - What are the two or three activities in life that you are most passionate about, that most make you feel happy and full of life? [DO NOT READ LIST. PROBE IF NAME ONLY ONE PASSION:] Anything else? *Note: a column for Total Respondents appears for comparison purposes. Page 15
20 Frequency of Activities How often do Americans get to spend time doing their favorite activities? Men Of the top three activities men really love to do, one of them spending time with family is something the majority (70%) get to do often. However, only a minority often gets to enjoy the other top passions, making love (37%) and spending a romantic evening with their spouse/partner (37%). Rather, they are more likely to spend their time socializing with friends (58%), watching television (52%), and/or reading (51%), passions shared by less than half the male population. Generally, this gap exists among younger and older men alike. Women Women, like men, also are not often able to indulge some of their passions. The majority do often get to spend time with their family (84%) the most commonly cited activity they love to do but only a minority often engages in other top passions, such as making love (34%) and spending a romantic evening with their spouse/partner (29%). As with men, these gaps persist into older age. Page 16
21 Frequency of Activities Among Men Base: Total men*. (% who do often ) Age Total Total Men Unweighted base (2,118) (919) (319) (178) (189) (106) (110) % % % % % % % Spend time with family Socialize with friends Watch television Read Exercise or play sports Spend time on hobbies Play with pets Do something spiritual or religious Make love Spend a romantic evening with my spouse, partner, or date Do something cultural or educational Do volunteer work Q.4 - I am going to read you some activities, and for each one please tell me if it is something you do often, occasionally, not very often, or never. First. [READ EACH ITEM.] *Note: a column for Total Respondents appears for comparison purposes. Page 17
22 Frequency of Activities Among Women Base: Total women*. (% who do often ) Age Total Total Women Unweighted base (2,118) (1,199) (313) (259) (265) (147) (190) % % % % % % % Spend time with family Read Socialize with friends Watch television Do something spiritual or religious Play with pets Do something cultural or educational Exercise or play sports Spend time on hobbies Make love Spend a romantic evening with my spouse, partner, or date Do volunteer work Q.4 - I am going to read you some activities, and for each one please tell me if it is something you do often, occasionally, not very often, or never. First. [READ EACH ITEM.] *Note: a column for Total Respondents appears for comparison purposes. Page 18
23 Quantifying Fun Fun and Growing Older Men Asked whether, as they get older, they find themselves having more fun in life, less fun, or the same amount of fun, a plurality (43%) of men agrees that life is getting more fun. By the time they reach middle-age (35-54), however, men are as likely to say they are having the same amount of fun as they used to (34% versus 34% who are having more fun). Ages seem to be the least-fun years for men, when a plurality (38%) says life is getting less fun than it used to. Once they reach age 65, however, the plurality (38%) says they have the same amount of fun as they grow older. Women For women, life keeps getting more fun into older age, until they reach age 65. In fact, a plurality of women (42%) says life is more fun than it used to be until they reach age 65, at which point they are about as likely to say life is less fun than before (37%) or the same (35%). Page 19
24 Fun and Growing Older Among Men Base: Total men*. Age Total Total Men Unweighted base (2,118) (919) (319) (178) (189) (106) (110) % % % % % % % More Same Less Refused * * Don t know * Q.14 - As you get older, do find yourself having more fun in life than you used to, the same amount of fun, or less fun than you used to? *Note: a column for Total Respondents appears for comparison purposes. Page 20
25 Fun and Growing Older Among Women Base: Total women*. Total Age Total Women Unweighted base (2,118) (1,199) (313) (259) (265) (147) (190) % % % % % % % More Same Less Refused * Don t know 1 1 * 1 1 * 3 Q.14 - As you get older, do find yourself having more fun in life than you used to, the same amount of fun, or less fun than you used to? *Note: a column for Total Respondents appears for comparison purposes. Page 21
