NI Life and Times Survey - 2003: OPROB1

Year: 2003
Module: Attitudes to Older People
Variable: OPROB1 - OPROB8

What do you think are the main problems facing older people in Northern Ireland today?

This table shows the percentage of respondents identifying each problem.

	%
Making ends meet	63
Fear of crime	88
Loneliness	66
Transport	27
Lack of respect	38
Keeping warm in winter	49
Getting employment	26
Access to healthcare	48

Go to results for men and women, people of different ages and people of different religions.
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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Making ends meet	61	64
Fear of crime	87	89
Loneliness	62	71
Transport	28	29
Lack of respect	37	38
Keeping warm in winter	46	51
Getting employment	24	27
Access to healthcare	48	48

Results for people of different ages

%

18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+

Making ends meet 46 66 72 66 66 56
Fear of crime 82 90 90 91 88 86
Loneliness 52 66 70 71 73 64
Transport 28 30 33 30 27 24
Lack of respect 34 41 45 38 36 32
Keeping warm in winter 43 48 54 53 55 38
Getting employment 26 31 30 25 27 17
Access to healthcare 47 48 52 51 49 42

Results for people of different religions

%

Catholic Protestant No religion

Making ends meet 59 64 65
Fear of crime 87 89 85
Loneliness 69 65 62
Transport 28 29 28
Lack of respect 37 38 37
Keeping warm in winter 50 48 48
Getting employment 25 27 18
Access to healthcare 43 52 48

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