Odds of having a will increase with age

According to Anne R. Carey & Veronica Salazar, Americans with wills by age, USA Today, Dec. 22, 2010, at A1, the odds of a person having a will increase significantly with age.

Here are the statistics they reported: 

• Age 18-34 — 17%
• Age 35-44 — 39%
• Age 45-54 — 39%
• Age 55-64 — 60%
• Age 65+    — 81%