26 The Most-Fun Age Asked at what age they have had the most fun in life, men and women alike, by the time they ve reached their senior years, look back and say their mid-30s (35, on average, among men; 34 among women). Interestingly, people in that age range the mid-30s do not recognize their current situation as the most fun they ve enjoyed. Rather, Americans ages say, on average, that 25 was the year they had the most fun. In fact, no matter what age, nostalgia seems to be a potent force people tend to think they were having more fun when younger. And, among both men and women, the older the age group, the further back in time they tend to go in recalling their most-fun age. On average: The youngest adults (age 18-34) say their most-fun age fell within the first few years of their age range Adults say it happened 10 years ago, on average Those look back 16 years on average to their most-fun years Those say their most-fun age happened at least 20 years ago, and Those 65+ look back at least three decades Page 22
27 Mean Age Americans Have Had Most Fun In Their Lives Base: Total respondents. Men Women Q.1 - Looking back, at what age do you think you had the most fun in your life, up to now? Page 23
28 Setting Aside Fun-Time Men Though most men do not set aside time daily to just have fun, most about eight in ten (79%) do so at least once a week. They are most likely to do so between the ages of 18 and 34 (86%; 41% set aside fun time daily at this age). They are least likely to set aside daily funtime at ages (64%), an age when the plurality of men say life is getting less fun as they get older. Women Women are much like men in the frequency with which they set aside time for fun. About three-quarters (73%) say they take time on at least a weekly basis to have fun, and they are most likely to say this between the ages of 18 and 34. Like men, women are somewhat less likely to have fun on a weekly basis in their middle years (69% between ages 45-64), but a solid majority, at all ages, does so. Page 24
29 Frequency Men Set Aside Time Just to Have Fun Base: Total men*. Age Total Total Men Unweighted base (2,118) (919) (319) (178) (189) (106) (110) % % % % % % % At least once a week Every day Every couple of days Every week Less often than once a week Every couple of weeks Every month Every couple of months Less often than every couple of months 2 1 * Never Refused/Don t know 1 1 * Q.7 - About how often, if ever, would you say you take the time to do something with the specific goal of having fun? Is it [READ EACH ITEM. ACCEPT ONE RESPONSE.] *Note: a column for Total Respondents appears for comparison purposes. Page 25
30 Frequency Women Set Aside Time Just to Have Fun Base: Total women*. Total Age Total Women Unweighted base (2,118) (1,199) (313) (259) (265) (147) (190) % % % % % % % At least once a week Every day Every couple of days Every week Less often than once a week Every couple of weeks Every month Every couple of months Less often than every couple of months Never Refused/Don t know 1 * * 2 Q.7 - About how often, if ever, would you say you take the time to do something with the specific goal of having fun? Is it [READ EACH ITEM. ACCEPT ONE RESPONSE.] *Note: a column for Total Respondents appears for comparison purposes. Page 26
31 Working and Playing Men Asked to estimate how many hours they have fun in an average week, men, on average, say about 22 hours, which is about half the time they spend working (45 hours, on average). To what extent does work cut into fun time? Not much in fact, even men who don t work report spending very similar amounts of time just having fun as do men who work. Men tend to spend the most hours having fun when they are young (27 hours, on average, among year-olds) and in their later years (26 hours among those 65-plus). Women In an average week, women tend to spend less time working (39 hours, on average) and having fun (18 hours) than do men of the same age. But they tend to have about as much fun per week throughout their lives, irrespective of age, until they reach 65, when women lag behind men (12 versus 21 hours, on average). Like men, women report similar amounts of weekly fun time whether or not they work. Page 27
32 Hours Work vs. Play Among Men Base: Total men. Mean hours have fun (not employed) Mean hours have work (employed) Mean hours have fun (employed) Q.10 About how many hours a week do you work in an average workweek? Q.11 Thinking for a moment, about how many hours in a typical week would you say you spend just having fun? Page 28
33 Hours Work vs. Play Among Women Base: Total women. Mean hours have fun (not employed) Mean hours have work (employed) Mean hours have fun (employed) Q.10 About how many hours a week do you work in an average workweek? Q.11 Thinking for a moment, about how many hours in a typical week would you say you spend just having fun? Page 29
