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1
THE PERENNIALS
THE FUTURE OF AGEING
2
The
Perennials
3
Source: UN World Population ageing report, 2017.
http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/ageing/WPA2017_Report.pdf
Japan
Spain
South Korea
Italy
Poland
Germany
Czech Republic
Romania
China
Hungary
Belgium
France
Serbia
Canada
United Kingdom
Chile
Sweden
Russia
Brazil
Australia
United States
Colombia
Turkey
México
Argentina
Malaysia
Saudi Arabia
Perú
World
India
South Africa
KEY:
2017 2050
GLOBALLY,
WE ARE LIVING
FOR LONGER
42%
40%
38%
35%
32%
37%
30%
42%
35%
32%
32%
40%
32%
32%
28%
30%
28%
42%
35%
31%
24%
21%
30%
27%
28%
23%
25%
23%
19%
16%
23%
33%
29%
28%
26%
26%
26%
26%
25%
25%
25%
25%
24%
24%
24%
22%
21%
21%
20%
16%
16%
15%
13%
13%
12%
12%
10%
10%
10%
9%
8%
6%
4
BY OLD AGE AND…
BUT WHAT DO WE MEAN
WHAT DOES OLD AGE MEAN?
5
Aged
72
Aged
61
WHEN DOES OLD
16-24 years 55-64 years
AGE BEGIN?
6
PEOPLE IN OLD AGE
SEEN AS WISE BUT
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor Base: 20,788 adults aged 16-64 across 30 countries, online, 24th August – 7th September 2018
FRAIL, LONELY
Which of these words
would you use to best
describe people in old
age?
BUT RESPECTED
35%
32%
30%
25%
23%
23%
21%
Wise
Frail
Lonely
Respected
Unfairly treated
Respectful
Kind
7
PEOPLE IN OLD AGE
SEEN AS WISE BUT
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor Base: 20,788 adults aged 16-64 across 30 countries, online, 24th August – 7th September 2018
FRAIL, LONELY
Which of these words
would you use to best
describe people in old
age?
BUT RESPECTED
35%
32%
30%
25%
23%
23%
21%
Wise
Frail
Lonely
Respected
Unfairly treated
Respectful
Kind
8
“DODDERING BUT DEAR”
ARCHETYPE WHICH IS
THIS CREATES A
DIFFICULT TO DISPEL
9
33%
73%
67%
62%
58%
56%
51%
47%
41%
41%
40%
37%
37%
34%
31%
30%
29%
27%
26%
24%
24%
20%
19%
19%
17%
17%
16%
15%
15%
10%
7%
IT MAKES US
Base: 20,788 adults aged 16-64 in 30 countries, online, 24th August – 7th September 2018
NEGATIVE ABOUT
OUR LATER LIFE
Total
India
Turkey
Poland
Saudi Arabia
South Africa
China
Malaysia
Mexico
South Korea
US
Brazil
Czech Republic
Colombia
Germany
Great Britain
Australia
Canada
Peru
Argentina
Sweden
Russia
Belgium
France
Romania
Serbia
Italy
Chile
Spain
Japan
Hungary
% who are looking
forward to old age
10
33%
73%
67%
62%
58%
56%
51%
47%
41%
41%
40%
37%
37%
34%
31%
30%
29%
27%
26%
24%
24%
20%
19%
19%
17%
17%
16%
15%
15%
10%
7%
IT MAKES US
Base: 20,788 adults aged 16-64 in 30 countries, online, 24th August – 7th September 2018
NEGATIVE ABOUT
OUR LATER LIFE
Total
India
Turkey
Poland
Saudi Arabia
South Africa
China
Malaysia
Mexico
South Korea
US
Brazil
Czech Republic
Colombia
Germany
Great Britain
Australia
Canada
Peru
Argentina
Sweden
Russia
Belgium
France
Romania
Serbia
Italy
Chile
Spain
Japan
Hungary
% who are looking
forward to old age
11
AND WORRIED
% Two or three things
which personally worry
you about getting old
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor Base: 20,788 adults aged 16-64 across 30 countries, online, 24th August – 7th September 2018
ABOUT WHAT IT 30%
26%
24%
22%
20%
Not having enough money to live on
Losing mobility
Losing memory
Being unable to do things I once could
Losing family or friends through death
WILL BE LIKE
12
LIFE, ON AVERAGE, DIE 7.5 YEARS
BEFORE THOSE WHO ARE
THOSE WHO ARE NEGATIVE ABOUT LATER
POSITIVE
13
BUT THE REALITY CAN
BE QUITE DIFFERENT!
Happiness
Connectedness
Relationships
14
RELATIONSHIPS IN LATER LIFE
In the UK a third are happy
to put out on a first date
In the US, two in five of
those aged between 65-80
are sexually active
STI diagnoses have risen
by more than a third over
the last decade among
those aged between 50-70
15
YOU CANNOT BE WHAT
REPRESENTATION MATTERS!
