Table 2.

Brain Health Attitudes and Beliefs (N = 1661)

BRAIN HEALTH ATTITUDES AND BELIEFS	Respondents, N (%)
How important is it for people to have their thinking abilities checked just like they have physical check-ups?
Very/somewhat important	1565 (94.2)
Not important	35 (2.1)
Don’t know/skipped	61 (3.7)
Extent that brain health can be improved
Can improve a lot	679 (40.9)
Can improve a little	802 (48.3)
Cannot do much to improve	66 (4.0)
Cannot do anything to improve	3 (0.2)
Don’t know/skipped	109 (6.6)
Usefulness of regular exercise for improving a person’s brain health
Very/somewhat useful	1586 (95.5)
Not at all useful	11 (0.7)
Don’t know/skipped	30 (1.8)