Ageing Population Flashcards

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What are the effects of an aging population?

A

Public services
One person household
Dependency ratio

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Public services

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Older people consume a larger proportion of health and social care services than others
We should be aware of over generalising since many remind us good health well into old age

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One person households

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Number of pensioners living alone has increased
Women generally live longer than men because they are younger than their husbands
This is describes as the feminisation of later life

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The dependency culture

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As the number of retired people rises dependency ratio increases and more burden on workers
It would be wrong to assume that old necessarily equals economically dependent

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