How do changing family and household structures influence health?

1. Changing Lifestyles
Families and Households

2. Households In Britain

3. Households In Britain

4. Households In Britain

5. Households In Britain
Changing
Family and household living patterns
Are likely to influence future
health and well being

6. Households In Britain
Living alone Lone Parent
12%
12%
11%
10% 10%
10%
8%
7%
6% 6%
5%
4% 4%
3%
2%
0%
1961 1971 1981 1991 2000
Source: Labour Force Survey 2001, ONS

7. Marriage and Divorce
UK, Thousands
500
All Marriages
400
1st Marriages
300
200
100
Divorces
Remarriage
0
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
Source: Office for National Statistics; General Register Office for Scotland; Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

8. Marriage and Divorce

9. Marriage and Divorce
Marriage and divorce rates in the UK rose
during the early 1970’s.
But now the trends seem to have stabilised.
What might this mean I terms of:
1. health care needs of older people in the next 20
years?
2. social support networks for women and men?

10. What are families for?

11. What are families for?
Think about your own family.
How have they influenced your thinking?
How has that helped shape your health behaviours?
How do families provide support for their members?

12. What are families for?
Families also support formal health care services
by providing large amounts of informal care.
The next two charts shows how much informal care
is provided by women and men in the UK.

13. Informal Care
5-15 16-24 25-34 35-44 45-44 55-64 65-74 75+
Source: Census 2001, Office for National Statistics; Census 2001
General Register Office for Scotland; Census 2001, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

14. Informal Care
5-15 16-24 25-34 35-44 45-44 55-64 65-74 75+
30%
23%
15%
8%
0%
males females
Source: Census 2001, Office for National Statistics; Census 2001
General Register Office for Scotland; Census 2001, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

15. Informal Care
5-15 16-24 25-34 35-44 45-44 55-64 65-74 75+
30%
23%
15%
8%
2%
1%
0%
males females
Source: Census 2001, Office for National Statistics; Census 2001
General Register Office for Scotland; Census 2001, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

16. Informal Care
5-15 16-24 25-34 35-44 45-44 55-64 65-74 75+
30%
23%
15%
8%
5% 5%
2%
1%
0%
males females
Source: Census 2001, Office for National Statistics; Census 2001
General Register Office for Scotland; Census 2001, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

17. Informal Care
5-15 16-24 25-34 35-44 45-44 55-64 65-74 75+
30%
23%
15%
12%
9%
8%
5% 5%
2%
1%
0%
males females
Source: Census 2001, Office for National Statistics; Census 2001
General Register Office for Scotland; Census 2001, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

18. Informal Care
5-15 16-24 25-34 35-44 45-44 55-64 65-74 75+
30%
23%
18%
15%
15%
12%
9%
8%
5% 5%
2%
1%
0%
males females
Source: Census 2001, Office for National Statistics; Census 2001
General Register Office for Scotland; Census 2001, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

19. Informal Care
5-15 16-24 25-34 35-44 45-44 55-64 65-74 75+
30%
25%
23%
23%
18%
15%
15%
12%
9%
8%
5% 5%
2%
1%
0%
males females
Source: Census 2001, Office for National Statistics; Census 2001
General Register Office for Scotland; Census 2001, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

20. Informal Care
5-15 16-24 25-34 35-44 45-44 55-64 65-74 75+
30%
25%
23% 23%
22%
23%
18%
15%
15%
12%
9%
8%
5% 5%
2%
1%
0%
males females
Source: Census 2001, Office for National Statistics; Census 2001
General Register Office for Scotland; Census 2001, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

21. Informal Care
5-15 16-24 25-34 35-44 45-44 55-64 65-74 75+
30%
25%
23% 23%
22%
23%
18%
15% 15%
15%
12% 12%
9%
8%
5% 5%
2%
1%
0%
males females
Source: Census 2001, Office for National Statistics; Census 2001
General Register Office for Scotland; Census 2001, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

22. Informal Care
5-15 16-24 25-34 35-44 45-44 55-64 65-74 75+
30%
25%
23% 23%
22%
23%
18%
15% 15%
15%
12% 12%
9%
7%
8%
5% 5% 5%
2%
1%
0%
males females
Source: Census 2001, Office for National Statistics; Census 2001
General Register Office for Scotland; Census 2001, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

23. Providing 50+ Hours Support
5-15 16 -24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ Total
Source: Family Resources Survey, Department for Work and Pensions

24. Providing 50+ Hours Support
5-15 16 -24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ Total
60
45
30
15
0
Male Female
Source: Family Resources Survey, Department for Work and Pensions

25. Providing 50+ Hours Support
5-15 16 -24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ Total
60
45
30
15
7 8
0
Male Female
Source: Family Resources Survey, Department for Work and Pensions

26. Providing 50+ Hours Support
5-15 16 -24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ Total
60
45
30
15
13
7 8 8
0
Male Female
Source: Family Resources Survey, Department for Work and Pensions

27. Providing 50+ Hours Support
5-15 16 -24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ Total
60
45
30
23
15
15
13
7 8 8
0
Male Female
Source: Family Resources Survey, Department for Work and Pensions

28. Providing 50+ Hours Support
5-15 16 -24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ Total
60
45
30
23
21
15 17
15
13
7 8 8
0
Male Female
Source: Family Resources Survey, Department for Work and Pensions

29. Providing 50+ Hours Support
5-15 16 -24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ Total
60
45
30
23
21
15 17 17
15 15
13
7 8 8
0
Male Female
Source: Family Resources Survey, Department for Work and Pensions

30. Providing 50+ Hours Support
5-15 16 -24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ Total
60
45
30
23 23
21
15 19
17 17
15 15
13
7 8 8
0
Male Female
Source: Family Resources Survey, Department for Work and Pensions

31. Providing 50+ Hours Support
5-15 16 -24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ Total
60
45
30 34
31
23 23
21
15 19
17 17
15 15
13
7 8 8
0
Male Female
Source: Family Resources Survey, Department for Work and Pensions

32. Providing 50+ Hours Support
5-15 16 -24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ Total
60
54
45 47
30 34
31
23 23
21
15 19
17 17
15 15
13
7 8 8
0
Male Female
Source: Family Resources Survey, Department for Work and Pensions

33. Providing 50+ Hours Support
5-15 16 -24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ Total
60
54
45 47
30 34
31
23 23 22
20 21
15 19
17 17
15 15
13
7 8 8
0
Male Female
Source: Family Resources Survey, Department for Work and Pensions

34. Key Issues

35. Key Issues
Interdependency

36. Key Issues
Interdependency
Social Support

37. Key Issues
Interdependency
Social Support
Mental well being

38. Key Issues
Interdependency
Social Support
Mental well being
Demographic and Epidemiological Trends

39. Key Issues
Interdependency
Social Support
Mental well being
Demographic and Epidemiological Trends
Degenerative Disease

40. Key Issues
Interdependency
Social Support
Mental well being
Demographic and Epidemiological Trends
Degenerative Disease
Increased life expectancy