Research carried out by Unie
KBO, an organization of the elderly, concludes that among elderly people, there
is great fear of becoming victims of a robbery, burglary or swindle. It turns out that 28% of the elderly are
afraid of a fire in their home, 27% are worried about robberies or
burglaries. The same percentage is
worried being cheated. Surprisingly enough, people are less worried about
falling, even though 2,500 Dutch elderly die after a fall. Arno Hetzel, spokesman of the Unie KBO, says
that the elderly in the Netherlands feel themselves to be increasingly less
safe. Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Many Elderly Feel Unsafe
Research carried out by Unie
KBO, an organization of the elderly, concludes that among elderly people, there
is great fear of becoming victims of a robbery, burglary or swindle. It turns out that 28% of the elderly are
afraid of a fire in their home, 27% are worried about robberies or
burglaries. The same percentage is
worried being cheated. Surprisingly enough, people are less worried about
falling, even though 2,500 Dutch elderly die after a fall. Arno Hetzel, spokesman of the Unie KBO, says
that the elderly in the Netherlands feel themselves to be increasingly less
safe.
No comments:
Post a Comment