Demographic Conditions

Multiple Choice

Demographic conditions

A) were much less favorable for the Social Security system in 1950 than is currently the case.
B) are currently unfavorable because the number of retirees is growing rapidly as the result of the high birth rate in the United States during 1930-1945.
C) will be less favorable for the Social Security system once the baby boom generation begins to retire around 2011.
D) don't affect the financial status of the Social Security system because it is based on the same principles as private insurance programs.