Original question: "How often do you engage or participate in the following activities?"
The list included 32 possible activities including, musical, educational, religious and other brain-healthy activities.
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Number of brain stimulating activities U.S. adults did weekly 2017, by education
This statistic displays the number of cognitively-stimulating activities that U.S. adults over the age of 40 engaged in on a weekly basis as of 2017, by education. According to the survey, respondents with at least some college education or higher engaged in at least *** cognitively-stimulating events each week.
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AARP. (July 27, 2017). Average number of cognitively-stimulating activities older U.S. adults engaged in, at least weekly, as of 2017, by education [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/779282/engagement-in-cognitively-stimulating-activities-by-older-adults-by-education/
AARP. "Average number of cognitively-stimulating activities older U.S. adults engaged in, at least weekly, as of 2017, by education." Chart. July 27, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/779282/engagement-in-cognitively-stimulating-activities-by-older-adults-by-education/
AARP. (2017). Average number of cognitively-stimulating activities older U.S. adults engaged in, at least weekly, as of 2017, by education. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/779282/engagement-in-cognitively-stimulating-activities-by-older-adults-by-education/
AARP. "Average Number of Cognitively-stimulating Activities Older U.S. Adults Engaged In, at Least Weekly, as of 2017, by Education." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 27 Jul 2017, /statistics/779282/engagement-in-cognitively-stimulating-activities-by-older-adults-by-education/
AARP, Average number of cognitively-stimulating activities older U.S. adults engaged in, at least weekly, as of 2017, by education ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/779282/engagement-in-cognitively-stimulating-activities-by-older-adults-by-education/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Average number of cognitively-stimulating activities older U.S. adults engaged in, at least weekly, as of 2017, by education [Graph], AARP, July 27, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/779282/engagement-in-cognitively-stimulating-activities-by-older-adults-by-education/
