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If the number of children and elderly people is very high compared with the working-age population, which situation is likely?

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Correct answer: High dependency pressure

Children and elderly people are commonly described as dependent age groups because many of them are not normally in the labor force. The working-age population supports households, public services, and economic production, directly or indirectly meeting the needs of these dependents. Dependency pressure depends on the size of dependent groups compared with the working-age group.

If children and older people together form a very large number relative to working-age people, each worker may have to support more dependents. This can increase demands on families, schools, health services, pensions, and social assistance. It does not indicate low or zero dependency, nor does it show that working-age people dominate the population. Therefore the likely situation is high dependency pressure, so option B is correct.

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