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The demographic characteristics of the oldest old in the United Kingdom
- Author:
- TOMASSINI Cecilia
- Journal article citation:
- Population Trends, 120, Summer 2005, pp.15-22.
- Publisher:
- Office for National Statistics
Those aged 85 and over are the fastest growing age group in the population of many developed countries. This article draws together demographic characteristics of people aged 85 and over from various different national data sources to provided and up-to-date picture of the oldest old.
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.
London's older people: facts and figures
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN LONDON
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Statistics updated with the assistance of the Greater London Authority Research and Information Division.
Race equality
- Author:
- BUTT Jabeer
- Journal article citation:
- Research Matters, October 2001, pp.48-50.
- Publisher:
- Community Care
Reports on research which uses the 1991 to 1996 General Household Surveys to explore the health status of ethnic minority older people. The article looks at the findings on self-reported health status and how they compare with previous studies before looking at the explanations for the situation.
High prevalence of anxiety symptoms in hospitalized geriatric patients
- Authors:
- KVAAL Kari, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 16(7), July 2001, pp.690-693.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Examines the prevalence of anxiety symptoms in hospitalized geriatric patients using a controlled cross-sectional study of ninety-eight geriatric in-patients and 68 healthy home-dwelling controls of similar age recruited from senior citizen centres in Norway. The geriatric patients scored significantly higher than the controls. Applying Spielberger's recommended cut-off of 39/40 on the STAI sumscore, 41% of the female and 47% of the male geriatric patients might be suspected of suffering from significant anxiety symptoms. Concludes that STAI proved feasible for use in the elderly. The scoring on the STAI is high in geriatric in-patients. Further studies are needed to clarify to what extent this relates to a high prevalence of anxiety disorders.
Age file '93
- Authors:
- ROLFE Susan, MACKINTOSH Sheila, LEATHER Philip
- Publisher:
- Anchor Housing Trust
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 67p.,maps,tables.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
Facts and figures on older people in the United Kingdom.
Older people and social quality – what difference does income make?
- Authors:
- FOSTER Liam, TOMLINSON Mark, WALKER Alan
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 39(11), 2019, pp.2351-2376.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
This article explores the relationship between Social Quality and income in later life and represents the first application of the concept to a United Kingdom data-set with an explicit focus on older people. In order to undertake this analysis, confirmatory factor analysis models are employed in conjunction with the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS). This enables various dimensions or domains of Social Quality to be measured and then subjected to further scrutiny via regression analysis. Initially, the paper explores links between low income, poverty and older people, prior to outlining the concept of Social Quality and its four conditional factors. Following the methodology, the impact of income on Social Quality domains is explored. The research identifies that differences in income in older age provide a partial explanation of differences in individual Social Quality. While there is a statistically significant relationship between income and certain aspects of Social Quality such as economic security, altruism, social networks and culture/participation, other factors such as health, identity and time did not have a statistically significant relationship with income. This indicates that improvements in the income of older people are likely to positively impact on aspects of their Social Quality. Finally, some policy implications of the finding are outlined with particular reference to the potential role for pensions in enhancing aspects of Social Quality in retirement. (Edited publisher abstract)
The dynamics of ageing: evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing 2002-10: wave 5
- Editors:
- BANKS James, NAZROO James, STEPTOE Andrew
- Publisher:
- Institute for Fiscal Studies
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 337
- Place of publication:
- London
This and previous English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) reports present a detailed picture of the lives of people in England aged 50 and over. This report of wave 5 uses data based on interviews with 10,274 people (including 9,000 "core" participants), collected from July 2010 to June 2011 inclusive, a period of considerable change with the installatoin of the Coalition government and the start of a period of austerity. The report discusses three main themes: pension wealth; social detachment in older age; and health and psychological well-being. A chapter on methodology explains the sample design, interview content and the approach to fieldwork. Reference tables on the economic, social and health domains summarise important variables collected by ELSA. Design and collection was carried out as a collaboration between the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at University College London (UCL), the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen), and the School of Social Sciences at the University of Manchester. (Original abstract)
Older workers’ withdrawal from the labour market 1991 to 2007: impact of socio-demographic characteristics, health and household circumstances
- Author:
- DINI Ercilia
- Journal article citation:
- Population Trends, 142, Winter 2010, pp.52-77.
- Publisher:
- Office for National Statistics
This article presents an analysis of the withdrawal from the labour market of older workers in England and Wales between 1991 and 1995 and in England between 2002/03 and 2006/07. It examines the relationship between withdrawal from the labour market and demographic and socio-economic characteristics of older workers, their labour market status, health status, housing, household circumstances and caring commitments at the start of each period being considered.
Prevalence, incidence, and persistence of major depressive symptoms in the Cardiovascular Health Study
- Authors:
- THIELKE Stephen M., DIEHR Paula, UNUTZER Jurgen
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 14(2), March 2010, pp.168-176.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This paper explores the association of major depressive symptoms with advancing age, sex, and self-rated health among older adults. The study analysed 10 years of annual assessments in a longitudinal cohort of 5888 Medicare recipients in the Cardiovascular Health Study. Self-rated health was assessed with a single question, and subjects categorised as healthy or sick. Major depressive symptoms were assessed using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Short Depression Scale, with subjects categorised as nondepressed or depressed. Age-, sex-, and health-specific prevalence of depression and the probabilities of transition between depressed and nondepressed states were estimated. The results showed that the prevalence of a major depressive state was higher in women, and increased with advancing age. The probability of becoming depressed increased with advancing age among the healthy but not the sick. Women showed a greater probability than men of becoming depressed, regardless of health status. Major depressive symptoms persisted over 1-year intervals in about 60% of the healthy and 75% of the sick, with little difference between men and women. The article concludes that clinically significant depressive symptoms occur commonly in older adults, especially women, increase with advancing age, are associated with poor self-rated health, and are largely intransigent. In order to limit the deleterious consequences of depression among older adults, increased attention to prevention, screening, and treatment is warranted.