Connected communities? LGB older people and their risk of exclusion from decent housing and neighbourhoods

Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, < a href="http://www.emeraldinsight.com/toc/qaoa/17/2" > Volume 17, Issue 2 < /a > , Page 107-118, June 2016. < br/ > Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the way in which the housing and neighbourhood accessibility and neighbourhood connectedness of older lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people aged 50 and over, differ compared to non-LGB older people. Design/methodology/approach – This paper utilises data collected as part of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing as well as theories around social exclusion to explore these issues, using information from 5,442 survey respondents including 260 identified as LGB. Findings – Little evidence is uncovered of a link between being LGB and exper iencing exclusion from decent housing, public transport or neighbourhood amenities. Significant differences were uncovered in levels of home ownership and the numbers who reported having seen a friend the previous day, the likelihood of which were both lower for LGB people compared to non-LGB people . Research limitations/implications – All analyses are subject to caveats around the size of the sample and the method of identifying LGB older people. The findings could suggest older LGB people may be less likely to have property wealth from which to draw down in retirement. Furthermore, the findings on older LGB people being less likely to have seen a friend the previous day, may suggest a need for more opportunities to ...

Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - May 25, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research