34 Fun and Secrets Activities Americans Pretend to Like Men Men like to have fun and often do but it s not always easy to tell when they re really enjoying themselves. In fact, nearly four in ten men (38%) say they often or occasionally pretend to enjoy entertaining guests more than they really do. This is especially true among those ages (46%). Men also pretend to like doing things cultural or educational (35%) and spending time with family other than their spouse or partner (30%). On the other hand, few (14%) pretend they like making love more than they really do. Interestingly, as they get older, men become less and less likely to pretend they like doing all activities asked about except exercising. Women Women are very similar to men on this subject. They are most likely to pretend to like entertaining guests (33% do so often/occasionally; 44% among those 18-34). They are also particularly apt to pretend enjoying exercising or playing sports (32%) or doing something cultural or educational (28%). Also like men, women show less proclivity to feign fun in most things as they get older. Page 30
35 Activities Men Pretend to Like Base: Total men*. (% pretend often or occasionally ) Age Total Total Men Unweighted base (2,118) (919) (319) (178) (189) (106) (110) % % % % % % % Entertaining guests Doing something cultural or educational Spending time with other family members and children Doing volunteer work Exercising or playing sports Spending time with your spouse or partner Making love Q.12 - Sometimes people pretend that they like doing things more than they actually do. Here is a list of activities, and for each one I d like to know whether you often, occasionally, not very often, or never pretend that you re having more fun doing them than you really are. First [READ EACH ITEM AND READ SCALE VERBATIM EACH TIME.] *Note: a column for Total Respondents appears for comparison purposes. Page 31
36 Activities Women Pretend to Like Base: Total women*. (% pretend often or occasionally ) Total Age Total Women Unweighted base (2,118) (1,199) (313) (259) (265) (147) (190) % % % % % % % Entertaining guests Exercising or playing sports Doing something cultural or educational Spending time with other family members and children Doing volunteer work Spending time with your spouse or partner Making love Q.12 - Sometimes people pretend that they like doing things more than they actually do. Here is a list of activities, and for each one I d like to know whether you often, occasionally, not very often, or never pretend that you re having more fun doing them than you really are. First [READ EACH ITEM AND READ SCALE VERBATIM EACH TIME.] *Note: a column for Total Respondents appears for comparison purposes. Page 32
37 Secret Wishes Men Men not only pretend to like things they do, they wish they could be doing something else. Asked to identify certain secret wishes and desires, a majority of men says they often or occasionally wish they could be: doing good deeds for others (83%) very wealthy (70%, especially when young; e.g., 79% of yearolds) having a more meaningful life (61%) better able to express their emotions (61%) more successful at work (60%) having a more satisfying sex life (56%) As they get older, men are especially likely to secretly long less for wealth, success at work, athletic excellence, and great looks. Page 33
38 Women Women share many of the same passions, and give them priority to a remarkably similar degree. Majorities often or occasionally wish they could be: doing good deeds for others (84%) very wealthy (69%, especially when young; e.g., 81% of yearolds) having a more meaningful life (59%) better able to express their emotions (59%) more successful at work (52%) Like men, as they age, women tend to secretly long less for health, success at work, athletic excellence, and great looks. Unlike men, older women are also less likely to long for a more satisfying sex life. Page 34
39 Secret Desires Among Men Base: Total men*. (% secretly wish for often or occasionally ) Age Total Total Men Unweighted base (2,118) (919) (319) (178) (189) (106) (110) % % % % % % % Doing good deeds for others Being very wealthy Having a more meaningful life Being able to express my emotions better Being more successful at work Having a more satisfying sex life Being a great athlete or performer Being incredibly good-looking Leading a more wild and dangerous life Q.17 - Now I d like to know about any secret wishes you might have. For each of the following, please tell me whether it is something you often, occasionally, not very often, or never secretly wish for. First [READ EACH ITEM.] *Note: a column for Total Respondents appears for comparison purposes. Page 35
40 Secret Desires Among Women Base: Total women*. (% secretly wish for often or occasionally ) Age Total Total Women Unweighted base (2,118) (1,199) (313) (259) (265) (147) (190) % % % % % % % Doing good deeds for others Being very wealthy Having a more meaningful life Being able to express my emotions better Being more successful at work Being incredibly good-looking Having a more satisfying sex life Being a great athlete or performer Leading a more wild and dangerous life Q.17 - Now I d like to know about any secret wishes you might have. For each of the following, please tell me whether it is something you often, occasionally, not very often, or never secretly wish for. First [READ EACH ITEM.] *Note: a column for Total Respondents appears for comparison purposes. Page 36
