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If the shares of children and elderly people decline while the working-age group increases, what may happen to total dependency?

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Correct answer: It may decline

Total dependency measures the dependent population in relation to the working-age population. The dependent groups usually include children and elderly people. In simple terms, total dependency is affected by both child dependency and elderly dependency, so a change in one group does not determine the total by itself.

If the shares of children and elderly people fall while the working-age share rises, fewer dependents are supported by each working-age person. Therefore total dependency may decline. It may not become negative, and it does not turn into the sex ratio, which measures females in relation to males. The word “may” is appropriate because exact dependency depends on the size of all age groups. Thus option A is correct.

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