YOU CANNOT SEE…
16
XXXXX
“As you go through life
it gets more interesting
and complicated, but
the parts offered get
more and more simple
and less complicated….”
(Juliet Stevenson)
1.5%
of characters
on TV are
elderly
3%
of lines in film
are for women
aged 65+
5%
of lines in film
are for men
aged 65+
The Golden Girls – American sitcom
17
THERE ARE NOTABLE EXCEPTIONS IN ADVERTISING…
18
MEDIA MAKES OLD AGE
ONLY THREE IN TEN THINK THE
SEEM EXCITING
19
POLITICS, MONEY
GREY POWER!
AND INFLUENCE
20
50%
69%
69%
66%
64%
62%
59%
58%
58%
57%
51%
49%
48%
48%
46%
46%
44%
43%
43%
41%
38%
37%
32%
30%
41%
28%
23%
24%
27%
33%
32%
29%
35%
38%
36%
39%
42%
41%
45%
49%
54%
41%
51%
48%
49%
54%
64%
60%
KEY:
Agree 2016 Disagree 2016
Agree 2014 Disagree 2014
Base: 18,180 adults across 23 countries, online, 12th Sep – 11th Oct 2016
THE POWER OF
NOSTALGIA
I would like my
country to be the
way it used to be
Total
India
U.S.
France
Belgium
Mexico
Italy
Australia
Turkey
Brazil
Canada
GB
Argentina
Russia
Germany
S Africa
Indonesia
Japan
Sweden
Spain
Poland
S Korea
Peru
China
21
ONLY THREE IN TEN GLOBALLY AGREE THAT
PEOPLE IN LATER LIFE HAVE TOO MUCH
INFLUENCE POLITICALLY
22
THE GREY POUND
More than one in
ten pensioners
have total wealth
of £1m+
Between 2008-18 median
disposable income
increased by £3200
£320bn a year –
or 47% of all UK
consumer
spending
23
HOW TO SPEND IT…?
82% of those aged 55+
say their favourite retail
brand no longer
understands them
54% want
somewhere age
agnostic, which
welcomes
everyone
88% agree that
brands should
focus on needs
and interests
not age
24
1.
Address
stereotypes
2.
Better
design
3.
Prepare
earlier
FINAL THOUGHTS
25
MUCH MORE IN THE REPORT
AND ON MICROSITE:
THINKS.IPSOS-MORI.COM

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The Perennials: The Future of Ageing

  • 1. © 2016 Ipsos. All rights reserved. Contains Ipsos' Confidential and Proprietary information and may not be disclosed or reproduced without the prior written consent of Ipsos. 1 THE PERENNIALS THE FUTURE OF AGEING
  • 3. 3 Source: UN World Population ageing report, 2017. http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/ageing/WPA2017_Report.pdf Japan Spain South Korea Italy Poland Germany Czech Republic Romania China Hungary Belgium France Serbia Canada United Kingdom Chile Sweden Russia Brazil Australia United States Colombia Turkey México Argentina Malaysia Saudi Arabia Perú World India South Africa KEY: 2017 2050 GLOBALLY, WE ARE LIVING FOR LONGER 42% 40% 38% 35% 32% 37% 30% 42% 35% 32% 32% 40% 32% 32% 28% 30% 28% 42% 35% 31% 24% 21% 30% 27% 28% 23% 25% 23% 19% 16% 23% 33% 29% 28% 26% 26% 26% 26% 25% 25% 25% 25% 24% 24% 24% 22% 21% 21% 20% 16% 16% 15% 13% 13% 12% 12% 10% 10% 10% 9% 8% 6%
  • 4. 4 BY OLD AGE AND… BUT WHAT DO WE MEAN WHAT DOES OLD AGE MEAN?
  • 5. 5 Aged 72 Aged 61 WHEN DOES OLD 16-24 years 55-64 years AGE BEGIN?
