DEMOGRAPHIC TIMEBOMB Flashcards
1
Q
What is the demographic time bomb?
A
It is predicted that in 2014, the number of people aged over 65 will exceed the number of under 16s in the UK for the first time.
2
Q
What do New Right Thinkers assume?
A
That these elderly people are going to be dependent on younger people and a drain on economic resources.
3
Q
When did the demographic time bomb actually occur?
A
2008.
4
Q
What may the demographic time bomb lead to?
A
A crisis of the welfare state, the family and the economy as provisions struggle to cope.
5
Q
How many over 65s and over 80s experience dementia?
A
1 in 20 over 65s, and 1 in 5 over 80s.
6
Q
What is a ‘medical myth’?
A
Unfairly associates ageing with disease.