41 Other Insights into Fun and Passion How Does It Feel to Be Passionate? Men Asked how they feel when doing something they are passionate about, men reveal a remarkable range of feelings and emotions. Indeed, at least seven in ten say the following words describe their feelings completely or somewhat when engaged in an activity they are passionate about: Happy (96%) Alert (89%) Free (86%) Exhilarated (83%) Calm (80%) Powerful (70%) Some of these feelings become less prevalent among older men e.g., exhilarated (68% among those age 65-plus versus 87% of year-olds) and powerful (48% versus 80%, respectively). These changes most likely reflect the fact that passions, as they change over the years, offer different rewards to older men. Page 37
42 Women Women are virtually identical to men on this score, reporting the same feelings in the same order in about the same numbers: Happy (96%) Alert (89%) Free (83%) Exhilarated (78%) Calm (78%) Powerful (67%) Also like men, feelings of power and exhilaration decline with age among women who are engaged in pursuits they are passionate about. Page 38
43 How Do Men Feel When Doing Something They re Passionate About? Base: Total men*. (% describes completely or somewhat ) Age Total Total Men Unweighted base (2,118) (919) (319) (178) (189) (106) (110) % % % % % % % Happy Alert Free Exhilarated Calm Powerful Sexy Exhausted Child-like Afraid Q.6 - Think for a moment about something that you re really passionate about doing. Now please tell me if each of the following words describes completely, somewhat, only a little, or not at all how you feel when you re doing something that you re really passionate about doing. First [READ EACH ITEM.] *Note: a column for Total Respondents appears for comparison purposes. Page 39
44 How Do Women Feel When Doing Something They re Passionate About? Base: Total women*. (% describes completely or somewhat ) Age Total Total Women Unweighted base (2,118) (1,199) (313) (259) (265) (147) (190) % % % % % % % Happy Alert Free Exhilarated Calm Powerful Exhausted Child-like Sexy Afraid Q.6 - Think for a moment about something that you re really passionate about doing. Now please tell me if each of the following words describes completely, somewhat, only a little, or not at all how you feel when you re doing something that you re really passionate about doing. First [READ EACH ITEM.] *Note: a column for Total Respondents appears for comparison purposes. Page 40
45 A Nation of Fun People Men Summing up, men describe themselves as fun bunch of people, with most agreeing that they are a fun person to be around (88% say the statement describes them completely or somewhat) and that they live for having fun (59%). Moreover, as much fun as they are, they wish they could have still more time to have fun (71%), though fewer than half (44%) say they are disappointed if they don t have fun every single day. But on these measures, attitudes are markedly different among older and younger men, with seniors placing considerably less priority on having fun. In fact, whereas a majority of men says they live for having fun (77%), wish they had more time to have fun (75%), and are disappointed if they don t have fun every day (56%), fewer than half of men age 65- plus agree. Indeed, over half (53%) of men at least 65 years old agree that having fun is an over-rated concept. Women Women are somewhat less fun-oriented than men, though most agree they are a fun person to be around (90%). But only half (50%) say they live for having fun, and about four in ten (39%) agree that having fun is an over-rated concept. But like men, attitudes shift away from the sanctity of fun among older women, especially when it comes to wishing for more time to have fun (e.g., 67% among year-olds versus 41% among those 65-plus), living for fun (64% versus 40%, respectively), and being disappointed if they don t have fun every day (48% versus 17%). Page 41
46 Assorted Views of Fun Among Men Base: Total men. (% describes completely or somewhat ) Age Total Total Men Unweighted base (2,118) (919) (319) (178) (189) (106) (110) % % % % % % % I am a fun person to be around I wish I could have more time to have fun I live for having fun I find myself disappointed if I don t have some fun every day I think the concept of having fun is over-rated Q.13 - For each of the following statements, please tell me whether it completely describes you, somewhat describes you, describes you only a little, or doesn t describe you at all. First [READ EACH ITEM.] *Note: a column for Total Respondents appears for comparison purposes. Page 42
