SOCI 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Old Age Security, Dependency Ratio, Epidemiological Transition
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In 2002 women gave birth to 328, 802 that went down by 1. 5% from the year prior. Babies are important to society and is needed to keep it up. Low fertility was high in the province of quebec government took it in their hands to encourage mothers to produce more babies in hopes that it will increase the rate. In canada the birth rate continues to decline for the past 12 years consequently. In 2001 hit its all time low: age cohort group of people moving through the lifecycle at the same period of time. Boomers: 1946 1964 bust: 1965 1980 generation (y): 1980 1995. Soldiers came home had babies and moved to the suburbs. Most apparent in the united states, canada, australia and new zealand. This was because we were not directly affected more effected in. By 1996 baby boomers were about 33% of canada"s population (3) migration: movements in and out of countries.