Did you know that 43.2% of people aged 75 years or older taking part in the 2019/20 Continuous Household Survey said that they were ‘most often’ lonely? This is slightly lower than the figure for 16-24 year olds (46.3%). In contrast, 31.7% of those aged 55-64 years felt most often lonely. Full information is available […]
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Did you know that of the 56 people killed on Northern Ireland’s roads in 2019/20, nearly one third (17 people) were aged 65 years or over? Full information is available in the Police Recorded Injury Road Traffic Collisions and Casualties Northern Ireland Annual Report 2019/20 report available on the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) […]
Did you know that results from the 2019/20 Continuous Household Survey show that 26% of adults aged 65 years or over in Northern Ireland are volunteers? Full information is available in the Experience of Experience of volunteering by adults in Northern Ireland report and statistical tables, available on the Department for Communities website.
Did you know that results from the 2019/20 Continuous Household Survey show that at 72% of respondents aged 65 years or over use public transport? 34% of these respondents say that they use public transport because they enjoy it, and 19% say that they use it because of environmental reasons. Full information is available on […]
Did you know that at June 2020, there were 298,090 people claiming State Pension in Northern Ireland? This is a decrease of of 1.2%(3,470) on a year earlier. The numbers of women claiming State Pension has decreased steadily since 2012 due to increases in the age at which women can claim State Pension. The Pension […]
Did you know that between June 2019 and May 2020, there were 863 motoring offences recorded in Northern Ireland by people aged 70 years or over. 177 of these offences were for careless driving. For more information, see Motoring Offence Statistics for Northern Ireland 1st June 2019 – 31st May 2020, on the website of […]
Did you know that the Department of Health (DoH) and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) have different ways of reporting the number of deaths related to COVID-19? Further information is available on the NISRA website.
Did you know that among respondents to the 2018 Northern Ireland Omnibus Survey, 35% of respeople aged 65 years or over used online channels to access public services? In contrast, 90% of people aged 25-49 years have accessed public services online. For more information, see the report Usage of Online Channels to Access Public Services […]
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 males account for 34.4% of all people living in Northern Ireland aged 85 years or over, compared with 29.7% in 2008? Full information is available in the Men’s Health in Numbers report available on the Men’s Health Forum in Ireland website.
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