East Devon Ageing Population

Question 1

Percentage of uk population 65+

Answer 1

16%

Question 2

How many more elderly people are there in uk compared to 50 years ago?

Answer 2

Twice as many

Question 3

By how much will number of over 80s increase and by what year?

Answer 3

Double by 2037

Question 4

3 negative economic implications

Answer 4

Tax burden and pension crisis
Cost to NHS
Less gov money for young people

Question 5

How much of gov spending on pensioners?

Answer 5

20%

Question 6

2 reasons for pension crisis

Answer 6

Less tax and NI contributions

Life expectancy increased

Question 7

Male retirement and life expectancy 1908

Answer 7

R: 65
LE: 67

Question 8

Male retirement and LE today

Answer 8

65

80

Question 9

How much did NHS spend in 2015?

Answer 9

£134 billion

Question 10

How much did NHS spend in 2000?

Answer 10

£50 billion

Question 11

How much of welfare spending on pensioners?

Answer 11

55%

Question 12

How does the government spending more money on pensions and NHS affect young people?

Answer 12

Less money spent on education and provision of leisure amenities

Question 13

5 social negatives

Answer 13

High dependency ratio
Healthcare pressure
Transport pressure
Housing pressure
Out migration of young

Question 14

What was dependency ratio when pensions introduced?

Answer 14

22 workers per 1 retired

Question 15

What will the dependency ratio be by 2024

Question 16

7 social issues of ageing population related to healthcare

Answer 16

• Long waiting lists
• Visit GPs more often and need medicine
• Full time specialist care
• occupy hospital beds longer
• long term illnesses e.g. Parkinson’s
• hip replacements, heart bypasses
• not enough doctors and nurses

Question 17

3 social problems related to housing

Answer 17

Special requirements for housing = expensive
Residential homes > £2000 per month = cannot afford
Cannot live independently

Question 18

Example of town with out migration of young

Answer 18

Harrogate

Question 19

5 positives of ageing population

Answer 19

Grey pound
SKIHERS
Target market for firms
Childcare and voluntary work
Employed for longer

Question 20

How much was grey pound worth and when?

Answer 20

£215 bn in 2005

Question 21

What are old people who shop on Internet called?

Answer 21

Silver surfers

Question 22

What is SKIHERS.

Answer 22

Spending the kids inheritance e.g. On holidays = benefits LEDCs

Question 23

4 ways elderly are target market

Answer 23

Gold, fashion, hotels, beauty
Shops changed to meet needs
Growth in housing sector - McCarthy and Stone
M&S target >50s

Question 24

Why is childcare and voluntary work beneficial?

Answer 24

• Allows parents to work and contribute to economy without paying increasing childcare costs
• Saves billions of pounds
• Work for charities

Question 25

3 factors of elderly working longer

Answer 25

Use experience to benefit society
New anti ageism laws help
E.g. B&Q willing to employ older people

Question 26

What proportion of UK over 80 and by when?

Answer 26

1/2 over 80 by 2039

Question 27

3 problems related to transport

Answer 27

• elderly can’t drive due to cost or illness
• Social isolation
• Not economical for public buses to visit dispersed villages = only go once a week

Question 28

2 reasons for out migration of young

Answer 28

• elderly culture

- Businesses invest in Residential areas and change for elderly needs

Question 29

How many elderly people volunteer?

Answer 29

1 in 5 volunteer for 2 or more charities