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Attitudes of the elderly and retired — report on qualitative interviews and group discussions; prepared for Age Concern
Corporate Author	Social Policy Research Ltd
Publisher	Social Policy Research Ltd, London, 1974
Pages	112 pp (excluding appendices) (J.5010)
Keywords	Attitude ; Quality of life ; Interviewing ; Quality.
Annotation	This report is compiled from verbatim extracts taken from 64 interviews and 12 group discussions with retired and elderly people, conducted in November and December 1973. Each section has an introductory comment, followed by quotations from those interviewed on these topics: their activities; attitudes to retirement; social contacts; close relationships; help received and given; treatment of the elderly; 'the younger generation'; the contribution of the elderly to the community; housing; transport and mobility; pensions and finance; elderly people marrying; religion; death and bereavement; happiest times; worries and fears; and how they prefer to be described.
Accession Number	CPA-980113217 B
Classmark	DP: F:59: 3DL: 59
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