Population Composition (51-53)

What compromises an area’s population composition?

The characteristics of ppl who live in an area including age, race, income, education, and occupation

Decision makers of an area can include what?

bPolitical leaders, companies and city planners

How do lawmakers consider population composition?

COnsidering healthcare needs of elder and young populations

How do healthcare companies consider population composition?

Considering services and resources a population needs most based on its composition

How do city planners utilize population composition?

To understand where certain services and buildings are needed (like hospital) based on need and proximity

What is the most common measurement of population composition>?

Age-sex distribution

What is age-sex distribution?

The quantity and age of males and females in a population

What is the sex ratio?

The # of men for every 100 women

What can affect the sex ratio?

Social, biological or cultural factors

Age-sex distribution can predict what?

Job availability, economic dependencies, healthcare needs and migration patterns

Children under what age are considered young dependents?

Under 14

Individuals between what age range are considered working age?

15-65

People considered what age are considered aging dependents?

65+

College towns typically feature what pattern in their age-sex distrubition?

They have a greater young adult populations

Areas with high migrant labor demands have what age-sex distribution pattern?

A greater male immigrant population

Countries that demonstrate economic and technological advancement typically experience what?

A boom in working-age adults

What did the US experience in terms of population post WW2?

A baby Boom

The baby Boom lasted between what range of years?

Mid 1940s-mid 1960s

How long was the baby boom roughly?

20 years

Why did the baby boom occur post WW2?

Prosperity as a result of the war promoted childbirth and educational and employment opportunities

Labor and lifespan differences between sexes are predictable especially in what settings?

More developed settings

Why do men typically die at a younger age?

They take on more high-risk employment like military, first responders and in dangerous environments like mining caves sor deep-sea drills. In terms of health they also take more gambles and have a greater predilection than women for harmful habits.

What 3 categories are examples in which men die more than women?

Heart disease, cancer and accidents

What is a patriarchy?

DCountries with social systems that preferment to women

What countries are noted for being patriarchal?

China, Vietnam and Albania

What are population pyramids? Describe the axes

Models that show age-sex ratios of a population where the y axis ascends with age (typically 5 year increments ) and the x axis splits men and women with men usually on left and women on the right

What does an expansive base on a population pyramid mean?

Rapid population increase frm a high birth rate environment

What does a tapered top on a population pyramid mean?

High death rates in adult age and reflects a lower life expectancy

What is life expectancy?

Avg age of death expected in a population

What factors can cause a lower life expectancy in a population?/

Disease transmission, poverty and conflict

What does a swell in the middle of a population pyramid mean?

An economic boom and a large future aging population pool

What does an inverted population pyuramid mean?

Shows rapid population decline due to conditions like falling birth rates and large elderly population

What was the population pyramid structure of ireland in 2016?

A large base and middle section, indicating large population increase and an economic boom( indicates future large aging population ) with a tapered top indicating lower aging population and life expectancy,

What pattern does Ireland’s 2016 population pyramid show us relating to their sex ratio?

It is largely consistent but women have slightly higher longevity

What does the moderate tapering at the top of the 2016 Ireland population pyramid tell us about their healthcare?

They have a relatively robust healthcare system