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Demographic aspects of population ageing
- Authors:
- FALKINGHAM Jane, GRUNDY Emily
- Publisher:
- Economic and Social Research Council
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 29p.
- Place of publication:
- Swindon
It is well known that the population is ageing but the implications for policy, and the statistics needed to inform policy, are the subject of current discussion amongst demographers. The growing proportion of the population that are older people is of primary interest in some key policy areas such as health, housing, social services and pensions, this latter including policies on benefits and tax allowances. Intergenerational transfer between older and younger people, both financial and social, needs to be analysed. Whilst it is accepted that population ageing is inevitable, the speed of ageing and the future ageing structures of the population will vary depending on the key demographic components that cause population change. For example, the impact of fertility needs to be considered, as this is one of the main drivers of population ageing. This migration of older people and their geographical distribution will be important to those concerned with a service provision.
Demography and gerontology: mortality trends among the oldest old
- Author:
- GRUNDY Emily
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 17(6), November 1997, pp.713-725.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
This article provides a brief introduction to demography and population science and the newly emerging subfield of the demography of ageing. Goes on to explore the links with gerontology.
Living well into old age: three studies of health and well-being among older people in East London and Essex
- Authors:
- BOWLING Ann, GRUNDY Emily, FARQUHAR Morag
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 64p.,tables,diags.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report exploring the concept of 'successful ageing' and summarising the results of research conducted over a three year period with older people in Hackney and Braintree in Essex. Documents and analyses changes in physical and mental health, the ability to perform the tasks of daily living, and the use of social services and offers new evidence of the problems of old age, and the factors which can contribute to well-being.
Associations with changes in life satisfaction among three samples of elderly people living at home
- Authors:
- BOWLING Ann, FARQUHAR Morag, GRUNDY Emily
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 11(12), December 1996, pp.1077-1087.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Life satisfaction, measured using Neugarten's Life Satisfaction Scale was examined in three samples of elderly people in London and Essex at baseline and at follow-up 2 1/2 - 3 years later. The analysis reported here relate to changes in life satisfaction. The previously reported baseline analyses showed that poor health and functional ability were the strongest predictors of baseline life satisfaction. The results from the follow-up data presented here show that the most significant predictor of changes in life satisfaction at follow-up was baseline life satisfaction. While follow-up health and functional status, social network structure and activities explained the remainder of the explained variance, this was very little. The results are consistent with previous analyses of associations with changes in psychiatric morbidity (mainly depression) and highlight the importance of initiating early rehabilitation programmes.