uks ageing population

Question 1

reasons

Answer 1

longer life expectancy- medicine advancements
baby bloom in 1940s and 60s- now retiring- pensioner bloom
less babies born since 1970s

Question 2

problems

Answer 2

more elderly in poverty- no decent pension from government
government finding it hard to pay for pensions- small working population paying taxes
health service under pressure- older people need ore medical attention.

Question 3

average stay in hospital for people over 75

Answer 3

13 nights

Question 4

average stay in hospital whole of UK

Answer 4

8 nights

Question 5

government strategies

Answer 5

raise retirement age
encourage immigration
encourage women to have children
encourage people to take out private pensions

Question 6

retirement age 2048

Answer 6

68 for everyone

Question 7

percentage of immigrants under 34 in 2004

Answer 7

80%

Question 8

what initiative encourages people to have kids

Answer 8

working tax credits

Question 9

have they worked?

Answer 9

too early to tell