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demography
study of populations over time and over place
3 major components of demography
fertility, mortality, and migration
mortality
death rates in population
fertility
birth rates in population
migration
movement of people within a country
the effects of 3 population components on various elements such as:
1. economic patterns
2. social proceses
3. social policy
Cohort Analysis
investigate effect of cohort size and distribution in a population
- important as baby boomers move closer to retirement age
Demographic transition
changes of level of mortality and fertility over time
Demographic Transition:
Prior Industrial Revolution
- high fertility
- high mortality
Demographic Transition:
Industrial Revolution
- low mortality
- low fertility
Demographic Transition:
Final Stage
- low mortality
- low fertility
- some fluctuation
Epidemiological transition
- aging population -leading cause of death changes from infectious acute illness to chronic and degenerative disease
- increase in life expectancy
Population Aging - Canada:
highest rate of population aging will be between (2011- 20___
2031; baby boomers will be at top levels of structure
Median Age
middle person of population
= 2011- 41 and over
Baby boom cohort
people born from 1947-1966
Baby boom in text
1946-1966
Baby bust cohort
1967-1979 (5.4 million people 1996)
Baby boom echo cohort
1980-1995 (6.9 million people)
Generation X
end of baby boom cohort 1960-1966
Demographic determinism/ apocalyptic demography
cohort size and characteristics affect certain trends and are important for social change
Problem with demographic determinism
- some researchers and media have used or misused demographic data to present a crisis when factual evidence does not support it
Dependency Ratio
(people no in labour force)/ (people in labour force)
Youth dependency ratio
(ppl 0-19yo) / (ppl 20-64yo)
- has decreased
Overall dependency ratio (peaked/ went down)
peaked in 1960-1970
Large National Debt
- haven't been erased 25C of every $1
Sex ratio
# of men per 100 women
- result of mortality differences
Life expectancy
- # of yrs expected to remain alive
- can be calculated at any age
- has lowered for women
Ethnic composition
affects aging because of importance of ethnic culture on attitudes, values, behaviours
Global aging
over 60:
- 10% globally
- 8% less developed countries
- 20% in developed countries