Demography

Question 1

Birth rate definition

Answer 1

Number of births per 1000

Question 2

Fertility rate definition

Answer 2

Number of lives births per 1000 women aged 15-44 over one year

Question 3

Birth rate decline stats

Answer 3

2024 - 11.171 births p/1000
2021 - 11.377 births p/1000

Question 4

Reasons for decline in birth rates

Answer 4

1962 decline due to contraception
2019 decline due to covid

Question 5

Fertility rate decline stats

Answer 5

2024 - 1.755
2021 - 1.752

Question 6

Reasons for decline in fertility rates

Answer 6

Decline in infant mortality rate
Increased standards of living
Contraception
Attitudes towards women’s roles

Question 7

Impact birth rates have on family

Answer 7

Decline in kinships
More nuclear families with one child
Decline in no. of full time mothers
Rise in no. of children looked after by other relatives
Voluntary childlessness

Question 8

Death rate definition

Answer 8

Number of deaths per 1000 of the population over the course of the year

Question 9

Reasons for decline in death rates

Answer 9

Improved public health
Improved medical tech and practice
Rising living standards
Better care and welfare facilities

Question 10

Link between life expectancy and social class

Answer 10

Those in middle class jobs tend to live longer than those in manual jobs or unemployment

Question 11

Link between life expectancy and ethnicity

Answer 11

Some ethnic minorities have lower life expectancy than white people

Question 12

Ageing population definition

Answer 12

People over state pension age (65)

Question 13

Migration definition

Answer 13

Refers to the movement of people from one country to another

Question 14

Immigration definition

Answer 14

Refers to people entering a country

Question 15

Emigration definition

Answer 15

Refers to people leaving a country

Question 16

Net migration definition

Answer 16

Difference between immigration and emigration of people moving for at least a year

Question 17

Net migration stats

Answer 17

2024 - 2.246 p/1000
2021 - 2.903 p/1000

Question 18

Reasons for net migration loss or gain

Answer 18

1900-1940 loss, people emigrated to Canada, NZ and Australia
1950s-60s gain, immigrants from India, Pakistan and Caribbean to meet shortage of labour after WW2

Question 19

Net migration impact on family

Answer 19

Only 39% British born African Caribbean’s under 60 are married to 60% white
Asian families tend to feel a strong sense of duty to help extended kin, especially those still living in their country of origin.