OTREAT: Are older people are treated better or worse because of their age? ORESPECT: As you get older, do people treat you with more respect? AUTHOLD: Do the authorities in Ireland do all they should for older people? OPPOLNI: Are older people adequately represented by politicians in Ireland? OPCHAMP: Do older people need an independent body outside government that champions their needs and rights? OPNATORG: Are there good national organisations in Ireland that represent older people? OPORG: Do older people need to organise themselves to campaign about issues that affect them? CONSULT: Does the government consult older people enough about issues that affect them? MCARD70: Should everyone over 70 be automatically entitled to a medical card? MEANS70: Is it fair to means-test people over 70 to get a medical card? OPROB1-OPROBALL: Main problems facinig older people in Ireland today? OPADMIRE: Are older people admired and respected by young people? GIVUPWRK: Should people in their 50s give up work to make way for younger people? GIVUPW60: Should people in their 60s give up work to make way for younger people? OPSETWAY: Are older people too set in their ways and ideas? OPLSTNYP: Are older people willing to listen to young people’s views? OPRIGHTS: Should older people stand up more actively for their own rights? OPYPMIX: Should older and younger people mix together more often socially? OPPRICES: Should all older people be given reduced prices for things like gas, electricity, telephone and transport? OPYOUNG: Are older people much younger in their ways these days? NOTRECOP: Does society recognise the contribution that many older people are still able to make? HSCWOP1: Do health and social care workers treat older people differently with regard to their attitudes to them? HSCWOP2: Do health and social care workers treat older people differently with regard to the treatment of their illnesses? HSCWOP3: Do health and social care workers treat older people differently when placing them on waiting lists for tests and operations? ULESSDIG: Were you ever treated with less dignity and respect by people in the health and social care professions because of your age? UNOTMED: Were you ever not offered medical treatment because of your age? FLESSDIG: Was a friend or family member treated with less dignity and respect by people in the health and social care professions because of their age? FNOTMED: Was a friend or family member not offered medical treatment because of their age? OPLKWORK: Are people in their 50’s and 60’s who are looking for work are generally treated better han younger people by prospective employers? FS50PEN: Do people in their fifties and up to retirement age get a good deal from the financial sector? FSOVPEN: Do people over retirement age get a good deal from the financial sector? UDISCFS: Have you ever not treated as well as you might have been by the financial sector because of your age? FDISCFS: Was a friend or family member not treated as well as they might have been by the financial sector because of their age? RETPDEMP: Should people over the state retirement age be encouraged to stay in paid employment? OWJBREC: Are older workers discriminated against with regard to job recruitment? OWJBTRAN: Are older workers discriminated against with regard to job training? OWJBPROM: Are older workers discriminated against with regard to job promotion? OWJBSTAT: Are older workers discriminated against with regard to status or position in their organisation? UDISCEMP: Did an employer not treat you well because of your age? FDISCEMP: Was a friend or family member not treated well by an employer because of their age? RETGRAD: Would you prefer to retire gradually? TRNPLUMB: Should a 16 year old or a 50 year old be offered an apprenticeship? HEARTOP: Should an older or a younger man receive a heart by-pass first? STFINPEN: Is the financial provision made by the state for pensioners adequate? PENROI: Is a pension of €223.30 per week a reasonable deal? AGEOLD: At what age do you think of someone as an ‘older person’? UNPAID1: Have you raised or handled money in the last 12 months? UNPAID2: Have you lead a group or been a member of a committee in the last 12 months? UNPAID3: Have you organised or help run an activity in the last 12 months? UNPAID4: Have you visited people in the last 12 months? UNPAID5: Have you befriended or mentored people in the last 12 months? UNPAID6: Have you coached in the last 12 months? UNPAID7: Have you given advice or information in the last 12 months? UNPAID8: Have you done secretarial, adminstrative or clerical work in the last 12 months? UNPAID9: Have you provided transport in the last 12 months? UNPAID10: Have you done representing in the last 12 months? UNPAID11: Have you done promotion in the last 12 months? UNPAID12: Have you done campaigning in the last 12 months? UNPAID13: Have you given other practical help in the last 12 months? UNPAID14: Have you helped in a church or religious organisation in the last 12 months? UNPAID15: Have you collected or made things to be sold for charity in the last 12 months? UNPAID16: Have you provided teaching or training in the last 12 months? UNPAID17: Have you sold tickets in the last 12 months? UNPAID18: Have you worked with young people in the last 12 months? UNPAID19: Have you worked in a charity shop in the last 12 months? OPMEDIA: Have you been aware of campaigns on behalf of older people in the media in the last 12 months? OPPROGMS: Are you aware of programmes to encourage older people to take part in activities usually thought as for younger people? OLDBOLD: Have you ever heard of the 'Older and Bolder' initiative? NOAGEISM: Have you ever heard of 'Say No to Ageism Week'?