Population change key terms

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Some key words and statistics needed for AS geography on the UK's population change
Ariel  Benson
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Fertility Rate The average number of children a woman has 2015 it was 1.85 1900 it was 3.5 the number has increased due to the status of women increasing, legalisation of abortions and contraception in 1960, kids are seen as costly
Replacement Level The average number of children a woman need to have in order to maintain a stable population for the Uk its 2.1 this is unsustainable, as there is more elderly than working. therefore in order to combat this the pension age could increase, the amount of compulsory pension taxes people have to pay may have to increase. it also creates a housing shortage since elderly are not moving out until much later casing housing prices to rise
Ageing/ Greying population an increasing population of people aged 65 or over. the number has increased due to the life expectancy age increasing. 82 for women in 2015 79 for menin 2015 49 for women in 1900 45 for men in 1900 life expectancy has increased due to better healthcare e.g. NHS started in 1948 , hygiene education has improved, dangerous jobs have moved overseas
Dependency Ratio The ratio of 65+ and under 16 decided by the population working. x100% to make the dependency ratio a percentage
Family sizes in the UK Family size has decreased 2.4 in 2015 6 in 1900 29% of Uk households only consist of 1 person. family size has decreased as kids are seen as expensive, deforce rates have increased, contraception legalisation in 1960 has led to fewer kids
Ethnicity in the UK ethnicity percentage has increased 13% in 2015 less than 1% in 1900 post colonial flow in 1945 onwards increased as there was a shortage in workforce, unlimited access for A8 migrants
Demography is the study of population characteristics and peoples movements. Demographers refer to: national statistics- detailed census started in 1801 and is filled out by the population every 10 years. However it can become out of date very quickly, people may not fill it out correctly Parish Registers- information given at a local scale that includes births, deaths, marriages in the area personal recollection- individuals can iild a picture of their lives through family trees, diaries, newspapers. However it is usually not very detailed and doesn't provide lots of data
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