A survey circulated in April by the Naperville Senior Task Force provided an unscientific sketch of opinions shared by some of the city’s senior population. Here is some of the information provided by the 268 respondents to the online questionnaire.
81 percent had not previously seen the senior resource page on the city’s website. (Topics covered: care options, education, elder rights, emergency preparedness, employment, financial assistance and taxes, food assistance, general information, health benefits, household maintenance assistance, housing, legal assistance, life safety, recreation, transportation, utility assistance, veterans assistance, volunteerism.)
91 percent drive (less than 13 percent have taken a safe-driving course in the past five years).
96 percent have Internet access.
92 percent report they are “comfortable using computers.”
62 percent are on Facebook.
37 percent use Skype.
54 percent receive Medicare benefits
43 percent have private insurance.
89 percent knew about Naper Notify.
41 percent knew about Smart 911 (the rest of the communication services — MEDIC, YellowDot, Fast Track — were much lesser-known)
90 percent had no contact with the township regarding senior services.
21 percent object to being described as “elderly.”
Source: Naperville Senior Task Force
