Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2008: Attitudes to Older People, Ageing and Ageism Teaching Dataset

Variable Details

VariableAGEOLD
LabelAge someone is an 'older person'
Question text Most of the questions that we have just asked about older people refer to people aged 50 and over, however some people have said that they don't really think of people in their fifties as 'older people'. At what age do you start to think of someone as an 'older person'?
Responses
998 Don't know 14
999 Refused/not answered 2
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2008: Attitudes to Older People, Ageing and Ageism Teaching Dataset
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults aged 18 or over, living in private households in Northern Ireland during 2008.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; The teaching dataset was created as part of a single project.