April 2017

Did you know that among respondents to the 2014/15 Continuous Household Survey, 40% of those aged 70 years or over had access to the internet (home or work computer, digital television, mobile phone or other)? In  2010/11, the figure was only 24%.

For more information on the lives of older people living in Northern Ireland, see A Profile of Older People in Northern Ireland, Annual Update 2015, which was published by the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister.