Managing Ageing Populations Flashcards

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What is an ageing population?

A

A population which has a high proportion of older people.

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Ageing populations can face what type of problems?

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Social.

Economic.

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3
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An ageing population impacts on what?

A

Future development.

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4
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The population structure of an ageing population has more what? and less what?

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More older people.

Less younger people.

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Why does an ageing population have more older people and less younger people?

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Less people are having babies.

More people surviving until old age.

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What stage must a country be in to be ageing?

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Stage 5.

They must be wealthy.

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7
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Who are older people supported by?

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Working population

Aged 16-64.

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8
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Older people are _____ on the working population

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Dependant.

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9
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In an ageing country there’s a higher proportion of what?

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People who are dependant.

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10
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The working class need to pay what?

A

Taxes.

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What do the government use taxes for?

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Pay the state pensions of older people.

Retirement homes/healthcare.

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12
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Why do taxes need to go up?

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Because they are more pensions to pay for.

Older people need more healthcare.

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13
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The economy of a country will grow what?

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More slowly.

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Why will the economy of a country grow more slowly?

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Less money being spent on things that help economy grow.

Education and businesses.

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More money is being spent on things that don’t help the economy grow like what?

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Retirement homes.

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16
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Healthcare services are stretched out more, why?

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Because older people need more medical care.

17
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Socially what do people need to spend more time doing?

A

Working as unpaid carers for older family members.

18
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If the working population needs to spend unpaid time looking after older family members what will happen?

A

They will have less leisure time.

Be more stressed and worried.

19
Q

Birth rate will fall, why?

A

Can’t afford lots of children when they have dependant older relatives.

20
Q

The more old people there are the lower the what?

A

Pension provided by the government.

21
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What will older people have to do later?

A

Retire later.

Can’t afford to get by on a state pension.

22
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There are different ____ to cope with an ageing population

A

Strategies.

23
Q

Name 2 stratedgies which don’t help towards sustainable development

A

Encouraging larger families.

Encouraging the immigration of younger people.

24
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Name a place where encouraging families is used?

A

Italy.

Women are offered cash rewards to have more children.

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Encouraging larger families means what?
Increases number of younger people. | When they start work they will be larger working population to pay taxes/support elderly people.
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Encouraging immigration of young people means what?
Increases working population. | More people paying taxes to support ageing population.
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Name 2 strategies helping towards sustainable development
Raising the retirement age. | Raising taxes.
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What happens when the retirement age raises?
People stay in work longer. | Contributes to the state pensions and personal pensions for longer .
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If the retirement age rises people will claim the state pension for...
Less time.
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What will raising taxes for the working population do?
Increases the amount of money available to support the ageing population.