HLTHAGE 2F03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Infant Mortality, Life Table, Gerontology Research Group
8 Feb 2018
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Dependency ratio youth (ages 0 to 19) + seniors (age 65 or older) per 100 workers (aged 20 to 64). Rectangularization: survival curve: proportion alive at age x (from 100 at age 0). I present simple calculations based on data pulled from the website of the gerontology research group grg: the source looks reliable (see their notice on wikipedia) but they do not provide much sources. From harvard university guide to using sources (harvard): the fact that wikipedia is not a reliable source for academic research doesn"t mean that it"s wrong to use basic reference materials when you"re trying to familiarize yourself with a topic. In fact, the library is stocked with introductory materials, and the harvard librarians can point you to specialized encyclopedias in different elds. These sources can be particularly useful when you need background information or context for a topic you"re writing about. Number of centenarians by sex, canada, 2001 to 2061.
