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Under which condition is a country's dependency burden likely to be relatively high?

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Correct answer: When children and elderly people form a large share

Dependency burden refers to the pressure placed on the working-age population by people who are usually outside the main working ages. The two broad dependent groups are children and older persons. They may need food, education, health care, shelter, pensions, or daily support, while they generally contribute less regular earned income than working-age adults.

The burden becomes relatively high when children and elderly people form a large share of the total population compared with the working-age group. A large working-age population with few dependants would usually reduce the dependency burden, not increase it. Employment of everyone is not the definition of dependency, and zero births and deaths do not identify the age structure. Therefore, option B is correct.

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Dependency BurdenDependent PopulationChildren ElderlyWorking AgeAge StructurePopulation CompositionGeographyClass 12 Mcq

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