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  Ageism and Ageing, Republic of Ireland - 2008

Year: 2008
Module: Attitudes_to_Older_People
Variable: AGEOLD

Question: Most of the questions that we have just asked about older people refer to people aged 50 and over, however some people have said that they don’t really think of people in their fifties as ‘older people’. At what age do you start to think of someone as an ‘older person’?

Index to tables on this page

  1. % of men and women
  2. % of people of different ages

Overall Results %
Raising or handling money  
Leading the group/member of a committee/trustees  
Organising or helping to run an activity or event  
Visiting people  
Befriending or mentoring people  
Coaching  
Giving advice/information/counselling  
Secretarial, administration or clerical work  
Providing transport/driving  
Representing  
Promotion Campaigning  
Other practical help eg shopping, gardening, building, meals on wheels  
Helping in church or religious organisation  
Collecting/making things to be sold for charity  
Teaching or training  
Selling tickets  
Working with young people 1
Working in a charity shop 2

Results for men and women
%
  Male Female
35-49 1 1
50-54 4 2
55-59 3 2
60-64 16 11
65-69 24 23
70-74 34 34
75-79 10 14
80-84 7 13
85-89 2 1
90-94 2 2
95-99 <1 1

Table Index

Results for people of different ages
%
  18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
35-49 1 <1 2 0 0 0
50-54 4 3 3 3 2 1
55-59 4 4 2 0 2 1
60-64 29 20 6 10 5 9
65-69 25 30 25 22 22 16
70-74 24 26 38 39 44 32
75-79 6 10 14 14 12 14
80-84 6 6 9 10 8 20
85-89 1 0 1 1 2 2
90-94 0 0 2 2 3 4
95-99 0 1 0 0 1 1

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