The study presented here examined the attitudes of 218 rural elderly
women toward receiving professional and governmental assistance.
The results indicated that although the respondents had little familiarity with governmental programs, they were generally in favor of
increased assistance for people in need. The relationship of these
constructs to age, income, education, and marital status is discussed,
as are the implications for social work practice with this population.
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