In a 2002 national survey conducted for AARP, "nine percent say they believe they have been passed up for a promotion because of their age... Six percent say they were fired or laid off because of age ...and five percent say they were passed up for a raise because of age. A full 15 percent attribute their not being hired for a job to their age.

RoperASW. (2002). Staying ahead of the curve: The AARP work and career study. Washington, DC: AARP. Retrieved from http://www.aarp.org/research/reference/publicopinions/aresearch-import-416.html

Staying Ahead of the Curve is based on a national survey conducted for AARP in May and June 2002 by RoperASW.
2,518 workers ages 45-74 were interviewed, including a representative national sample of 1,500 workers, as well as oversamples of African American, Hispanic and Asian American 45+ workers

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