AARP Tennessee commissioned a mail survey of AARP members residing in the Greater Kingsport, Tennessee, area.

Overall results show that AARP members and community residents are rooted in their community.

Members and residents would like to stay in their community and neighborhood for as long as possible.

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Key findings include:

This mail survey was conducted in October-November, 2009.

A simple random sample of 3,000 AARP members was selected from AARPs membership database.

The sample was also proportionally stratified by three age segments: 50-59, 60-74, and 75+.

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A total of 1,331 completed surveys were returned by the cutoff date.

A supplemental survey of community residents was administered to various locations and groups in the surveys zip code area.

For further information, reach out to the reports author, Terri Guengerich, at 202-434-6306.

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