Les personnes âgées en 1975 et le vieillissement démographique en France (1931-1975)
Parant Alain. Old People in France in 1975 and the Ageing of the Population (1931-1975). Results obtained from the French Census of 1975 relating to the older population basically confirm past trends, except for the rate of gainful employment among females over the age of 65, which is higher in 1975. This was, however, also the case among other age groups. The principal trends were as follow : ?The proportion of women in the older population is high (60.7 per cent) and among them a large proportion (79.8 per cent) live alone. ?Ageing of the population is more pronounced in the economically less prosperous regions. ?Old people live in dwellings which are in poor condition and have lived in them for a considerable time. The Census confirms the continuation of the ageing process in the population; 5.6 per cent of the population are aged 75 or over. The study of a standard population to which actual birth and death rates have been applied, highlights the ageing process at the upper end of the populations pyramid. This process is due to a substantial fall in the death rates of persons aged 65 or over, particularly among women. However, the example also shows the relationship existing between the ageing of the population and the drop in the birth rate. In a population in which there was no ageing, fertility would have to increase continuously to compensate for the effects of a falling death rate at the older ages.
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1978
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Authors: | Parant, Alain |
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Population (french edition). - Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED). - Vol. 33.1978, 2, p. 381-412
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Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED) |
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