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Ageing Population - Case Study Flashcards

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1
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What case study do we learn for an ageing population?

A

Uk.

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2
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In 2005, what % of the UK were over 65?

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16%.

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By 2041 what % of the UKs population will be over 65?

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25%.

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4
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What is the ageing population caused by?

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Increasing life expectancy.

Dropping birth rate.

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5
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Why are people living longer?

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Advances in medicine and improved living standards.

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6
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How much did the life expectancy rise by between 1980 - 2006?

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It rose 2.6 years for women.

6.4 years for men

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7
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Currently what is the life expectancy for men and women?

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Men - 77.2

Women - 81.5

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What years were a lot of babies born?

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1940s.

1960s.

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9
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What is it called when a lot of babies are born?

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Babies booms.

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10
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Those born in the 1940s are retiring now creating what?

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A pensioner boom.

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11
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Since when has the number of babies born fallen?

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1970.

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12
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The Uks ageing population causes a few _____

A

Problems.

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13
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More elderly people are living in what?

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Poverty.

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14
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Why are elderly people living in poverty?

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The working population isn’t large enough to pay for decent pensions.
Many people don’t have other savings.

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15
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Even though the state pension is low, what are the government doing?

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Struggling to pay it.

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16
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The taxes paid by the working population aren’t what?

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Enough to cover the cost of pensions.

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17
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Why are health services under pressure?

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Older people need more medical care than younger people.

18
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In 2005 the average stay for a person over 75 was?

A

13 nights.

19
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In 2005 what was the average stay for the whole of the UK?

A

Only 8 nights .

20
Q

The UK government has _____ to cope with the ageing population.

A

Strategies.

21
Q

Name 4 ways the UK government is trying to cope with the ageing population.

A

Raise retirement age.
Encourage immigration of young people to UK.
Encourage women to have children.
Encourage people to take out private pensions.

22
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What is the retirement age currently in the UK for men?

A

65.

23
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What is the retirement age currently in the UK for women?

A

60.

24
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In 2046 what will the retirement age be?

A

68 for everyone.

25
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How does raising the retirement age help the ageing population?

A

People will have to work longer.
More people paying tax.
Fewer people claiming a pension.

26
Q

When has the UK allowed immigration of people from countries that joined the EU?

A

2004.

27
Q

Around what % of immigrants from new EU countries in 2004 were 34 or under?

A

80%.

28
Q

How does encouraging immigration of young people to the UK help the ageing population?

A

Increases number of people paying taxes.

Which helps pay for the state pension and services.

29
Q

Who does working family tax credits support?

A

Women and men who go back to work after their children are born.

30
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How does encouraging more women to have children help the ageing population?

A

Makes it more affordable for couples to have children.

31
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The government give what out for some types of private pensions?

A

Tax breaks.

32
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How does encouraging people to take out private pensions help the ageing population?

A

With private pensions, people won’t be so dependent on the state pension.

33
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We ___ ___ if the strategies have worked yet?

A

Don’ know.

34
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It is likely future generations will have to do what?

A

Work longer and rely on their families to support them in old age.

35
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How has the ageing population happened?

A

By advances in healthcare and development.

36
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How many people in the UK are over 65 years?

A

10 million people.

37
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What are the latest projections about the amount of elderly people?

A

5 and a half more elderly people in 20 years time.

The number will have nearly doubled around 19 million in 2050.

38
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What is a social advantage?

A

Leads to the development of services which benefit all age groups.
More Gps more leisure facilities.

39
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What is a economic advantage?

A

Grey pound provides jobs in retail or holiday genres generating for specifically older people.
Older people spending more money.

40
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What is a social disadvantage?

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Social segregation.
People divided by types of housing they live in.
Social unrest.
Elderly people may causes stress and money loss for families.

41
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What is a economic disadvantage?

A

They depend on healthcare and require more assistance.
Subsidising with pensions and housing.
Increases pressure on health services.

42
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What is a political disadvantage?

A

Government spending is largely taken up by the problem of demographic ageing.
Care homes, pay pensions, avoid poverty.

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