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Ninety-two per cent of those aged 65 and over were fairly or very satisfied with their
‘standard of living’, and 80 per cent were with their ‘future financial security’. These were
higher than respective overall averages of 85 per cent and 63 per cent fairly or very
satisfied with these aspects of life.
The group with the highest proportion of people fairly or very satisfied with their health was
25-34 year olds – 85 per cent compared with an overall average of 78 per cent. Proportions
of those fairly or very satisfied tended to decline with age for this aspect of life and similarly
with their ‘ability to influence their own life’.
Older age groups were more likely to be fairly or very satisfied with ‘feeling part of a
community’ – 70 per cent those aged 65 and over being satisfied with this aspect of life
compared with an overall average of 61 per cent, and 51 per cent of 16-24 year olds.