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Living longer: trends in subnational ageing across the UK
- Author:
- OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS
- Publisher:
- Office for National Statistics
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 20
- Place of publication:
- London
Current and projected trends in population ageing for local authorities, regions and countries across the UK based on 2019 estimates and 2018-based subnational population projections. Whilst national-level ageing trends are important, the subnational ageing tool allows to uncover how these differ at a local level. Even neighbouring local authorities can have considerably different ageing profiles, for example, Brighton and Hove, and Lewes. Older people are more likely to live near AONBs (Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty), National Parks and the coast; younger people are more likely to live in cities. Across the UK, Wales has the oldest population, followed by Scotland, then England and Northern Ireland has the youngest population. Migration of older people is driven by movement away from major cities to rural and coastal areas. Employment rates for older workers are lower than for younger workers across all UK regions. The average median age of local authorities in the UK is projected to increase between 2018 and 2043 with some of the greatest increases projected to be in Northern Ireland. Between 2018 and 2043, rural areas are projected to experience some of the largest increases in the proportion of one-person households containing an older person. (Edited publisher abstract)
Living longer: implications of housing tenure in later life
- Author:
- OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS
- Publisher:
- Office for National Statistics
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 12
- Place of publication:
- London
This article uses 2015 to 2017 data from the English Housing Survey to explore the implications of housing tenure in later life across four areas: finances; housing quality; health; and the accessibility and adaptability of the property. Main points include: among households in England containing someone aged 60 years or over, fewer than half in the private rental sector have savings or investments, compared with over three-quarters of those who own their homes outright; however, not all those who own outright are well-off and almost a quarter have no savings at all; after paying housing costs, older people in rented accommodation have lower incomes than homeowners and privately renting households are more likely to be in fuel poverty than homeowners; almost a third of privately rented properties and one in five properties owned outright and lived in by older people are classified as non-decent overall, as measured against the Decent Homes Standard; people aged 60 to 69 years living in the private rented sector are more likely to report bad general health than homeowners – differences in health above age 70 years are less pronounced as health is more likely to worsen for all at later ages; older people living in rented accommodation are far less likely to have moved home recently than younger people, suggesting that security of tenure becomes more important with age. (Edited publisher abstract)
Demand for adult social care across counties and unitary authorities in England
- Author:
- OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS
- Publisher:
- Office for National Statistics
- Publication year:
- 2018
This paper explores how demand for adult social care varies across England using interactive maps. It aims to capture the need for care services throughout adulthood, as well as recognising that an ageing population is likely to impact on the demand for these services. It presents a brief selection of indicators that are available at county and unitary authority level, along with links to further sources of data. In relation to the supply and quality of adult social care, the paper covers the areas: number of care home beds, number of hours of home care provided, average number of day care clients, number of people providing unpaid care, number of adult social care jobs, and satisfaction with care. (Edited publisher abstract)
Coronavirus and the social impacts on older people in Great Britain: 3 April to 10 May 2020
- Author:
- OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS
- Publisher:
- Office for National Statistics
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 19
- Place of publication:
- London
Indicators from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey on the social impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on older people in Great Britain. The data shows that among older people (aged 60 years and over) who were worried about the effect the coronavirus (COVID-19) was having on their lives, their main concerns were being unable to make plans in general, personal travel plans such as holidays and their own wellbeing. Of those who said their wellbeing had been affected by the coronavirus, the most common ways older people said it had been affected were being worried about the future, feeling stressed or anxious and being bored. Staying in touch with family and friends remotely was the main way those aged 60 years and over said they were coping whilst staying at home, followed by gardening, reading and exercise, with those aged in their 60s and 70s equally as likely as younger age groups to say that exercise was helping them to cope. People aged in their 60s and 70s were more likely to have checked on neighbours who might need help three or more times and they were equally as likely to have gone shopping or done other tasks for neighbours at least one or two times as those aged under 60 years. People aged in their 60s were the least optimistic about how long it will take for life to return to normal, with a higher proportion saying it will take more than a year or that life will never return to normal, than those aged under 60 years and those aged 70 years and over. (Edited publisher abstract)
General household survey: results for 2003
- Author:
- OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS
- Publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 213p.,tables
- Place of publication:
- Basingstoke
The General Household Survey (GHS) is an inter-departmental multi-purpose continuous survey carried out by the ONS collecting information on a range of topics from people living in private households in Great Britain.