Week 4 Flashcards
1
Q
More than any other demographic change led to our aging society because of the drop in…
A
Birthrates
2
Q
2006 1/3 of the entire population were …
A
Baby boomers
3
Q
Birthrate
A
Number of births per 1000 women in the population
4
Q
Three demographic forces
A
Immigration, birthrates, death rates
5
Q
Death rates
A
Number of deaths per 1000 people in the population
6
Q
Baby boom
A
1946 to 1965
7
Q
Fertility rate
A
Average number of births a woman would have if she passed her childbearing years keeping up to the age-specific birth rate of a given year
8
Q
Canadian demographic transition
A
Number of dependents is increasing in number of providers a decreasing
