1.2 Demography - Ageing Population

Question 1

What is the uks ageing population the result of?

Answer 1

Lower birth rates

Increased life expectancy

Question 2

What is the dependency ratio?

Answer 2

Ratio of dependant people to working age people

Question 3

Who are classed as dependent?

Answer 3

Those under 15

Those over 64

Question 4

Who are working age people?

Answer 4

Those aged 15-64

Question 5

In 1911 the age structure looked like a pyramid there were lots of kids and few older people due to what?

Answer 5

Rising birth and mortality rate

Question 6

In 2011 the structure was more jagged why?

Answer 6

Fluctuations in birth rates

Question 7

In 2011 the female side tapers off slower indicating women do what?

Answer 7

Live longer

Question 8

(Problems) there is an increased dependency ratio due to what?

Answer 8

More older people dependant in the working generation

Question 9

(Problems) the proportion of dependants per 100 has increased by how much between 1994-2013?

Answer 9

3%

51-54%

Question 10

(Problems) there is increased public spending as older people are more likely to require what?

Answer 10

Health and social services

Question 11

(Problems) increased public spending - tax payed by workers pay for what for the elderly?

Answer 11

Financial benefits such as pensions

Question 12

(Problems) loneliness and isolation - loneliness could have long term effects on what?

Answer 12

Health

Question 13

(Problems) loneliness and isolation (victor) the percentage of older people reporting being lonely is what?

Answer 13

7% which is increasing

Question 14

(Problems) demands on family members - grundy and Henrietta talked about what generation?

Answer 14

Sandwich generation

Question 15

(Problems) demands on family members - what is a sandwich generation?

Answer 15

Middle aged family members taking responsibility for older generations whilst caring for older children still living at home

Question 16

(Positives) older workers - there are lots of healthy older people meaning what?

Answer 16

Increasingly people are working beyond retirement age

Question 17

(Positives) older workers - how much do over 65s contribute to the economy?

Answer 17

£40 billion

Question 18

(Positives) voluntary sector - retired people contribute to what?

Answer 18

Unpaid charity work

Question 19

(Positives) voluntary sector - older people are the what in most communities?

Answer 19

Social glue

Question 20

(Positives) voluntary sector - every year older volunteers spend how many hours volunteering?

Answer 20

155+

Question 21

(Positives) older consumers - Kingman says what has happened to the spending power of old people?

Answer 21

Increased

Question 22

(Positives) older consumers - older people are spending more on what compared to young people?

Answer 22

Eating out
Travelling
Theatre and cinema

Question 23

(Positives) older consumers - older people are helping sustain what?

Answer 23

The economy

Question 24

(Positives) grandparents - in most families both parents are what?

Answer 24

Employed

Question 25

(Positives) grandparents - what proportion of families rely on grandparents for childcare?

Answer 25

1/3

Question 26

(Positives) grandparents - jones says grandparents are part of the reserve what? And what is this?

Answer 26

Reserve army of labour

Supply of people who can be hired and fired as and when needed

Question 27

(Positives) grandparents also make large financial contributions to families with what?

Answer 27

Wills

Saving funds

Question 28

(Positives) beanpole families - extended families are made up of what?

Answer 28

3/4/5 generations with one or two children born to each generation

Question 29

(Positives) in beanpole families intergenerational relationships do what?

Answer 29

Provide support

From grandparents and great grandparents