As life expectancies are growing and the 100-year-life is becoming more common, how can Americans, the U.S. government and employers best prepare for the challenges and opportunities of longevity? Meet the Longevity Project, the new initiative designed to come up with some answers.

The Longevity Project, developed in collaboration with the Stanford Center on Longevity (its lead content creator), is generating research and engaging in public conversation on the many impacts of longer lives.

It just released a poll of 2,200 adults, conducted by Morning Consult, to see what Americans think needs to change to support increasing longevity. “Longevity is, in many ways, one of the greatest achievements of the last century and a half — lifespan has almost doubled in that time in the U.S.,” says Ken Stern, chair of the Longevity Project and the former CEO of National Public Radio.

“But in many ways, we still organize our institutions as if this great advance in longevity had never occurred.” What Americans Said in the Longevity Project Poll Based on the Longevity Project’s poll, the public agrees, especially regarding both the nation’s retirement financing system and America’s employers.

A full 54% of respondents supported personal retirement savings plans offered by the government. And 76% called age diversity an important consideration for employers, but only 12% of employed respondents said their employers are actively recruiting older workers.

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