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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Gallup's latest polling finds that slightly less than half of U.S. adults, 46%, have a will that describes how they would like their money and estate to be handled after their death. The results have been similar in three other readings on this question since 1990.

As might be expected, Americans aged 65 and older are the most likely subgroup to have a will, with just over three-quarters saying they have one. Each younger age group is significantly less likely to have a will than the previous one, including just 20% of adults under age 30.

Additionally, upper-income Americans are much more likely than lower-income Americans to report having a will.

There are also large differences by education and race, with greater proportions of college graduates and White Americans than college nongraduates and non-White Americans saying they have a will.

	% Yes, have a will
U.S. adults	46
Age
65+ years old	76
50-64 years old	53
30-49 years old	36
18-29 years old	20
Annual household income
$100,000 or more	61
$40,000-$99,999	49
Under $40,000	30
Education
College graduate	57
Not college graduate	40
Race/Ethnicity
White adults	55
Nonwhite adults	28
Gallup, May 3-18, 2021

In a 2020 survey, 优蜜传媒found that about as many U.S. adults, 45%, say they have a living will as say they have a will for their assets. Living wills, which specify people's preferences for medical treatment in the event they are unable to communicate those in the future, are, like financial wills, much more commonly held by older than younger Americans.

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