Ageing population

Question 1

What are old dependents? (Ageing population)

Answer 1

Anyone over the age of 65

Question 2

What are economically active individuals? (Ageing population)

Answer 2

People ages between 16-65 so contribute to taxes

Question 3

Wha are young dependents? (Ageing population)

Answer 3

Anyone under the age of 16 and are in education

Question 4

What is the equation for the dependency ratio? (Ageing population)

Answer 4

DR = (Dep pop / indep pop) x 100

Question 5

What does a high dependancy ration mean? (Ageing population)

Answer 5

There is a great number of dependents for each independent

Question 6

What are the reasons for an ageing population? (Ageing population)

Answer 6

• Expense of having a child
• Contraception
• Vaccinations
• Scientific advancements
• Health care

Question 7

What are the issues with an ageing population? (Ageing population)

Answer 7

• Strain on health care
• Pension crisis
• Less children

Question 8

How is Strain on health care a problem? (Ageing population)

Answer 8

Beds in hospitals are occupied for longer, expensive

Question 9

How is the pension crisis a problem? (Ageing population)

Answer 9

A reduction in state pensions will mean people stay in their jobs for longer

Question 10

How is having less children a problem? (Ageing population)

Answer 10

Money needs to be spent on older relatives so there will be a tax increase

Question 11

What are the solutions to an ageing population? (Ageing population)

Answer 11

• Increased birth rates
• Increased retirement age
• Encourages immigration
• Care for the elderly

Question 12

How does increasing birth rates help to solve the crisis of an ageing population? (Ageing population)

Answer 12

• Larger working population when the children grow up

- Taxes & pensions

Question 13

How does increasing retirement age help to solve the crisis of an ageing population? (Ageing population)

Answer 13

• More people contribute taxes to state pension fund

- People will claim state pension for less time

Question 14

How does encouraging immigration help to solve the crisis of an ageing population? (Ageing population)

Answer 14

Increase numbers of people working age

Question 15

How does care for the elderly help to solve the crisis of an ageing population? (Ageing population)

Answer 15

• Provide more nursing homes, hospital beds, doctors so ease the problems of old age

Question 16

What are the issues associated with increased birth rates? (Ageing population)

Answer 16

• 13 months paid maternity leave

- Child sick care (120 paid days per year per child)

Question 17

What are the issues associated with increased retirement age? (Ageing population)

Answer 17

Gradually rise between 2024 and 2046;

• Women = 60-65
• Men = 65-68

Question 18

What are the issues associated with encouraged immigration? (Ageing population)

Answer 18

Language barrier and many remittances sent home

Question 19

What are the issues associated with care for the elderly? (Ageing population)

Answer 19

Economically unsustainable

Question 20

In what ways is Norway pro-natalist? (Ageing population)

Answer 20

• 12 months maternity leave
• 90% of wages during leave
• ‘Daddy quota’ (time off for new fathers)

Question 21

In what ways is Germany pro-natalist? (Ageing population)

Answer 21

Tax breaks for families with children

Question 22

How did the government change Italy’s long term declining birth rates? (Ageing population)

Answer 22

£685 incentive to couples who have a second child