POPULATION AGE DISTRIBUTION

TRIXIE ROSE E. CORTEZ

BSED-III Biological Science

ROLLIEBERT B. RAMPOLA

Instructor

A SCIENTIFIC PAPER AS PARTIAL REQUIREMENT ON THE ECOLOGY SUBJECT AND

FOR THE FULFILLMENT OF THE COURSE BY THE BACHELOR OF SECONDARY

EDUCATION MAJOR IN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE OF SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN COLLEGE

Laboratory No. 5

February 14, 2018

 INTRODUCTION

Age distribution, also called Age Composition, in population studies, the proportionate

numbers of persons in successive age categories in a given population. Age distributions differ

among countries mainly because of differences in the levels and trends of fertility. A population

with persistently high fertility, for instance, has a large proportion of children and a small

proportion of aged persons. (Britannica, 2011) Demographers commonly use population pyramids

to describe both age and sex distributions of populations. A population pyramid is a bar chart or

graph in which the length of each horizontal bar represents the number (or percentage) of persons

in an age group. Each bar is divided into segments corresponding to the numbers (or proportions)

of males and females. (Teitelbaum, 2017)

Age distributions have also been influenced in varying ways by migrations, war losses,

and differences in mortality—though these effects are generally less important than the influence

of variations in fertility. Yet, the migration of young adults, who bring children with them or soon

have children in the area to which they move, is likely to swell the number both of adults in the

middle ages and of children in the receiving country. While the proportion of aged persons

remains low—with reverse effects on the population of an area from which there is a large net out

movement. (Chahnazarian, 2009)

In this laboratory activity, it aims to help students on how to determine age structure

within a barangay or community. Determination of the age structure within a population is

significant to learn because it’s one of the most important demographic groupings, which

occupies an important place in demographic statistics. It plays an important part in the system of

indices of the plan for the development of the economic and cultural life of our socialist society.

(Dasvarma, 2010)
 METHODOLOGY

Procedure

We chose barangay Villarica, Midsayap, North Cotabato to be as our study site. Within

the area, we made a random sampling of 100 males and 100 females. In order to make the tasked

easier, we get samples per family. To avoid bias, we get the age of each member of the family.

For each individual sampled, the date of birth was also been recorded. The individuals was

distributed to each particular age classes such as 1-10, 11-20, 21-30, 31-40 and so forth in terms

of ecological ages such as pre-reproductive, reproductive, and post-reproductive. The age

distribution of the population was presented in a graphical form, histograms side by side. Age was

placed on vertical axis while the percentage of males and females of each class on each side of the

vertical axis (as horizontal bars). The relative widths of the successive bars result in a pyramid

graph called age pyramid. The population based on the shaped of the age pyramid that

constructed was described.

 RESULTS and DISCUSSION

Graph 1.The distribution of individuals with each particular age classes

61 to 70 -9% 5%

51 to 60 -12% 10%

41 to 50 -13% 9%

31 to 40 -17% 15% female%

21 to 30 -15% 24% male %

11 to 20 -14% 20%

1 to 10 -20% 17%

-40% -20% 0% 20% 40%

Graph 1 shows that the

Graph 2.The distribution of individuals in terms of ecological ages

post-reproductive -6% 31%

reproductive -61% 46% male

female

pre- reproductive -33% 23%

-100% -50% 0% 50% 100%

Graph 2
 ANALYSIS

The age and the sex structure of the population are the most important demographic

characteristics that are captured by a census of a population. Age and sex are two attributes that

largely influence an individual’s role in society. A population pyramid is a graphical way to show

the age and sex composition of a population. The change in the age structure during the

intercensal period is characterized by a gradual decline in relative size of the ‘young’ population.

Which are used by planning agencies for assessing the attained level of development of the

economy and culture of the nation and of its individual regions, for verifying the course of

fulfillment of plans, as well as for current and long-term planning. These factors engender the

need to have data on the changing distribution of the population by sex and age, as well as similar

data calculated for the future. (Riser, 2010)

 CONCLUSION

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