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The demographic timebomb — will not explode in Britain for the foreseeable future
Author(s)	Veena Soni Raleigh
Journal title	British Medical Journal, vol 315, no 7106, 23 August 1997
Pages	pp 442-443
Keywords	Demography ; Usage [services] ; Living patterns.
Annotation	The author argues that recent forecasts about the economic consequences of population ageing are unduly alarmist: recent increases in the over 60s population in Britain were smaller between 1971 and 1994 than in previous decades. Of greater concern are trends in living patterns - decline in co-residence between older parents and children, the increase in living alone, rising divorce rates, and more women working - which affect the family's ability to provide support. This has led to more use of formal services.
Accession Number	CPA-970909004 A
Classmark	S8: QLD: K7 *
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