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DEMOGRAPHY

Study of Human Population, Fifth Edition

Chapter 11: Population Diversity

Exercise 1

The projected age composition of several ethnic groups in 2050 is summarized in Table E11-1. Using this information and formulas from chapter 4, compute and fill in the missing age-dependency ratios for non-Hispanic White, Asian, and Hispanic populations.

a. Which ethnoracial group will have the highest dependency ratio in 2050?
b. Which ethnoracial group will have the lowest dependency ratio in 2050?
Table E11-1

Exercise 2

The calculation of dissimilarity indices are illustrated for two small university towns in Table E11-2. Computations are complete for the town of Amherst, Massachusetts. Fill in the blanks to complete the computations of the dissimilarity index in Orangeburg, South Carolina. (Use the fact that the first two columns of this table should total to 100% to derive the missing entries in those columns.) Then, answer the following questions about the results:

a. In which town were the tracts in which Black people reside more dissimilar from those in which non-Hispanic White and Hispanic populations reside?
b. Were Black or Hispanic people more segregated in Orangeburg, South Carolina?
Table E11-2

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