Post on 01-Jan-2016
Demographics of Aging in Demographics of Aging in Florida: Florida:
Are you getting old?Are you getting old?
The World PerspectivePopulation over 65 Years in 2000
Italy 18.1% Mexico 4.3%
Greece 17.3% Indonesia 4.5%
Sweden 17.3% Morocco 4 .6%
A National Look
Highest percent over 65
Most people over 65
Median Age
50% above and 50% 50% above and 50% belowbelow
1820 17 years1900 23 years2000 35 years2030 42 years
Individual Aging
Easy to observeLifetime of personal experienceCenturies of societal experienceViewed as negative
Population Aging
More subtleNo personal experienceNo historical precedentViewed as negative
Demographic Transition Theory of Societies…
Pre-industrialized=Stable Population Growth Birth rates Death rates
Industrialized=Population Growth Birth rates Death rates
Advanced Industrialized=Zero Population Birth rates Death rates
Population Growth
PRE-INDUSTRIAL ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL
High Fertility
High Mortality Low
Mortality
Low Fertility
FLORIDAZATION of the World
Italy 2003Japan 2005Germany 2006France & Britain
2016
United States
2023
World is Not Prepared
Views losses not opportunitiesSocial Security unprepared for 30
years of retirementSocial Security unprepared for second
careersMedicare unprepared for long-term
careFamilies unprepared for multiple
generations
Floridization of the World
1 in 51 in 5
Over 65Over 65
References
Kart, C. (1997). The realities of aging: An introduction to gerontology, 5th Ed. Needham, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
Moody, H. (2002). Aging: Concepts and Controversies, 4th Ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press.
Salthouse, T. & Schulz, R. (1999). Adult development and aging: Myths and emerging realities, 3rd Ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall
Program Developed By:
Carolyn S. Wilken, Ph.D., associate professor, Family Life, Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611
352-392-2201Cswilken@mail.ifas.ufl.edu