In this seminar on 6 June, Anna Tarrant discussed her research on older male kinship carers, how they describe their care responsibilities, and the implications for ageing male identities. For more information on the event, click here.
2017
Did you know that results from the 2015/16 Northern Ireland Crime Survey show that older respondents were least likely to be victims of violent crime than other age groups? Among respondents aged 60 years or over, the prevalence rate for violent crime was 0.4%, compared to 1.0% for those aged 30-59, and 3.7% for those […]
This event on 7 June focused on older kinship carers. It explored related issues from different perspectives – research, personal experience, an NGO organisation, and a practitioner. In particular, highlighted the link between kinship carers and inequality, in relation to age, gender and location. The keynote speaker was Dr Anna Tarrant, University of Lincoln. For […]
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, […]
Did you know that in 2015, 210 men aged 60 years or over got married, which is 2.5% of all men getting married? In that same year, 88 women aged 60 years or over got married, which is 1.1% of women getting married. The highest proportions of older people getting married were in North Down […]
Gemma Carney has joined the Editorial Board of Ageing and Society. This is an interdisciplinary and international journal devoted to the understanding of human ageing and the circumstances of older people in their social and cultural contexts.
Did you know that, among respondents to the 2015 Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey aged 65 years or over, 16% are carers? Of these, one quarter were caring for their own parent/parent in law. For more information, see The Impact of Caring (Research Update 109) by Paula Devine and Ann Marie Gray.
Did you know that, for households with a head of household aged 75 years or over, 74% are owned outright, 18% are within the social rented sector, and 5% are rented privately? Among all households in Northern Ireland, the figures are 55%, 15% and 19% respectively. These figures are taken from the 2014-2015 Family Resource […]
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Did you know that in 2015/16 Northern Ireland Continous Household Survey, the highest life satisfaction scores were recorded by the youngest (16-25 and 25-34) and oldest (65+) age groups? However, people aged 65+ had the lowest locus of control (which is the degree to which someone feels they have control over events that shape their […]
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