Figure 24

The age-dependent responses of participants to the following statement: ‘Ageing is a major risk factor for dementia’. The responses of participants were categorised into ‘disagree’, ‘not sure’ and ‘agree’. The results were as follows: 45.8 percent of the 19–30, 45.0 percent of the 31–40, 62.5 percent of the 41–55, 70.8 percent of the 56–65 and 40 percent of the >65 age groups thought that ageing was a major risk factor for dementia.