Assessing the 'Agedness' of a Population

In this paper we follow a lead provided by Basu and Basu ['The Greying of Populations: Concepts and Measurement,' Demography India 16, pp. 79—89], in order to advance a class of 'agedness' indices which, because they have been motivated by analogous considerations in the poverty...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Social indicators research 2005-07, Vol.72 (3), p.343-371
Hauptverfasser:	Jayaraj, D., Subramanian, S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Aged Ageing Aging Aging (Individuals) Basic Skills Censuses Demography Development Evaluation Methods Foreign Countries Human ecology and demography Income inequality Indexes (Measures) India Measurement Measurement Techniques Older Adults Population Population aging Population characteristics Population mean Population studies Poverty Poverty measurement Public assistance programs Research methods Social conditions & trends Social Indicators Social research Social Science Research Sociology Studies Subjective age Welfare economics Youth
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Zusammenfassung:	In this paper we follow a lead provided by Basu and Basu ['The Greying of Populations: Concepts and Measurement,' Demography India 16, pp. 79—89], in order to advance a class of 'agedness' indices which, because they have been motivated by analogous considerations in the poverty measurement literature, can find application in that area of enquiry as well. The properties of the proposed indices are discussed, and illustrations of empirical application are provided. The note is intended as a contribution to the larger enquiry into the measurement of development indicators.
ISSN:	0303-8300 1573-0921
DOI:	10.1007/s11205-004-5582-0