Smyth, Adrian
(2018)
The
Digital
Lives
of
Older
Irish
People:
Contexts
and
Methods
of
Enquiry.
NPPSH Reflections, 2.
pp. 1-9.
ISSN 2565-6031
Abstract
Ireland
is
experiencing
significant
increases
in
the
numbers
of
older
people
as
a
proportion
of
the
general
population.
In
the
last
five
years,
the
percentage
of
those
above
the
age
of
sixty
-
five
has
risen
by
around
nineteen
per
cent
and
currently
stands
at
just
over
637,000
(CSO,
2017),
the
various
reasons
for
which
align
with
global
commonalities
such
as
improving
healthcare,
decreases
in
fertility
rates,
and
general
improvements
in
standards
of
living
(UN,
2015).
Looking
ahead,
the
Central
Statistics
Office
(CSO)
projects
the
numbers
of
those
aged
over
sixty
-
five
in
Ireland
will
rise
to
just
over
887,000
in
2027.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
NPPSH; Digital Lives;
Older Irish People;
Contexts; Methods; Enquiry; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Arts & Humanities > Research Institutes > An Foras Feasa |
| Item ID: |
10835 |
| Depositing User: |
NPPSH Editor
|
| Date Deposited: |
05 Jun 2019 16:30 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
NPPSH Reflections |
| Publisher: |
Maynooth Academic Publishing |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
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