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People aged 65 and over
— results of an independent study carried out on behalf of the Department of Health as part of the 1998 General Household Survey | | Author(s) | Ann Bridgwood |
| Corporate Author | Social Survey Division, Office for National Statistics - ONS; Government Statistical Service - GSS; Department of Health - DoH |
| Publisher | Office for National Statistics - ONS, London, 2000 |
| Pages | 76 pp (Series GHS) |
| Source | NS Direct, Room D.130, Government Buildings, Cardiff Road, Newport, South Wales NP10 8XG. Sales: 01633 81 2078 |
| Keywords | Living patterns ; Social surveys ; Statistics [data]. |
| Annotation | This was an inter-departmental ONS survey carried out on behalf of the Department of Health (DH) between April 1998 and March 1999. It updates information collected in 1980, 1985, 1991 and 1994 on the characteristics of people aged 65 and over, as part of the annual General Household Survey (GHS). The report is based on interviews with 3,082 people and covered their living circumstances, their health, their ability to perform a range of domestic and other tasks, and the use they make of health and social services. Data was collected only from those living in private households; local authority homes, nursing homes and hospitals and other communal establishments were excluded. Eight separate chapters focus on: Housing and consumer durables; Health, eyesight and hearing; Mobility; Self-care and domestic tasks; Sources of help with mobility, self-care and domestic tasks; Using private and public transport; Social networks; and Use of health and social services. The report contains 55 tables, a summary of findings and an appendix detailing the questionnaire used for the interviews. (KJ). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000609201 B |
| Classmark | K7: 3F: 6C |
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| ...from the Ageinfo database published by Centre for Policy on Ageing. |
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