Did you know that in 2001, there were 224,090 people aged 65 or over living in Northern Ireland. By 2017, there were 302,975 people in this age group, which represents an increase of 35%. There has been an increase of 26% in the number of women aged 65 or over, and the number of men […]
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Did you know that 1 in every 10,000 of Northern Ireland’s population is a centenarian? This statistic was part of an infographic which was published by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, to mark International Day of Older Persons on 1 October 2018.
Did you know that in 2016/17 210,000 people in Northern Ireland made or received contributions to a personal pension? This is double the figure for 2007/08 (100,000). More information is available on the National Statistics website.
This discussion paper is based on an event in June 2018, which focused on intergenerational approaches to educational attainment. For more information, click here.
Did you know that figures from the 2016/17 Family Resource Survey indicate that 16% of pensioners were in absolute poverty (before housing costs), representing approximately 46,000 pensioners. Based on relative low income, 19% of pensioners were in poverty, representing approximately 57,000 pensioners. For more information, see Households Below Average Income: Northern Ireland 2016/17 on the Department for […]
Did you know that in June 2018, the highest number of attendances at hospital emergency departments was for people aged 75 years or over – 63.7 per 1,000 people in that age group. The lowest proportion of attendance was for 45-64 year olds (31.5 per 1,000 people). For more information, see the Emergency Care Waiting […]
An article in Health and Social Care in the Community by Alexandra Chapman has just been published. ‘Thinking ahead? Exploring adult social care provision with older people in Northern Ireland’ is based on Alexandra’s PhD research with the ARK Ageing Programme. The journal article is available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12635 (Access to this article may be […]
Did you know that the 2017 Mid-year Population Estimates for Northern Ireland shows that the number of people aged 65 years or over in Northern Ireland is 303,000 people (16.% of the population)? Of those, 27,200 people are aged 85 years or over (2% of the population). For more information, see 2017 Mid-year Population Estimates […]
Did you know that the Labour Force Survey tables for January – March 2018 show that the economic activity rate for people aged 65 years or over in Northern Ireland is 10.8% (15.8% for men and 6.6% for women). Full details can be found on the website of the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency […]
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The Citizens’ Assembly for Northern Ireland focussed on social care for older people, and took place over two weekends in October and November 2018. Three members of the ARK Ageing Programme team – Ann Marie Gray, Alexandra Chapman and Gemma Carney – contributed to the Assembly by preparing briefing papers, giving presentations, and preparing concluding […]
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