Over 50s are Thinking Global

Ahh surveys, wonderful fodder and it’s a measure of how busy this silly season was that we are only using them now. Anyhow, it seems our over-50s are quite global thinkers.

Just 17 per cent are extremely or very concerned about their personal health, with much larger numbers concerned about crime, their personal finances, the US-led “war on terrorism”, the health services and climate change. Some 58 per cent are extremely or very concerned about the way the US and its allies are conducting the “war on international terrorism”; 57 per cent about crime and personal security; 54 per cent about day-to-day living expenses; 51 per cent about the threat of international terrorism; 45 per cent about the health service in general; 44 per cent about the amount of money they will have when they retire; 42 per cent about the number of immigrants coming into the country; and 39 per cent about global climate change.

It will be intersting to compare this to a breakdown of their votes.