This report is the first step in the establishment of a regular programme of monitoring the wellbeing and quality of life of older New Zealanders.
The report is organised around 10 outcomes domains that capture aspects of wellbeing and quality of life for older people. These domains reflect the broadly agreed understanding of positive ageing as set out in the Positive Ageing Strategy.
To monitor the overall position of older people over time the Indicators will be produced in a five yearly cycle that allows the monitoring of changes and improvements and identifies emerging issues at an early stage.
The overall picture from this first report is that most of this generation of older New Zealanders are well-equipped to participate positively in society.
Purpose
The positive ageing indicators report has three main aims:- to provide and monitor over time, measures of older New Zealanders’ overall wellbeing and quality of life using indicators selected from available data sources
- to present objective statistical information on the wellbeing of older New Zealanders to contribute to better-informed public debate
- to help identify key issues and areas where we need to take action, which can in turn help with planning and decision making.