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Rural Aging in International Context

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International Handbook of Rural Demography

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Population aging is described and measures of population aging are summarized. Rural aging is discussed, broadly, at an international level and associated with both broad population changes and with societal-level transformations. The reasons why aging in rural places differs from aging in urban places are considered. Issues related to the sex ratio, work force, caretaking, and health are examined. Examples focus primarily on the U.S. although international differences and similarities are considered.

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    The fertility rate is measured here by the total fertility rate. The total fertility rate is the sum of the age-specific fertility rates for all women currently in the childbearing years. As such, the TFR is not an actual estimate of family size, but an amalgamation of the fertility behavior of women in a number of cohorts. However, the TFR is a good approximation of what is happening to women at a given point in time.

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Berry, E.H. (2012). Rural Aging in International Context. In: Kulcsár, L., Curtis, K. (eds) International Handbook of Rural Demography. International Handbooks of Population, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1842-5_6

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