The survey, conducted online during November 2019, includes a number of valuable insights.
Women voters ages 50 and older are ready for change.
Fewer than half have a favorable impression of national leaders from both political parties.
Women voters also identified ethical and trustworthy as the most important qualities for leaders to have.
Healthcare is the leading national issue for older women voters.
But its not just a personal issue.
Older women voters have a more cautious outlook on the economy compared to their male counterparts.
But not all older women voters feel the same about the economy.
The overall sample had 1,924 women voters ages 50 and older.
Hispanic respondents are also weighted by language proficiency to benchmarks from the 2015 Pew Research Center Hispanic Trends Survey.
Propensity score weighting was also used to adjust for respondents propensity to be online.
Raked weights are estimated using Random Iterative Method (RIM) weighting.
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A state income tax credit would help defray these expenses.
Candidates, take note.
