Who do you plan on living with when you get older?

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Posted: 04/28/2011

PHOENIX - A national survey is uncovering who you plan to live with if you cannot take care of yourself in your golden years.

The survey, compiled by Senior Helpers, took information from 335 Americans over the age of 55.

WHAT MOTHERS SAID

The report says 70-percent of mothers with both a son and a daughter would overwhelming choose to move in with their daughter.

Sixty-eight-percent of mothers say that daughters will take better care of them than their sons will and 65-percent say their daughters would most likely want them to move in with them over their sons.

WHAT FATHERS SAID

Fathers view moving in with their sons more favorably than mothers do and more than half say they would rather move in with their daughters while 48-percent say they’d rather move in with their sons, according to the report.

Fifty-seven-percent of fathers say their daughters would want them to move in while 43-percent say their sons would want them to move in with them.

Take an 8-question quiz to find out how independent your senior parent is

What are your plans and who do you plan on living with when you get older?

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