This statistic depicts the percentage of U.S. adults that have had recent experience with select serious illnesses in older friends/family members as of 2017. According to the data 52 percent of respondents with recent serious illness experience had friends/family with dementia.
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (November 2, 2017). Percentage of U.S. adults with recent experience with selected serious illnesses among older adults as of 2017 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/869365/common-serious-illness-in-friends-family-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of U.S. adults with recent experience with selected serious illnesses among older adults as of 2017." Chart. November 2, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/869365/common-serious-illness-in-friends-family-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2017). Percentage of U.S. adults with recent experience with selected serious illnesses among older adults as of 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/869365/common-serious-illness-in-friends-family-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of U.S. Adults with Recent Experience with Selected Serious Illnesses among Older Adults as of 2017." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 2 Nov 2017, /statistics/869365/common-serious-illness-in-friends-family-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Percentage of U.S. adults with recent experience with selected serious illnesses among older adults as of 2017 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/869365/common-serious-illness-in-friends-family-us/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Percentage of U.S. adults with recent experience with selected serious illnesses among older adults as of 2017 [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, November 2, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/869365/common-serious-illness-in-friends-family-us/
