Demography Flashcards
1
Q
What is Total Fertility Rate
A
Avg number of kids women will have during their life
2
Q
TFR decline stat
A
1860 - 5.7 births per woman 2014 - 1.8 births per woman
3
Q
Harper
A
Women doing well in education is the key reason for this change in culture for women
4
Q
Harper
mortality rate
A
A fall in infant mortality rate is the reason that BR has fallen as parents don’t need to have more kids to ensure one survives.
5
Q
NHS
A
Set up in 1948, reduced DR
6
Q
Life expectancy
A
1900, expected to live until 50, in 2013 expected to live till 90.
7
Q
Erikson
A
Shallow and Deep diversity.
State allows shallow diversity but not deep, e.g. allow paki’s to have curry but not 38 wives dressed like postman pats best friend.
