Did you know that in 2018, the likelihood of recording a crime with the police was highest for the 20-24 age group (68 per 1,000) and lowest for the 65+ age group (15 per 1,000)? More information is available Crime and Justice: The Experience of Older People in Northern Ireland by Kevin Brown and Faith Gordon, […]
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Did you know that in 2016, there were 27,522 males and 54,871 females aged 65 years or over who were living alone? By 2041, it is estimated that these figures will rise to 43,9072 for males (an increase of 60%) and 70,482 for females (an increase of 28%). For more information, see the Northern Ireland Household […]
Did you know that from 2010/11 to 2016/17, 1531 people over the age of 65 were victims of violence with injury (including homicide.) This denotes 1.9% of total victims. Further information can be found in the report An analysis of clearance rates for crimes committed against older people in Northern Ireland between 2010/11 and 2016/17, […]
Did you know that just over one half (52%) of drivers taking part in the 2017/18 Continuous Household Survey admitted using their phone in some capacity whilst driving during the previous 12 months. For drivers aged 65 or over, this figure was 25%. More information can be found in the report Road Safety Issues in […]
Did you know that in Northern Ireland, life expectancy at birth in 2015-17 was 78.5 years for males and 82.3 years for females. Healthy life expectancy at birth in 2015-17 was 59.1 years for males and 60.3 years for females. For more information, see the Public Health Information Northern Ireland Fact Sheet 2018 on the […]
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 […]
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.
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 one third (34%) of people taking part in the 2017 Northern Ireland Life and Times survey thought that older people are, on the whole, treated better or worse than people in the general population in this country because of their age. This figure is highest amoung people aged 45-54 years (43%), […]
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