A Small Country Begins to Experience Stable Economic Prosperity After

Multiple Choice

A small country begins to experience stable economic prosperity after centuries of extreme poverty. The government uses the taxes generated for educating all members of the population and creating a comprehensive health care system for all its citizens. A social security system is established to support elderly members of the population. What demographic changes would you expect to see?

A) a decrease in the number of deaths and an increase in the number of births and delayed childbearing.
B) reproductive rates far below replacement-level fertility
C) earlier childbearing and many more children per woman, with a decrease in the number of elderly people
D) no changes in the population
E) large numbers of elderly people and no children