Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ553328
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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Population Aging and Maintenance of Social Support Systems.
Denton, Frank T.; Spencer, Byron G.
Canadian Journal on Aging, v16 n3 p485-98 Fall 1997
Reassesses the social costs of prospective population aging in Canada using unweighted and weighted dependency ratios, projected government spending levels required, and those levels expressed as a percentage of gross domestic product. Concludes that cost increases related to aging should be of manageable proportions. (SK)
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Costs, Econometrics, Foreign Countries, Population Trends, Social Services
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Social Security
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