The study, titled Family Today: A Study of U.S. Key findings include:

AARP commissioned Lake Research Partners to conduct a two-phase study of U.S. families.

The first phase consisted of focus groups and mini-ethnographies across the country in the fall of 2011.

For more information about this study, yo contact Teresa A. Keenan, Ph.D., at 202-434-6274.

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