FAC 023 FINAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS VERIFIED
◉ Stable population. Answer: A stable population is one in which
age-specific birth rates and mortality rates have not changed for a
long time( usually about 75 years or 3-4 generations.
◉ Stationary population. Answer: If a stable population is
unchanged( i.e. birthrates and death rates are equal) (birth rate
=death rate)
◉ Demographic divide. Answer: The ratio of beneficiaries to those in
economical active years/ more beneficiaries will be supported by
fewer working people.
◉ Population aging. Answer: The increase in the number and
proportion of older adults( 65+) in the population
◉ old-age dependency ratio. Answer: Those 65 years and up that
depend upon the population between 15 and 64 years of age
◉ Senescence. Answer: A decline in physical viability accompanied
by a rise in vulnerability to disease.
, ◉ Retirement. Answer: An age people can stop working.
◉ Widowhood. Answer: Occurs commonly an elderly population
especially among women, term used for surviving partner.
◉ Feminization of old age. Answer: Women live longer than men in
most every human society.
◉ Centenarians. Answer: A person who lives to 100+.
◉ Median age in US. Answer: 37.2
◉ Median age in PA.. Answer: 40.1
◉ Median age in Center County. Answer: 28.7
◉ Median age in State College. Answer: 21.5
◉ Dependency ratio around the world. Answer: Sweden 56.4, US
53.1, China 48.0, Mexico 66.1,
Nigeria 93.5 ,Libya 92.4, Ethiopia 96.0, Uganda 103.9
Gaza Strip 119.0
ANSWERS VERIFIED
◉ Stable population. Answer: A stable population is one in which
age-specific birth rates and mortality rates have not changed for a
long time( usually about 75 years or 3-4 generations.
◉ Stationary population. Answer: If a stable population is
unchanged( i.e. birthrates and death rates are equal) (birth rate
=death rate)
◉ Demographic divide. Answer: The ratio of beneficiaries to those in
economical active years/ more beneficiaries will be supported by
fewer working people.
◉ Population aging. Answer: The increase in the number and
proportion of older adults( 65+) in the population
◉ old-age dependency ratio. Answer: Those 65 years and up that
depend upon the population between 15 and 64 years of age
◉ Senescence. Answer: A decline in physical viability accompanied
by a rise in vulnerability to disease.
, ◉ Retirement. Answer: An age people can stop working.
◉ Widowhood. Answer: Occurs commonly an elderly population
especially among women, term used for surviving partner.
◉ Feminization of old age. Answer: Women live longer than men in
most every human society.
◉ Centenarians. Answer: A person who lives to 100+.
◉ Median age in US. Answer: 37.2
◉ Median age in PA.. Answer: 40.1
◉ Median age in Center County. Answer: 28.7
◉ Median age in State College. Answer: 21.5
◉ Dependency ratio around the world. Answer: Sweden 56.4, US
53.1, China 48.0, Mexico 66.1,
Nigeria 93.5 ,Libya 92.4, Ethiopia 96.0, Uganda 103.9
Gaza Strip 119.0
