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| Trends in old age morbidity and disability in Britain | | Author(s) | Claire Jarvis, Anthea Tinker |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 19, part 5, September 1999 |
| Pages | pp 603-628 |
| Keywords | Ill health ; Physical disabilities ; Living patterns ; Longitudinal surveys ; Statistics [data]. |
| Annotation | Using data from the General Household Survey (GHS), trends in limiting chronic illness and functional disability in Britain from 1979 to 1994 are examined. The aim is to determine whether trends are developing in the same way among older men and women, and within differing older age groups, and implications for the future. The GHS is a continuous survey (with a gap in 1997), based each year on a sample of some 10,000 private households in Great Britain, and interviewing some 18,000 people aged 18 and over. For the past 20 years (except in 1977 and 1978), the GHS contains generally consistent, basic information on general health, chronic illness, and limiting chronic illness. In 1980, 1985, 1991 and 1994/5, special sections for people aged 65 and over asked questions concerning activities of daily living (ADLs) and use and need for social services. From the perspective of the 1990s, the future of health in old age looks encouraging ; but had the research ended in 1987, forecasts would have made grim reading. The research highlights the value of looking at trends over a long time span, but notes the smallness of sample sizes in the GHS for the "oldest old". (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000307211 A |
| Classmark | CH: BN: K7: 3J: 6C |
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