Northern Ireland Changing Ageing Partnership

The Voices of Older People in Northern Ireland
The National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) are conducting a survey to find out how and whether the voices of older people are heard in Northern Ireland and whether and how the Changing Ageing Partnership (CAP) is making a difference to the lives of older people. We would be grateful if you would fill in this survey and return it to us in the prepaid envelope provided. All of the information you give will be treated confidentially and reported anonymously.
       

What are NDTi and CAP?
NDTi is a not for profit organisation. We are working with the Changing Ageing Partnership to evaluate their achievements. The Changing Ageing Partnership (CAP) is a partnership that aims to develop a strong, informed voice capable of challenging attitudes and approaches to ageing. For more information visit: www.changingageing.org.
       
1. Do you feel you have any influence over policy makers in Northern Ireland?
     
       
2 . Are you currently or have you previously been involved with any of the following outside of CAP (please tick / describe all that apply):-








Other organisation(s) which promotes opportunities / highlights issues for older people? (Please describe)
       
3. How did you hear about CAP?
 
4. How involved would you say you are in CAP?






 
       
5. When were you first involved with CAP?






   
       
6. Which events or activities offered by CAP have you taken part in during the last two years and how frequently? Please tick all that apply and give details of the type of event and when you attended/took part
  Involvement No. of events Where & when attended
Training workshops by WEA    
Helped organise, advise or comment on training workshops at WEA    
Attended research seminars held by Queens    
Helped organise, advise or comment on research seminars held by Queens    
Attended Age Awareness Week events    
Helped organise, advise or comment on Age Awareness Week    
Participated in lobbying / campaigning    
Helped organise, advise or comment on lobbying / campaigning    
       
7. What do you feel you gained from attending of any of these activities? Please tick all that apply:-











Other:      
       
8. Did the overall experience meet your expectations?
     
Please explain your answer. Comments about the event, administrative and access arrangements are all welcome.
       
9. How did your experience of CAP make you feel? Please tick all that apply:-














 
       
10. How is CAP helping to increase the voice and influence of older people in Northern Ireland?
 
11. What one thing, do you think, would make a positive difference to the voice of older people in Northern Ireland?
 
12. Is there anything else you would like to tell us, which hasn’t been covered here?
       
We would like to get a sense of the different sections of the Northern Ireland community who are participating in CAP. It would be very helpful to us therefore if you could fill in the categories below.
       
13. Your Age: please indicate below:









 
 
14. Your Gender:
         
 
15. Ethnicity: please indicate below (categories based on 2001 census)














Other ethnic group - please state
 
16. Sexuality:
         
       
17. Living arrangements - do you live:






 
       
18. Main pre-retirement occupation:
       
       
19. Would you be happy for NDTi to contact you to find out more about your experiences with CAP?
         
If yes, please complete the boxes below.
Name: 
Address: 
Telephone number: 
Email: 
 
20. Would you like to be contacted to receive the results of this study?
   
If yes, please complete the boxes below, or write "same as above" if you've already given us your details for question 19.
 
Name: 
Address: 
Telephone number: 
Email 
 
How would you prefer to be contacted:
       
 
Many thanks for the time and thoughts you have given us in completing this questionnaire. Please click on Save to submit your answers.