Senior Friendly Products - New Technologies
Seniorengerechte Produkte - Neue Technologien
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Housing, Urban Development and Mobility
Uses of Technology
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| Country | Austria |
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Governance
Contact information
Gert Feistritzer
Institute for Empirical Social Research (IFES) on behalf of the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection (BMASK)
Stubenring 1
1010 Vienna
Austria
Phone: +43154670324
Email: gert.fesitritzer(at)ifes.at
Timeliness, transparency
Data collected between September and October 2007 for the 70 and above age cohort, and between May and June 2008 for the 60-69 age cohort. Main findings were published in 2008.Coverage
Round1: data was collected in 2007 with a sample size of 525 individuals.
Round 2: data was collected in 2008 with a sample size of 500 individuals.
2007
Age, gender, age and gender, education, income, state, community size, (prior) occupation
Austrian population between the ages of 50 and 75
Austria; By state (Bundesland) down to community level
Round 1 (2007): population aged 70 and above; Round 2 (2008): population aged 60-69
Representative of target groups
Data collected on technological needs and skills of elderly persons, use of technology and experiences with using technology, reasons for not using technology, choice of transportation, specific problem areas with regard to technology use and suggestions for improvement.
Corresponds to Uses of Technology and Housing, Urban Development and Mobility Topics
• "Consumer Friendliness of Technologies and Products. Survey of Persons Above 60" (Konsumentenfreundlichkeit von Technologien und Produkten. Befragung von Personen ab 60)
• "Study: Senior Friendly Products. Survey of Persons Above 70" (Studie: Seniorengerechte Produkte. Befragung von Personen ab 70 Jahren)
Coverage
Round1: data was collected in 2007 with a sample size of 525 individuals.
Round 2: data was collected in 2008 with a sample size of 500 individuals.
2007
Age, gender, age and gender, education, income, state, community size, (prior) occupation
Austrian population between the ages of 50 and 75
Austria; By state (Bundesland) down to community level
Round 1 (2007): population aged 70 and above; Round 2 (2008): population aged 60-69
Representative of target groups
Data collected on technological needs and skills of elderly persons, use of technology and experiences with using technology, reasons for not using technology, choice of transportation, specific problem areas with regard to technology use and suggestions for improvement.
Corresponds to Uses of Technology and Housing, Urban Development and Mobility Topics
• "Consumer Friendliness of Technologies and Products. Survey of Persons Above 60" (Konsumentenfreundlichkeit von Technologien und Produkten. Befragung von Personen ab 60)
• "Study: Senior Friendly Products. Survey of Persons Above 70" (Studie: Seniorengerechte Produkte. Befragung von Personen ab 70 Jahren)
Applicability
Strengths:
This survey targets two age groups and looks at areas of under-researched subject matter that is included in multiple international measures of healthy ageing.
Weaknesses:
The sample size is fairly small, the data is self-reported, there is no possibility for linkage, and there is limited availability of individual-level data.
Applicability
Strengths:
This survey targets two age groups and looks at areas of under-researched subject matter that is included in multiple international measures of healthy ageing.
Weaknesses:
The sample size is fairly small, the data is self-reported, there is no possibility for linkage, and there is limited availability of individual-level data.
- The information about this dataset was compiled by the author:
- Maria M. Hofmarcher
- (see Partners)