ISSDA
Irish Social Science Data Archive
Attitudes to older people in Ireland, 2003 and 2008
Study Number (SN): 0002-00
ABOUT THE STUDY
In 2003 and 2008, the Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey included modules on questions on attitudes to older people in Ireland. These modules were conducted in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The Republic of Ireland data is available for download from this page. More details on the Northern Ireland data is available from the ARK website. The survey was funded by Atlantic Philantrophies.
DATA AND DOCUMENTATION
Data
(Direct download, SPSS Portable format)
Questionnaires
Variable Listings:
- 2003: Attitudes to Older People - Background
- 2008: Attitudes to Older People - Background
LINKS
- Ageism in Ireland (Occasional Paper 3), by Eileen Evason, Lizanne Dowds and Paula Devine, (based on 2003 data)
- All our futures: attitudes to age and ageing in Ireland by Ann Marie Gray and Lizanne Dowds (Research Update 68) by Ann Marie Gray and Lizanne Dowds, (based on 2008 data)
- Attitudes to age and ageing in the south of Ireland by Ann Marie Gray and Lizanne Dowds (based on 2008 data)
