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Article on Age Composition of Population
A ge is an important factor which determines the physical as well mental capacity of people to engage themselves in an economic and other activities. It is one of the important demographic attributes of a social group which plays very important role in migration, population growth and the structure of population. The age structure influences the economic and social interactions, social attitudes and social and occupational mobility. Children upto the age of 14 years are considered as too tender to bear any physical and mental burden. Being immature, they can not be entrusted with responsible jobs. Like wise, the persons above 60 years become too weak to undergo physical strain because of their old age and feeble health. They want to retire and live peacefully for the remaining period of life. ●Determinants of Age Composition:- There are three fundamental determinants of age composition of population: fertility (natality), mortality and mobility (migration). These three determinants of...
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