47 Assorted Views of Fun Among Women Base: Total women. (% describes completely or somewhat ) Total Age Total Women Unweighted base (2,118) (1,199) (313) (259) (265) (147) (190) % % % % % % % I am a fun person to be around I wish I could have more time to have fun I live for having fun I think the concept of having fun is over-rated I find myself disappointed if I don t have some fun every day Q.13 - For each of the following statements, please tell me whether it completely describes you, somewhat describes you, describes you only a little, or doesn t describe you at all. First [READ EACH ITEM.] *Note: a column for Total Respondents appears for comparison purposes. Page 43
48 Appendix: Annotated Questionnaire Page 44
49 Roper Starch Worldwide Inc. Client: AARP Job CNT-565 July, 2001 FUNSTYLES SURVEY POSTED QUESTIONNAIRE OF NATIONAL GENERAL PUBLIC DATA (WEIGHTED; N = 2,118) Respondent Name: Interviewer Name: Phone #: Date: Time Started: Time Ended: 1. Looking back, at what age do you think you had the most fun in your life, up to now? [ENTER AGE HERE:] Mean age: 25.9 Refused... * Don t know...7% 2. And at what age do you predict you will have had the most fun in your life, when all is said and done? [ENTER AGE HERE:] Mean age: 41.6 Refused... * Don t know...21% 3. What are the two or three activities in life that you are most passionate about, that most make you feel happy and full of life? [DO NOT READ LIST. PROBE IF NAME ONLY ONE PASSION:] Anything else? Page 45
50 4. I am going to read you some activities, and for each one please tell me if it is something you do often, occasionally, not very often, or never. First. [READ EACH ITEM.] Not very Often Occas. often Never Ref. DK [ROTATE:] % % % % % % a. Spend time with family * * b. Socialize with friends * * c. Spend time on hobbies * * d. Read * - e. Watch television * - f. Exercise or play sports * - g. Play with pets * * h. Do volunteer work * * i. Do something spiritual or religious * * j. Do something cultural or educational * * [ALWAYS ASK BEFORE l:] k. Spend a romantic evening with my spouse, partner, or date * 1 [NEVER ASK FIRST:] l. Make love For each of the following activities, please tell me if it is something that you really love to do, like doing, dislike doing, or really dislike doing. First. [READ EACH ITEM.] Really Neutral Really Love Like (VOL) Dislike dislike Ref. DK [ROTATE:] % % % % % % % a. Spend time with family * * * b. Socialize with friends * * * c. Spend time on hobbies * 1 d. Read * * e. Watch television * - f. Exercise or play sports * * g. Play with pets * 2 h. Do volunteer work * 2 i. Do something spiritual or religious * 1 j. Do something cultural or educational * * [ALWAYS ASK BEFORE l:] k. Spend a romantic evening with my spouse, partner, or date [NEVER ASK FIRST:] l. Make love Page 46
51 6. Think for a moment about something that you re really passionate about doing. Now please tell me if each of the following words describes completely, somewhat, only a little, or not at all how you feel when you re doing something that you re really passionate about doing. First [READ EACH ITEM.] Some- Describes Doesn t Completely what only a describe describes describes little at all Ref. DK [ROTATE:] % % % % % % a. Afraid * 1 b. Alert * 1 c. Calm * 1 d. Child-like * 2 e. Exhausted * 1 f. Exhilarated * 2 g. Free * 2 h. Happy * 1 i. Powerful * 2 j. Sexy About how often, if ever, would you say you take the time to do something with the specific goal of having fun? Is it [READ EACH ITEM. ACCEPT ONE RESPONSE.] % Every day Every couple of days Every week Every couple of weeks Every month... 6 Every couple of months... 3 Less often than every couple of months... 2 Or do you never take time to have fun?... 1 [DO NOT READ] Refused/Don t know Which of the following best describes your employment status? [READ EACH ITEM. ACCEPT ONE RESPONSE.] % Work full-time Work part-time Full-time homemaker... 8 [SKIP TO Q.11] Full-time student... 4 [SKIP TO Q.11] Unemployed, laid off, or looking for work... 5 [SKIP TO Q.11] Retired [SKIP TO Q.11] [DO NOT READ] Refused... * [SKIP TO Q.11] [DO NOT READ] Don t know... * [SKIP TO Q.11] Page 47
