HLTHAGE 1BB3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Dependency Ratio, Zero Population Growth, Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill
31 May 2016
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Wants to understand what social factors are, bringing change to the population. Population images: used to show/explain the population cohort (also known as population pyramids) Studies characteristics of a population and the dynamics of population change. Presents a demographic picture of the size and structure of cohorts. Identifies variables or social factors that bring about change in a population. A population is old when more than 10% of it is over 65 years of age. People aged 65+ made up record 14. 8% of the total population of canada. People aged 80+ topped the 1 million mark. The number of canadians aged 65+ increased by 14. 1% between 2006 and 2011. By comparison, the number of children aged 14 and under increased by only 0. 5% between. ******people aged 65+ made up a record 14. 8% of the total population of canada in 2011. Complex calculation based on fertility and morality rates. Based on the social roles (ethnicity, gender, wealth)
