Did you know? – Older People
The Scottish Justice and Crime Survey (SCJS) reported that between 2016-2018, people in Fife were slightly less likely to be worried aboutinsulted, pestered or intimidated on the basis of age than nationally (1.1% vs 2.6%).
The 2011 census reports 34,828 carers in Fife, which at 9.5% of the population is directly comparable to the national average (9.3%), along with other trends that are also similar: the majority of carers are female (59.3%), employed (51.9%) and 19.9% are aged 65 or over, with 5.4% of Fifers aged 65+ care for over 35 hours a week. A higher proportion of males ages 50-64 provide care in Fife compared to Scotland (36.9% vs 34.9%).