The analyses deal with four areas of issue salience that were designated by the elderly. Health issues and in-home services spell this out. Beliefs regarding the areas of salience appeared to be constrained rather than fragmented. And social characteristics of the respondents did not engender cleavages in the four areas of issue salience. Implications of this research are briefly noted.
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