Presentation used in the Working Group on Ageing and Care of ESN (European Social Network) to introduce the Active Ageing Index in regional policymaking.

1. Active Ageing Index
@muricor
sergio.murillo@bizkaia.eus
8th September in Seville
ESN Working Group on Ageing and Care
Sergio Murillo Corzo
Member of Expert Group on Active Ageing Index
Director-General for Personal Autonomy Promotion
Government of Biscay

2. what’s coming next…
Introduction to the Active Ageing Index (AAI)
Objectives of the AAI
Measurement of the AAI
Results on the AAI
The AAI at regional level
Challenges to obtain it
A tool for regional ageing strategy

3. introduction
to the Active Ageing Index
objectives, measurement and results

4. policy context
Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA) and
2012 Vienna Ministerial Declaration on Ageing.
European Union declared 2012 as the European Year for
Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations.
Developed a tool to demonstrate potential of older persons

5. objectives
AAI is aimed to serve as an evidence tool
to promote a more active role of older persons and greater autonomy.
to monitor and compare active ageing results.
to operationalize the concept of active ageing.
to indicate the untapped potential of older persons.
…for mutual learning in policy making on active ageing.

6. index building process
Joint management :
UNECE and European Commission
Advisory group of Experts from academics, civil society and
policymaking.
Phase 1 (2012):
European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research in Vienna.
Main tasks: conceptualization, developing methodology and first
measurement.
Phase 2 (2013-2015):
Centre for Research on Ageing in University of Southampton.
Main tasks: updating methodology, contextual analysis, dissemination,
extension the AAI to non-EU countries.

7. what to measure
Active ageing refers to the phenomenon in which
people are expected and enabled to be
employed…
as well as engaged in other productive
activities…
and live healthy, independent and secure
lives as they age.
…for the current generation of older people
Considering essential to assess not just (…) the
actual experiences and potential of active ageing
(…) but also measure the capacity and
enabling environment for active ageing.
Domains
Employment
Participation
in society
Capacity and
enabling
environment
Independent,
Healthy &
secure
>55 years old

8. Complete info in: http://www1.unece.org/stat/platform/display/AAI/Active+Ageing+Index+Home

9. a composite index
The index contains:
22 indicators.
within 4 domains.
valued from 0 to 100.
weighted (35%, 35%, 10%, 20%).
Data source:
EU Labour Force Survey (EU-LFS).
European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS).
EU Survey of Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC).
European Social Survey (ESS).
Eurostat ICT survey.
European Health & Life Expectancy Info. system (EHLEIS).
Complete info in: http://www1.unece.org/stat/platform/display/AAI/Active+Ageing+Index+Home

10. overall results
Complete info in: http://www1.unece.org/stat/platform/display/AAI/Active+Ageing+Index+Home

11. 1st domain
Employment

12. 2nd domain
Participation
in Society

13. 3rd domain
Independe
nt, Healthy
and
Secure

14. 4th domain
Capacity and
Enabling
Environment
for Active

15. the challenge
to obtain AAI at regional level

16. who needs to measure?
When referring to AAI aims…
Many of the policies related to active ageing, are regional
authorities responsibility…
…so we need a regional measurement.
AAI is aimed to serve as an evidence tool
to promote a more active role of older persons and
greater autonomy.
to monitor and compare active ageing results.
to operationalize the concept of active ageing.
to indicate the untapped potential of older persons.
…for mutual learning in policy making on active ageing.

