| 1. |  | People - ageing of the population
The gradual ageing of the British population has been reflected in the GHS sample since 1971. In 1971, 4% of people were aged 75 or over compared with 7% in 1998. In 2000, this age group still represented 7% of the population. Almost two-thirds of those a ... [View Item>>] | |
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| 2. | | People aged 65 and over
Among people aged 65 and over, the proportion of those aged 75 and over increased from 36% in 1980 to 42% in 1998. Throughout that period, the proportion of women aged 75 and over was greater than the proportion of men, although the gap between the sexes ... [View Item>>] | |
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| 3. | | Living alone
The steady increase in one person households between 1971 and 1998 has already been highlighted. This trend is also shown in the growth in the proportion of
people living alone, which increased from 9% in 1973 to 14% in 1991 and since
then has remaine ... [View Item>>] | |
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