This study of the elderly's knowledge of senior center activities shows
that the large majority of the aged are unable to identify specific center
programs or activities but center users have greater knowledge than
nonusers. Traditional predictor variables explain only a small amount
of the variation in knowledge. The sources of knowledge cited by the
elderly are restricted to newspapers, family and friends, and (in the case
of center users) the center publication.
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