This statistic depicts the percentage of U.S. adults that have ever had a serious conversation with a loved one about select serious illness or end of life topics as of 2017, by age. According to the data, among those aged 18 to 29 years, 40 percent had conversations with a loved one regarding who will make medical decisions if they cannot. Comparatively, 82 percent of those aged 65 years and older had the same conversation.
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (November 2, 2017). Percentage of U.S. adults that have had serious conversations with a loved one about planning for serious illness as of 2017, by age [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/869507/serious-illness-planning-us-adults-by-age/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of U.S. adults that have had serious conversations with a loved one about planning for serious illness as of 2017, by age." Chart. November 2, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 24, 2026. /statistics/869507/serious-illness-planning-us-adults-by-age/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2017). Percentage of U.S. adults that have had serious conversations with a loved one about planning for serious illness as of 2017, by age. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2026. /statistics/869507/serious-illness-planning-us-adults-by-age/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of U.S. Adults That Have Had Serious Conversations with a Loved One about Planning for Serious Illness as of 2017, by Age." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 2 Nov 2017, /statistics/869507/serious-illness-planning-us-adults-by-age/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Percentage of U.S. adults that have had serious conversations with a loved one about planning for serious illness as of 2017, by age ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/869507/serious-illness-planning-us-adults-by-age/ (last visited July 24, 2026)
Percentage of U.S. adults that have had serious conversations with a loved one about planning for serious illness as of 2017, by age [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, November 2, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/869507/serious-illness-planning-us-adults-by-age/