17. Global population:
1.150.000 inhabitants.
76% in Bilbao area.
112 municipalities.
Socio-economic figures:
GDP per capita 7% over EU28
AROPE 22,1% (EU28 24,5%)
Unemployment 16,3%
flash shot for an ageing Territory
Inhabitants over 65:
Life expectancy at birth:
High level of autonomy in:
Health policies.
Social services and minimum income.
Education and activation policies.
Biscay
Biscay EU27
Women 85,1 82,5
Men 78,2 76,7
2011 2025 2050
Biscay 20% 26% 37%
EU27 17,4% 22% 28,7%
Data: The 2012 Ageing Report (EU Commision, 2012)
Basque Health Survey (Basque Government, 2013)

18. facing the challenge
National data sources:
EU Labour Force Survey (EU-LFS).
European Quality of Life Survey
(EQLS).
EU Survey of Income and Living
Conditions (EU-SILC).
European Social Survey (ESS).
Eurostat ICT survey.
European Health & Life
Expectancy Info. system (EHLEIS).
Regional data sources:
Labour Force Survey (Basque C.).
Social Capital Survey (Basque C.).
Demographic Survey (Basque C.).
Survey of Poverty and Social
Inequalities (Basque C.).
Information Society Survey (Basque C.).
Mortality Statistics (Basque C.).
Basque Health Survey.

19. facing the challenge
Domain Comparability issues
Employment 100% directly comparable
Participation in Society 75% were fundamentally comparable.
No data existed to calculate indicator 2.2.
Some questions were differently formulated.
Independent, healthy and
secure living
100% were fundamentally comparable.
In four indicators, questions were slightly
differently formulated in the local surveys.
Capacity and enabling
environment
83% directly or indirectly comparable.
No data existed to calculate indicator 4.3
Some questions were differently formulated.
Limited comparability & small sample size

20. facing the challenge
Even though…
direct or indirect comparability was reached in 86% of all the 22
indicators.
Using raw data, we could obtain 10 indicators.
22 indicators
of the AAI in Biscay
12
survey
In order to improve comparability, accuracy and overcome
some availability limitations, a survey was designed to get
new data (based on original indicators).
1.362 CATI interviews.
Conducted by Call Center of the Government of Biscay.
10
secondarydata
official statistics own data

21. results in Biscay
34,0 35,9
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
40.0
45.0
Grecia
Polonia
Eslovaquia
Hungría
Rumania
Eslovenia
Bulgaria
Croacia
Letonia
Lituania
Malta
España
Portugal
Bélgica
UE28
Italia
Chipre
RepúblicaCheca
Estonia
Austria
Francia
Alemania
Luxemburgo
Bizkaia
Irlanda
ReinoUnido
Finlandia
PaísesBajos
Dinamarca
Suecia

22. results in Biscay
34,0 35,9
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
40.0
45.0
Grecia
Polonia
Eslovaquia
Hungría
Rumania
Eslovenia
Bulgaria
Croacia
Letonia
Lituania
Malta
España
Portugal
Bélgica
UE28
Italia
Chipre
RepúblicaCheca
Estonia
Austria
Francia
Alemania
Luxemburgo
Bizkaia
Irlanda
ReinoUnido
Finlandia
PaísesBajos
Dinamarca
Suecia
Results are not important;
but the use you do of them!
Identify strengths…
…who to learn from…
…build a measurable strategy.

23. a tool for comprenhesive
regional ageing strategies

24. building up the puzzle
Council
of
Older
People
Older
People
Associations
Observatory
of Older
People
Good
practices
Age-friendly
Basque
Country
Strategic
Plan for
Older
People

25. key factors
CONCRETE OBJECTIVES
GLOBAL VISION
BREAKING SILOS
END-USER ENGAGEMENT
BOTTOM-UP APPROACH
LEARNING FROM LEADERS
ACTIVE AGEING
STRATEGY NEEDS…
MEASURE + FOCUS ON RESULTS
CROSS-SECTORAL GOAL
AGEING IN EVERY POLICY
ACCOUNTABILITY (OBSERVATORY)
ASSOCIATIONS & MUNICIPALITIES
BENCHMARKING
AAI HELPS…

26. Active Ageing Index
@muricor
sergio.murillo@bizkaia.eus
8th September in Seville
ESN Working Group on Ageing and Care
Sergio Murillo Corzo
Member of Expert Group on Active Ageing Index
Director-General for Personal Autonomy Promotion
Government of Biscay