Death rates- demography- Families and households Flashcards
1
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Death rate
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Number of deaths per thousand of the population per year
2
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Death rate in 1900
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19
3
Q
death rate in 2007
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10
4
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Reasons to changes in the death rate
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- improved nutrition
- medical improvement
- public health and environmental improvements
- Decline in dangerous manual jobs
- smaller families- reduce spread of infection and disease
- greater knowledge about health and causes of illness
- higher incomes, healthier lifestyles
5
Q
How does smaller families reduce the death rates?
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Reduce the spread of infections and diseases
6
Q
Thomas Mckowen
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- improved nutrition accounted for up to half of the reduction in the death rate
- made people more resistant to illness and increased the chances of survival of those who did
7
Q
Average UK population in 1971
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34.1
8
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Average UK population in 2007
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39.6
9
Q
How much does one person pensioner households account for?
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14% of all households
10
Q
Why are the majority of one person pensioner households female?
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- tend to live longer
- marry older men
11
Q
impact on dependency ratio
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- increase dependency ratio
- burden on working population
12
Q
Why is ageing seen as a problem?
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- it is seen as a burden to society
13
Q
The Griffiths report
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- The main problem with ageing is the increasing costs of services
- meeting the costs of their pensions
14
Q
Hirsch
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- main issue is financing a longer period of older age
- we either need to use our savings/finances or they work for longer
- redistributing educational resources to the elderly enables them to improve their skills and continue working
- changes in housing policies should be made to encourage them to downsize or move into a residential home
15
Q
What does Hirsch say about solving the issue of financing the elderly?
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- we should redistribute educational resources allowing them to regain their skills and continue working
16
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How does changes in housing policies make the elderly less of a burden on society according to Hirsch?
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- Frees up houses for the young
- Improves the elderly’s standard of living
