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'?