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Year: 2008
Module: Attitudes_to_Older_People
Variable: OPROB1 TO OPROBALL
Question: What do you think are the main problems facing older people
in Ireland today?
This table
shows the percentage of respondents identifying each problem.
Index
to tables on this page
-
-
%
of
people of different ages
| Overall
Results |
% |
| Making
ends meet |
44 |
| Fear
of crime |
58 |
| Loneliness |
56 |
| Isolation |
48 |
| Transport |
31 |
| Lack
of respect |
25 |
| Keeping
warm in winter |
44 |
| Getting
employment |
21 |
| Access
to healthcare |
33 |
| Access
to suitable housing |
20 |
| Boredom |
33 |
| Elder
abuse |
19 |
| All
of these |
27 |
|
Results
for men and women
|
%
|
| |
Male |
Female |
| Making
ends meet |
44 |
44 |
| Fear
of crime |
60 |
57 |
| Loneliness |
56 |
57 |
| Isolation |
47 |
49 |
| Transport |
33 |
29 |
| Lack
of respect |
24 |
27 |
| Keeping
warm in winter |
45 |
43 |
| Getting
employment |
22 |
20 |
| Access
to healthcare |
33 |
34 |
| Access
to suitable housing |
20 |
19 |
| Boredom |
33 |
33 |
| Elder
abuse |
18 |
20 |
| All
of these |
24 |
28 |
|
Results
for people of different ages
|
%
|
| |
18-24 |
25-34 |
35-44 |
45-54 |
55-64 |
65+ |
| Making
ends meet |
33 |
41 |
45 |
47 |
48 |
50 |
| Fear
of crime |
57 |
52 |
57 |
58 |
61 |
67 |
| Loneliness |
55 |
49 |
62 |
61 |
55 |
58 |
| Isolation |
47 |
45 |
48 |
53 |
44 |
49 |
| Transport |
25 |
29 |
34 |
30 |
35 |
33 |
| Lack
of respect |
26 |
20 |
29 |
27 |
26 |
25 |
| Keeping
warm in winter |
43 |
41 |
45 |
46 |
39 |
49 |
| Getting
employment |
21 |
21 |
25 |
19 |
19 |
20 |
| Access
to healthcare |
29 |
32 |
31 |
34 |
34 |
40 |
| Access
to suitable housing |
15 |
18 |
22 |
21 |
17 |
24 |
| Boredom |
29 |
32 |
43 |
32 |
33 |
30 |
| Elder
abuse |
17 |
15 |
22 |
24 |
23 |
15 |
| All
of these |
25 |
31 |
29 |
29 |
28 |
18 |
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