nielsen-global-aging-report-february-2014

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BIGGEST CONCERNS ABOUT LIFE IN OLD AGEGLOBAL AVERAGE58%57%51%LOSING SELFRELIANCE TO CAREFOR BASIC NEEDS49%LOSING PHYSICALAGILITY44%LOSING MENTALAGILITY41%BEING A BURDEN ONFAMILY MEMBERS ORFRIENDS32%HAVING ENOUGHMONEY TO LIVECOMFORTABLY22%HAVING ENOUGHMONEY TO COVERMEDICAL COSTS21%BEING ABANDONEDAND LEFT ALONE17%LIVING IN AHOUSING-CAREFACILITY17%TAKING CARE OFAGING PARENTS14%STAYING CONNECTEDWITH FAMILY ANDFRIENDSLOSING SOCIALSTATUSLIVING WITH FAMILYMEMBERSSource: Nielsen Global Survey About Aging, Q3 20134 THE AGE GAP
BIG SPENDERSWITH UNIQUENEEDSEmpty nests can equate to shifting household spending priorities. Themoney we once dedicated to support a young and growing family is oftenreplaced by aging lifestyle changes that can include dietary adjustments,physical constraints, medical considerations and travel challenges. Withworldwide spending among mature consumers projected to reach $15trillion annually by the end of this decade (according to A.T. Kearney),this growing segment has money to spend. But are industries seizingthe opportunity, and rising to meet the needs and challenges of an agingdemographic?On the product front, more work is necessary to cater to seniors whooften have special nutritional needs or dexterity limitations or desiresmaller-sized food portion packaging. Half of worldwide respondentsin Nielsen’s survey say it is difficult to find product labels that areeasy to read, and 43 percent have trouble locating packages that areeasy to open. More than four in 10 cannot find foods that meet specialnutritional diets (45%), offer smaller portion-sized food packaging (44%)or have clearly labeled nutritional information on food packages (43%).On the retailer front, one in three global respondents in Nielsen’ssurvey believe stores are not catering to the needs of older consumersby providing aisles dedicated to aging-needs products (34%), offeringhandicapped check-out lanes (33%) or lending assistance with grocerybags (36%). Roughly one in four around the world say retailers are notequipped with benches to sit down (29%), ample handicapped parking(25%), handicapped bathrooms (23%), easy-to-reach shelving (23%) orhandicapped ramps and doors (22%).Fast-moving consumer goods marketers are not the only ones missingthe mark with aging consumers. Advertising messaging is not resonatingamong more than half worldwide (51%) who say they don’t see ads thatreflect older consumers. Substantial percentages of global respondentsalso find it difficult to navigate assistance from service-orientedindustries like housing (46%), transportation (44%), finance (44%),medical insurance (39%) and meal-delivery providers (36%).Copyright © 2014 The Nielsen Company5
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