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The oldest old in Great Britain — change over the last 20 years
Author(s)	Cecilia Tomassini
Journal title	Population Trends, no 123, Spring 2006
Pages	pp 32-40
Source	http://www.statistics.gov.uk
Keywords	Octogenarians ; Nonagenarians ; Centenarians ; Demography ; Living patterns ; Longitudinal surveys.
Annotation	This article follows the author's recent analysis of the oldest old (those aged 85+) in the UK (in Population Trends, no 120; 2005). In line with that study, the current study goes beyond the usual practice of treating the oldest old as part of a homogenous older group. Rather, the aim is to disentangle the effects of the individual characteristics of interest and how they vary in this age group when compared to the older population as a whole over the last 20 years. Using data from the General Household Survey (GHS), this study offers detailed descriptive and multivariate analyses of the use of selected health services and the living arrangements of oldest old over the last 20 years. The results indicate increases in the proportions of those living alone and in hospital out-patient visits in contrast to the stability in the proportion visiting their general practitioner (GP). (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-060515203 A
Classmark	BBM: BBR: BBT: S8: K7: 3J
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