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Subnational patterns of population ageing
- Author:
- BLAKE Sarah
- Journal article citation:
- Population Trends, 136, Summer 2009, pp.43-63.
- Publisher:
- Office for National Statistics
This article explores change in population age structure at the Local Authority (LA) level for the whole of the UK between 1997 and 2017, focusing on change in the older population. It includes case studies exploring the changes in age structure in the three local authorities of Brighton and Hove, Tower Hamlets and Coleraine.
Age, marital processes, and depressed affect
- Authors:
- BOOKWALA Jamila, JACOBS Jamie
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 44(3), June 2004, pp.328-338.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This article examined age-cohort differences in the interrelationships among marital processes and depressed affect. It used data from individuals in first marriages that participated in the National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH). The NSFH interviewed one adult per household of a nationally representative sample. Participants were categorized into young (n = 2,289), middle-aged (n = 1,145), and older adult (n = 691) age cohorts. The three age cohorts did not differ on negative marital processes (NMP), but older adults scored significantly higher on marital satisfaction than young and middle-aged adults. Marital satisfaction mediated the link between NMP and depressed affect for young adults and older adults. NMP were more strongly related to depressed affect for young adults than middle-aged adults, whereas marital satisfaction was more strongly related to depressed affect for older adults than young adults. The findings on age-cohort differences in the salience of marital processes to depressed affect are discussed in light of socioemotional selectivity theory.
Constructing area-level indicators of successful aging in Taiwan
- Authors:
- HSU Hui-Chuan, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 18(1), January 2010, pp.70-81.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The purpose of this study was to explore the dimensions of successful aging at the area-level in Taiwan and to suggest useful indicators for measuring the degree of successful aging in communities. Area-level successful aging was defined as follows “the living environment in a community/city is beneficial for physical, psychological and social health, and the people living in the area are well informed about the issues that pertain to maintaining health and behave in ways that promote their health”. Eight experts were used to determine appropriate dimensions and indicators. In total, 65 indicators of area-level successful aging were suggested. The weights of the 6 dimensions of the area indicators were determined as follows: health status (0.273), health lifestyle (0.182), social participation (0.166), health-care resources and utilisation (0.164), social environment (0.113), and natural environment (0.102). Nationwide survey data and government statistics were used to describe the profiles of 23 cities and counties in Taiwan with respect to successful aging. There were significant differences in health lifestyle and natural environment according to geographic location. These area indicators will be helpful to local governments for monitoring and improving successful ageing within their communities.
After age 60 India: a glimpse through census and NSSO
- Authors:
- SINGH D.P., YESUDIAN Princy
- Journal article citation:
- Indian Journal of Social Work, 68(4), October 2007, pp.545-560.
- Publisher:
- Tata Institute of Social Sciences
As a means of helping the planning and policy makers to provide for the need of older people in India, this paper analyses the findings of the decennial Census of India and a National Sample Survey Organisations. The figures are discussed in relation to the ageing trend, spatial distribution of the elderly, socioeconomic and health profile.
Living in the 21st century: older people in England: the 2006 English longitudinal study of ageing (wave 3)
- Authors:
- BANKS James, et al
- Publisher:
- Institute for Fiscal Studies
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 303p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The third wave of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) means that we now have a four-year follow-up period on a sample of the English population aged 50 and over at the first wave. In addition, there are earlier data coming from the original Health Survey for England (HSE) from which the ELSA sample of participants was drawn. The report from the first wave of ELSA showed how marked is the variability in older people's social and economic circumstances, physical and mental functioning, and health. The myth of older age as uniformly characterised by decline and dependency is contradicted by the evidence of vigorous and active nonagenarians. The report after the second wave of ELSA showed, in considerable detail, how most of the salient domains of people's lives varied according to their wealth. The authors used wealth as a socio-economic measure. The analyses in that report made use of a key feature of ELSA - its accurate assessment of wealth including pension wealth. Mortality, ill health, social isolation and loneliness all differed, in a graded way, with people's wealth: less wealth was associated with being sicker, less functional and more isolated. This third wave now allows two interrelated activities making use of ELSA's special strengths - exploring how the various areas of people's lives interact and using longitudinal data to sort out the order in which things happen.
Leisure participation amongst Hong Kong Chinese older adults
- Authors:
- CHOU Kee-Lee, CHOW Nelson W. S., CHI Iris
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 24(4), July 2004, pp.617-629.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Gerontologists have recognised the important influence of leisure activity on the mental and physical health of older adults. To date, however, there have been few studies of the patterns of participation in leisure activity among older adults in Hong Kong. This study examines a large representative sample of Hong Kong older adults and the associations between their socio-economic and health characteristics and their leisure activities. The data are from a cross-sectional survey of 2,180 respondents aged 60 or more years, conducted in 2000 by the Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department. There were full records for 2,144 respondents. Among the participation rates in the seven categories of leisure activities, watching television or listening to radio was the highest, while the lowest was for playing mahjong or cards. The characteristics that significantly correlated with the level of participation differed by the activity. Although no consistent pattern emerged, gender, education, employment status, receiving welfare benefits, self-rated health and functional impairment were the strongest correlates for most types of leisure activity. The paper is concluded by comparing the results with previous findings, and by discussing the service implications of the findings, the limitations of the study, and directions for future research.
Immigration, emigration and the ageing of the overseas-born population in the United Kingdom
- Authors:
- RENDALL Michael, BALL Deborah
- Journal article citation:
- Population Trends, 116, Summer 2004, pp.18-27.
- Publisher:
- Office for National Statistics
This article uses data from the 1971 and 2001 Censuses, the 1999-2003 Labour Force Survey and the 1997-2002 International Passenger Survey to investigate the migration processes contributing to the age structure and ageing of the UK's overseas-born population. Overall, almost half of recent decades' immigrants to the UK emigrate again within five years of arrival, but with large variation by overseas country of birth. Between half and two thirds of the immigrants born in the continental European Union, North America and Oceania emigrate again within five years, while 15 per cent of those born in the Indian subcontinent do so. Significant cumulative emigration more than five years after arrival is seen among earlier immigrants from the Indian subcontinent, the Caribbean Commonwealth and Europe. Large country-of-origin variations in the ratio of pension-age population to working-age population primarily reflect the country composition of immigration streams 30 or more years before.
Sampling minority ethnic older people In Britain
- Author:
- SIN Chih Hoong
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 24(2), March 2004, pp.257-277,.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
The study of minority ethnic older people in Britain is hampered by the lack of a reliable sampling frame. There are few national studies and most research projects are small and involve localised samples. The infrastructure for doing research with such population groups is poorly set up. This article attempts to address the needs of practitioners by reviewing the use of common sampling frames and approaches, pointing out caveats, and highlighting potential. More recent and innovative sampling approaches are also discussed. The article deals with issues of bias, reliability, perspective and geography. Recommendations for improved practice include being more transparent in reporting the derivation of samples, making more efficient use of existing data sets, better ways of working with community organisations as well as more effective collaborative research. It is also argued that various authorities and funding bodies should increase investment in this area, especially given the projected absolute and proportionate increases in minority ethnic older people in Britain.
The age challenge
- Author:
- CREAM Julia
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 29.10.98, 1998, p.1.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
An ageing population means the number of people with dementia is growing at an alarming rate. The author examines some facts and figures.
Framework for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of data on the ageing of people with disabilities
- Author:
- McLELLAN D.L
- Publisher:
- Council of Europe
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 68p.,tables,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Strasbourg