  • 6. 6 PEOPLE IN OLD AGE SEEN AS WISE BUT Source: Ipsos Global Advisor Base: 20,788 adults aged 16-64 across 30 countries, online, 24th August – 7th September 2018 FRAIL, LONELY Which of these words would you use to best describe people in old age? BUT RESPECTED 35% 32% 30% 25% 23% 23% 21% Wise Frail Lonely Respected Unfairly treated Respectful Kind
  • 7. 7 PEOPLE IN OLD AGE SEEN AS WISE BUT Source: Ipsos Global Advisor Base: 20,788 adults aged 16-64 across 30 countries, online, 24th August – 7th September 2018 FRAIL, LONELY Which of these words would you use to best describe people in old age? BUT RESPECTED 35% 32% 30% 25% 23% 23% 21% Wise Frail Lonely Respected Unfairly treated Respectful Kind
  • 8. 8 “DODDERING BUT DEAR” ARCHETYPE WHICH IS THIS CREATES A DIFFICULT TO DISPEL
  • 9. 9 33% 73% 67% 62% 58% 56% 51% 47% 41% 41% 40% 37% 37% 34% 31% 30% 29% 27% 26% 24% 24% 20% 19% 19% 17% 17% 16% 15% 15% 10% 7% IT MAKES US Base: 20,788 adults aged 16-64 in 30 countries, online, 24th August – 7th September 2018 NEGATIVE ABOUT OUR LATER LIFE Total India Turkey Poland Saudi Arabia South Africa China Malaysia Mexico South Korea US Brazil Czech Republic Colombia Germany Great Britain Australia Canada Peru Argentina Sweden Russia Belgium France Romania Serbia Italy Chile Spain Japan Hungary % who are looking forward to old age
  • 10. 10 33% 73% 67% 62% 58% 56% 51% 47% 41% 41% 40% 37% 37% 34% 31% 30% 29% 27% 26% 24% 24% 20% 19% 19% 17% 17% 16% 15% 15% 10% 7% IT MAKES US Base: 20,788 adults aged 16-64 in 30 countries, online, 24th August – 7th September 2018 NEGATIVE ABOUT OUR LATER LIFE Total India Turkey Poland Saudi Arabia South Africa China Malaysia Mexico South Korea US Brazil Czech Republic Colombia Germany Great Britain Australia Canada Peru Argentina Sweden Russia Belgium France Romania Serbia Italy Chile Spain Japan Hungary % who are looking forward to old age
  • 11. 11 AND WORRIED % Two or three things which personally worry you about getting old Source: Ipsos Global Advisor Base: 20,788 adults aged 16-64 across 30 countries, online, 24th August – 7th September 2018 ABOUT WHAT IT 30% 26% 24% 22% 20% Not having enough money to live on Losing mobility Losing memory Being unable to do things I once could Losing family or friends through death WILL BE LIKE
  • 12. 12 LIFE, ON AVERAGE, DIE 7.5 YEARS BEFORE THOSE WHO ARE THOSE WHO ARE NEGATIVE ABOUT LATER POSITIVE
  • 13. 13 BUT THE REALITY CAN BE QUITE DIFFERENT! Happiness Connectedness Relationships
  • 14. 14 RELATIONSHIPS IN LATER LIFE In the UK a third are happy to put out on a first date In the US, two in five of those aged between 65-80 are sexually active STI diagnoses have risen by more than a third over the last decade among those aged between 50-70
  • 15. 15 YOU CANNOT BE WHAT REPRESENTATION MATTERS! YOU CANNOT SEE…
  • 16. 16 XXXXX “As you go through life it gets more interesting and complicated, but the parts offered get more and more simple and less complicated….” (Juliet Stevenson) 1.5% of characters on TV are elderly 3% of lines in film are for women aged 65+ 5% of lines in film are for men aged 65+ The Golden Girls – American sitcom
  • 17. 17 THERE ARE NOTABLE EXCEPTIONS IN ADVERTISING…
  • 18. 18 MEDIA MAKES OLD AGE ONLY THREE IN TEN THINK THE SEEM EXCITING
  • 20. 20 50% 69% 69% 66% 64% 62% 59% 58% 58% 57% 51% 49% 48% 48% 46% 46% 44% 43% 43% 41% 38% 37% 32% 30% 41% 28% 23% 24% 27% 33% 32% 29% 35% 38% 36% 39% 42% 41% 45% 49% 54% 41% 51% 48% 49% 54% 64% 60% KEY: Agree 2016 Disagree 2016 Agree 2014 Disagree 2014 Base: 18,180 adults across 23 countries, online, 12th Sep – 11th Oct 2016 THE POWER OF NOSTALGIA I would like my country to be the way it used to be Total India U.S. France Belgium Mexico Italy Australia Turkey Brazil Canada GB Argentina Russia Germany S Africa Indonesia Japan Sweden Spain Poland S Korea Peru China
  • 21. 21 ONLY THREE IN TEN GLOBALLY AGREE THAT PEOPLE IN LATER LIFE HAVE TOO MUCH INFLUENCE POLITICALLY
  • 22. 22 THE GREY POUND More than one in ten pensioners have total wealth of £1m+ Between 2008-18 median disposable income increased by £3200 £320bn a year – or 47% of all UK consumer spending
  • 23. 23 HOW TO SPEND IT…? 82% of those aged 55+ say their favourite retail brand no longer understands them 54% want somewhere age agnostic, which welcomes everyone 88% agree that brands should focus on needs and interests not age
  • 25. 25 MUCH MORE IN THE REPORT AND ON MICROSITE: THINKS.IPSOS-MORI.COM