NI Life and Times Survey - 2008: OPROB1

Year: 2008
Module: Attitudes to Older People
Variable: OPROB1 - OPROB11

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	57
Fear of crime	66
Loneliness	56
Isolation	38
Transport	19
Lack of respect	28
Keeping warm in winter	63
Getting employment	13
Access to healthcare	25
Access to suitable housing	16
Boredom	24
Elder abuse	17
All of these	1

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Making ends meet	57	57
Fear of crime	65	68
Loneliness	50	61
Isolation	38	39
Transport	20	19
Lack of respect	30	26
Keeping warm in winter	62	65
Getting employment	14	12
Access to healthcare	24	26
Access to suitable housing	16	15
Boredom	22	26
Elder abuse	16	19
All of these	10	11

Results for people of different ages

%

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

Making ends meet 36 62 57 62 62 55
Fear of crime 61 62 66 64 73 69
Loneliness 57 50 57 55 63 54
Isolation 34 38 40 43 43 30
Transport 23 19 19 25 18 14
Lack of respect 28 27 36 25 30 21
Keeping warm in winter 50 62 63 60 68 70
Getting employment 11 19 14 12 13 8

Access to healthcare 27 25 28 24 27 21

Access to suitable housing 25 19 15 13 16 12

Boredom 18 28 26 17 26 27

Elder abuse 24 22 21 11 18 13

All of these 18 11 14 15 9 2

Results for people of different religions

%

Catholic Protestant No religion

Making ends meet 59 58 56
Fear of crime 66 69 60
Loneliness 56 57 49
Isolation 40 37 39
Transport 17 18 29
Lack of respect 27 27 30
Keeping warm in winter 64 64 65
Getting employment 14 11 17
Access to healthcare 24 25 31
Access to suitable housing 13 16 20
Boredom 21 25 26
Elder abuse 17 17 20
All of these 8 13 11

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