social demographic environment

Question 1

demographics=

Answer 1

the study of populations in terms of both their overall size and structural characteristics

Question 2

what are the key demographics for a business:

Answer 2

-age
-gender
-distribution
-education

Question 3

importance of demographics=

Answer 3

-direct influence of world and national economies
-direct influence on demand and supply for goods and services

Question 4

birth rates tend to fall in developed countries because:

Answer 4

• increased avaliability of contraception
  -trends to later marriages
  -changing attitudes towards women in work

Question 5

death rates have tended to fall in developed countries because:

Answer 5

-rising living standards
-advances in medical technology
-better education
-improved working conditions

Question 6

net migration=

Answer 6

number of people entering(immigrants)- the number of people leaving (emigrants)
- this can have a significant consequence on the economy

Question 7

influences on the rate of net migration=

Answer 7

-legal barriers(laws)
-economic migrancy
-numbers of fleeing persecution
-government policy
-political developments