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Later life in 2015
— an analysis of the views and experiences of people aged 50 and over |
| Corporate Author | ipsos MORI; Centre for Ageing Better |
| Publisher | Centre for Ageing Better, London, December 2015 |
| Pages | 24 pp |
| Source | Download: http://www.ageing-better.org.uk/wp-content/uploads... |
| Keywords | Ageing process ; Well being ; Quality of life ; Attitude ; Social surveys ; England. |
| Annotation | The Centre for Ageing Better commissioned ipsos MORI to carry out research to investigate factors that lead to a better later life, by exploring older people's views. The most important factors and the things that most worry people as they age are physical health and not having enough money. Using a mixed methods approach and cluster analysis of data from the English Longitudinal Study on Ageing (ELSA) suggests that older people fit into six broad groups: thriving boomers; downbeat boomers; "can do" and connected; worried and disconnected; squeezed middle age; and struggling and alone. This report outlines the findings from the research. A separate methodology paper (37 pp) (http://www.ageingbetter.org.uk/our-work/other-acti... provides further information about the segments and details about the research approach taken. An interactive report (http://laterlife.ageing-better.org.uk/) aims to convey the lived experience of people in each of the six segments, with a particular focus on their health, financial situation and social connections - the three factors that were consistently identified as being important for a good later life. (RH) |
| Accession Number | CPA-151208002 E |
| Classmark | BG: D:F:5HH: F:59: DP: 3F: 82 |
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| ...from the Ageinfo database published by Centre for Policy on Ageing. |