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If the population aged 60 and above is growing rapidly but healthy older people are also working longer, which conclusion is appropriate?

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Correct answer: Age-based elderly dependency may exceed actual economic dependency

Age-based dependency statistics classify people above a chosen age as dependants, often because they are assumed less likely to work. This is a convenient statistical rule, but it does not describe every person's actual economic activity. Some older adults remain healthy, employed, self-employed, or otherwise earn income and contribute taxes or household support.

Therefore option A is correct: measured elderly dependency may be higher than actual economic dependency. A growing older population still changes the age structure, even when many older people work. Their employment does not make the dependency concept meaningless; it shows why the age-based measure should be interpreted carefully rather than treated as a direct count of non-workers.

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