52 9. When it comes to your current job situation, would you say you really love your job, like it, dislike it, or really dislike it? % Really love it Like it Dislike it... 5 Really dislike it... 3 Refused... * Don t know About how many hours a week do you work in an average work-week? [RECORD # OF HOURS:] Mean hours: 42.8 Refused...- Don t know... * 11. Thinking for a moment, about how many hours in a typical week would you say you spend just having fun? [RECORD # OF HOURS. If NONE, ENTER 0:] Mean Hours: 20.3 Refused... * Don t know...5% 12. Sometimes people pretend that they like doing things more than they actually do. Here is a list of activities, and for each one I d like to know whether you often, occasionally, not very often, or never pretend that you re having more fun doing them than you really are. First [READ EACH ITEM AND READ SCALE VERBATIM EACH TIME.] Not very Often Occas. often Never pretend pretend pretend pretend Ref. DK [ROTATE:] % % % % % % a. Spending time with your spouse or partner b. [ALWAYS READ AFTER a] Spending time with other family members and children * * c. Doing something cultural or educational * 1 d. Doing volunteer work e. Making love f. Exercising or playing sports * 1 g. Entertaining guests Page 48
53 13. For each of the following statements, please tell me whether it completely describes you, somewhat describes you, describes you only a little, or doesn t describe you at all. First [READ EACH ITEM.] Some- Describes Doesn t Completely what only a describe describes describes little at all Ref. DK [ROTATE:] % % % % % % a. I wish I had more energy * * b. I become bored easily * * c. I am a fun person to be around * 2 d. I live for having fun * * e. I like to take risks * * f. I am a spiritual or religious person * * g. I like to help people in need * * h. I think the concept of having fun is over-rated * 2 i. I wish I could have more time to have fun * 1 j. I find myself disappointed if I don t have some fun every day * * k. I am always trying to learn new things * * 14. As you get older, do find yourself having more fun in life than you used to, the same amount of fun, or less fun than you used to? % More Same Less Refused...* Don t know Generally speaking, how would you rate your overall physical health? Would you say it is excellent, good, fair, or poor? % Excellent Good Fair Poor... 4 Refused... * Don t know... * Page 49
54 16. Please tell me whether, over the past month, you have felt each of the following often, occasionally, not very often, or never. First [READ EACH ITEM.] Not very Often Occas. often Never Ref. DK [ROTATE:] % % % % % % a. Nervous or uneasy * * b. Happy * * c. Fat or overweight * * d. Excited * * e. Special * 1 f. Empty or numb * 1 g. Lonely * * h. Sad or depressed * * i. Irritable or angry * * j. Truly alive * 1 k. Loss of sexual interest l. Easily tired * * m. Sexually attractive n. Capable and competent * 1 o. Creative * * p. Peaceful * * 17. Now I d like to know about any secret wishes you might have. For each of the following, please tell me whether it is something you often, occasionally, not very often, or never secretly wish for. First [READ EACH ITEM.] Not very Often Occas. often Never Ref. DK [ROTATE:] % % % % % % a. Being more successful at work b. Being a great athlete or performer * * c. Doing good deeds for others * * d. Having a more satisfying sex life e. Being incredibly good-looking * 1 f. Leading a more wild and dangerous life * * g. Being able to express my emotions better * * h. Being very wealthy * * i. Having a more meaningful life * 1 Page 50
55 Now, I have some final questions for statistical purposes... D1. In what year were you born? [RECORD YEAR:] Mean age: 44.4 Refused...1% Don t know... * D2. What was the last level of education you completed? [DO NOT READ.] % Less than high school... 8 High school graduate Post high-school vocational training... 6 Some college College graduate Some post-graduate work... 2 Post-graduate degree... 7 [DO NOT READ] Refused... * [DO NOT READ] Don t know... * D3. Do you have access to a computer, either at home, work, or somewhere else? [ACCEPT MULTIPLE RESPONSES] % Yes, at home Yes, at work Yes, somewhere else No Refused... * Don t know... * D4. Do you have access to the Internet, either at home, work, or somewhere else? [ACCEPT MULTIPLE RESPONSES] % Yes, at home Yes, at work Yes, somewhere else No Refused... * Don t know... * Page 51
56 D5. Which one of the following best describes you? [READ EACH ITEM. ACCEPT ONE RESPONSE.] % Married Living with a steady partner, but not married... 8 Have a steady partner, but don t live with him/her Single without a steady partner [DO NOT READ] Refused... * [DO NOT READ] Don t know... * D6. Have you ever been [READ EACH ITEM. ACCEPT MULTIPLE RESPONSES.] % Divorced Separated... 4 Widowed... 9 [DO NOT READ] None of the above [DO NOT READ] Refused... * [DO NOT READ] Don t know...- D7. How many children, if any, do you have, either living with you or out on their own? [RECORD # OF CHILDREN:] Mean number of children: 1.9 None...28% [SKIP TO D10] Refused... * [SKIP TO D10] Don t know... * [SKIP TO D10] D8. And how many children age 18 or younger, if any, do you have living at home with you now? [RECORD # OF CHILDREN:] Mean number of children: 1 None...48% Refused... * Don t know...-- D9. Do you have any grandchildren? % Yes, No Refused... * Don t know... * Page 52
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