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Being socially excluded and living alone in old age
— findings from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) | | Author(s) | Panayotes Demakakos |
| Corporate Author | Policy Unit, Age Concern England - ACE; University College London |
| Publisher | Age Concern England - ACE, London, January 2008 |
| Pages | 68 pp |
| Source | Download document (17/7/09): http://www.ageconcern.org.uk/AgeConcern/Documents/... |
| Keywords | Isolation ; Living alone ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Longitudinal surveys ; England. |
| Annotation | Age Concern England (ACE) has identified social inclusion as a key cross-cutting policy issue. This project is based on the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) data. It explores social exclusion and dimensions of social isolation in people aged 50+, with emphasis on people aged 80+. This report consists of three parts, the first of which briefly introduces the project, along with a presentation of all measures employed and a selection of key findings. In the second part, all the main findings concerning multiply excluded people and their characteristics are presented. Also, the social exclusion status of vulnerable groups of the older population (e.g. oldest old people, people with limited mental capacity, those living alone, and non-white people) is presented and discussed. The third part is devoted to analysis and discussion of the characteristics of two vulnerable groups of older people: those aged 80+ living alone, and those aged 50+ with limited mental capacity. An annex presents the 31 tables discussed in this report. Among key findings are that the problem of multiple social exclusion intensifies after the ages of 75 for women and 80 for men; and that multiple social exclusion affects the lives of those at early old age (50 to 64) more than those of people aged 65+. (RH) |
| Accession Number | CPA-090717201 E |
| Classmark | TP: K8: F: 3J: 82 |
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