Questionnaires concerning death and death anxiety were administered to ambulatory residents of a Wyoming State facility for the aged and to members of a community senior center. On each measure, the two groups could not be differentiated. Subjects generally reported a realistic view of death with no pronounced fear of or preoccupation with the subject.
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