Deprivation and its measurement in later life: findings from a mixed-methods study in Ireland
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2012-11Author
Walsh, Kieran
Scharf, Thomas
Cullinan, John
Finn, Caroline
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Walsh, K. Scharf, T. Cullinan, J. & Finn, C. (2012) Deprivation and its measurement in later life: findings from a mixed-methods study in Ireland. Irish Centre for Social Gerontology, .
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Against the background of an ageing population and the current economic recession, the research reported here explores deprivation, and its measurement, for diverse groups of older people living in Ireland. We assess the effectiveness of existing measures of deprivation ¿ in particular the 11-item basic deprivation index used in official statistics in Ireland ¿ and explore how the perceptions and experiences of older people, from different backgrounds, can be used to inform how we think about and measure disadvantage for older people.