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The ratio of the number of older people in the population to the
population in the age categories most closely associated with
employment.
aged dependency ratio
Individuals born during the period of very high birthrates that
occurred in the United States between 1946 and 1964.
baby-boom generation
Analysis that compares groups of people who were born during the
same time period as they move through the life cycle.
cohort analysis
Phenomena related to how the death rates of elderly African
Americans in old age fall below those of whites in the same age
group.
crossover phenomena
Deaths due to only one disease that is often reported on the basis of
100,000 people
disease-specific mortality rate
Individuals 95 years of age and older
elite old
Individuals 85 years of age and older who are at risk because of poor
physical or mental health.
frail old
Refers to the size of the older population compared with that of other
age categories.
geographic concentration
Refers to how a demographic is dispersed through an area
geographic distribution
The percentage of the population in each age category who are in the
labor force.
labor force participation rate
The average number of years that an age category is expected to live
given the base year mortality rates.
life expentancy
Shows the average length of life a cohort is expected to live given
the mortality rates in the year of birth.
life expectancy at birth
Individuals 75 to 84 years of age.
middle-old
Calculations made by dividing the number of deaths occurring in the
population during a stated period of time, usually a year, by the
number of people at risk of dying during the period
mortality rates
Means that an older person is a member of several disadvantaged
groups, which increases the person’s probability of having poor
health or a poor income.
multiple jeopardy
Individuals 85 years of age and older.
old-old
Measure that shows population ranges not only among states but
also among different age and ethnic groups within the older
population
percentage of older people
Graph that shows the proportion of each age and sex group in the
population
population pyramid
Calculation based on an estimate of the cost of items in the U.S.
Department of Agriculture’s least costly, nutritionally adequate food
plan.
poverty level
Individuals 55 to 64 years of age
pre-elderly
The number of males per 100 females.
sex ratio
Deaths from all causes, usually expressed as deaths per 1,000.
total crude mortality rate
The total “dependent” population (both youth and aged) compared
to the working-age population.
total dependency ratio
Individuals 65 to 74 years of age
young-old
The ratio of the number of youth under the age of 15 to the total
number of employable people aged 15 to 64.
youth dependency ratio
Alterations that occur in the same individual over time.
age changes
Refers to comparisons of people who are not the same age but are
compared at the same moment in time.
age differences
Negative stereotypes of people based on their advanced
chronological years.
ageism
Changes in or a general deterioration of health and vitality with
passing years.
biological aging
An arrangement of ages based on time elapsed from birth.
chronological aging
Age categories, such as a group of people in their sixties and a group
of people in their seventies.
age categories
A study that takes a sample of people at one point in time and attempts to identify attitudes, beliefs, values, or behavior patterns.
cross-sectional research
Effects that originate outside the body and have an effect on an
entire individual rather than an isolated body or organism.
extrinsic age-related effects
Form of aging that classifies people into age-related categories based
on observable phenomena
functional aging
Branch of knowledge that deals with aging and the problems of the
aged.
gerontology
Refer to changes that originate from within the body, such as genetic
characteristics or susceptibility to certain illnesses.
intrinsic age-related effects
Studies that follow a sample of respondents over a specific period of
time.
longitudinal research
Theory that suggested an inverse relationship between the degree of
modernization in a culture and the status of older adults.
modernization theory
Effects that relate to life transitions.
period effects
Analyzes how such factors as personality, individual coping
abilities, mental capacity, coordination, and sensory processes are
affected by aging.
psychological aging
