Did you know that the 2018/19 Continuous Household survey shows that participation in sports decreases with age? However, since 2011/12, participation rates for adults aged 65 and over have steadily increased from 22% reaching a peak of 29% in 2018/19. For more information, see the Experience of sport in Northern Ireland 2018 to 2019 report […]
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Did you know that the 2017/18 Northern Ireland Health Survey found that 13% of people surveyed had caring responsibilities for someone sick, disabled or elderly? This included 17% of those aged 55-64 years, 14-5 of those aged 65-74 years, and 8% of those aged 75 years or over. In May 2019, almost one third of […]
Did you know that in May 2019, there 301,560 claimants of State Pension in Northern Ireland, which is a fall of 0.6% (1,890 people) from the previous year. 54% of claimants were women, and 46% were men. More information is available in the Northern Ireland Benefits Statistics Summary, published in May 2019 by the Department […]
Did you know that 53% of adults aged 65 or over taking part in the 2017 Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey felt respected, compared with 24% of 18-24 year olds? These figures are based on the Everyday Discrimination Scale. More information is available in Statatistical Bulletin Indicator 26 A Respect Index for Northern Ireland […]
Did you know that between mid-1988 to mid-2018 the median age (the age at which half the population is older and half is younger) of the Northern Ireland population has increased from 30.4 to 38.7? For more information, see the 2018 Mid-year Population Estimates for Northern Ireland, which is available from Northern ireland Statistics and […]
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%), […]
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, […]
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, […]
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Did you know that in 2016-18, life expectancy in Northern Ireland was 78.7 years for males and 82.4 years for females, which was similar to 2015-17 figures. In 2016-18, male healthy life expectancy was 59.7 years, while female healthy life expectancy was 60.8 years. For more information, see Life expectancy in Northern Ireland 2016-18 on […]
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