Ageing Population - Case Study Flashcards
What case study do we learn for an ageing population?
Uk.
In 2005, what % of the UK were over 65?
16%.
By 2041 what % of the UKs population will be over 65?
25%.
What is the ageing population caused by?
Increasing life expectancy.
Dropping birth rate.
Why are people living longer?
Advances in medicine and improved living standards.
How much did the life expectancy rise by between 1980 - 2006?
It rose 2.6 years for women.
6.4 years for men
Currently what is the life expectancy for men and women?
Men - 77.2
Women - 81.5
What years were a lot of babies born?
1940s.
1960s.
What is it called when a lot of babies are born?
Babies booms.
Those born in the 1940s are retiring now creating what?
A pensioner boom.
Since when has the number of babies born fallen?
1970.
The Uks ageing population causes a few _____
Problems.
More elderly people are living in what?
Poverty.
Why are elderly people living in poverty?
The working population isn’t large enough to pay for decent pensions.
Many people don’t have other savings.
Even though the state pension is low, what are the government doing?
Struggling to pay it.
The taxes paid by the working population aren’t what?
Enough to cover the cost of pensions.
Why are health services under pressure?
Older people need more medical care than younger people.
In 2005 the average stay for a person over 75 was?
13 nights.
In 2005 what was the average stay for the whole of the UK?
Only 8 nights .
The UK government has _____ to cope with the ageing population.
Strategies.
Name 4 ways the UK government is trying to cope with the ageing population.
Raise retirement age.
Encourage immigration of young people to UK.
Encourage women to have children.
Encourage people to take out private pensions.
What is the retirement age currently in the UK for men?
65.
What is the retirement age currently in the UK for women?
60.
In 2046 what will the retirement age be?
68 for everyone.
How does raising the retirement age help the ageing population?
People will have to work longer.
More people paying tax.
Fewer people claiming a pension.
When has the UK allowed immigration of people from countries that joined the EU?
2004.
Around what % of immigrants from new EU countries in 2004 were 34 or under?
80%.
How does encouraging immigration of young people to the UK help the ageing population?
Increases number of people paying taxes.
Which helps pay for the state pension and services.
Who does working family tax credits support?
Women and men who go back to work after their children are born.
How does encouraging more women to have children help the ageing population?
Makes it more affordable for couples to have children.
The government give what out for some types of private pensions?
Tax breaks.
How does encouraging people to take out private pensions help the ageing population?
With private pensions, people won’t be so dependent on the state pension.
We ___ ___ if the strategies have worked yet?
Don’ know.
It is likely future generations will have to do what?
Work longer and rely on their families to support them in old age.
How has the ageing population happened?
By advances in healthcare and development.
How many people in the UK are over 65 years?
10 million people.
What are the latest projections about the amount of elderly people?
5 and a half more elderly people in 20 years time.
The number will have nearly doubled around 19 million in 2050.
What is a social advantage?
Leads to the development of services which benefit all age groups.
More Gps more leisure facilities.
What is a economic advantage?
Grey pound provides jobs in retail or holiday genres generating for specifically older people.
Older people spending more money.
What is a social disadvantage?
Social segregation.
People divided by types of housing they live in.
Social unrest.
Elderly people may causes stress and money loss for families.
What is a economic disadvantage?
They depend on healthcare and require more assistance.
Subsidising with pensions and housing.
Increases pressure on health services.
What is a political disadvantage?
Government spending is largely taken up by the problem of demographic ageing.
Care homes, pay pensions, avoid poverty.
