The State of Ageing in 2020

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The State of Ageing
in 2020
This set of slides brings together findings from
‘The State of Ageing in 2020’.
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Work
The proportion of people over the age
of 50 in employment has risen over
the last 20 years, but this progress
masks the large number of people
falling out of work prematurely.

There are four million more workers aged 50 and over than there were
in the year 2000, compared to 1.5 million more workers aged 25-49

The employment rate of people aged 50-64 has increased by 12
percentage points since 2000

By the time they are 65, under half of men, and less than a third of
women, are still in employment

Workers aged over 50 are the least likely to receive ‘off the job’
training

People aged over 50 who are unemployed are twice as likely as the
youngest adults to be long term unemployed

Health is the leading reason for people aged 50-64 to be out of work

After hitting their peak in the 40s, median weekly earnings begin to
decline in the 50s and 60s – particularly among full-time workers

Housing
Many of us are spending more time in
our homes than ever before, but for
too many people, their home is
actively damaging their health and
wellbeing.

There are 4.3 million homes in England that do not meet basic
standards set by the government. They are cold, or damp or
contain dangers that can cause injuries and falls

The private rented sector has the highest proportion of non-decent
homes, and more of us are renting privately as we age

How satisfied we are with our homes varies according to how well-
off we feel financially

People in Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups have on average
30% less floor space per household member than White people

This year has led many of us to
reflect on our homes, and for
people approaching later life it’s
Londoners who are most likely
to say they want to move

But only 9% of our current housing stock meets the most basic
standard of accessibility

Health
People are living longer in poor health
than in the past and progress on life
expectancy is stalling.

Even before COVID, progress on improving life expectancy was
stalling, and disability-free life expectancy has started to fall

In the poorest parts of the country, a baby girl is set to spend 16
fewer years in good health than a girl born in the wealthiest parts

The poorest women aged 50 and over are four times more likely to
suffer from depression than the wealthiest

There is large geographic variation in the proportion of people with
three or more long-term conditions
2004 2019

Physical activity is one of the most important ways we can stay healthy.
But the older you are, the less likely you are to be keeping active

There is some geographic
variation here – the most active
people in middle age are in
Cumbria and North Yorkshire,
the least active down in Luton

Communities
The first lockdown has seen a surge
in community activity – but in many
cases the people who are struggling
to get by are missing out.

The proportion of people who feel they belong to their
neighbourhood increases with age

Most people aged 60 or older feel more connected to their
neighbourhood now than they did pre-lockdown

People who are struggling to get by are less likely to feel
connected

In mid-life, people don’t go out because they are too busy. In later
life, health is the biggest barrier

There has been a steep decline over time, for every age group, in
the proportion of people who report that they ‘definitely’ have
someone to rely on

In every age group, women are more likely than men to have
someone to rely on

Overall, volunteering – whether formal or informal – is fairly
consistent across the age groups. But it has become less
common, particularly among the oldest

Not everyone is aware of the
support available to them

The proportion of older people who use the internet regularly has
grown rapidly

But there are still over 3.7 million people aged 55 and over who
have never used the internet

Lockdown made digital communications more important for people
in mid-life

Older people say they don’t use the internet more because their IT
skills aren’t good enough

Spending by local authorities on key community services and
activities has fallen sharply since 2009-10

The importance of parks and green spaces has been highlighted
by the experience of lockdown

As with all age groups, most of the journeys taken by older people
are in a car

Over a quarter of people in their 50s, 60s and 70s did not use
public transport at all in 2018-19

As we get older, we are more likely to cite ‘health’ as our reason
for not taking public transport

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The State of Ageing in 2020

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