title: [The aging of the population in Latin America:  demographic trends and the socioeconomic situation].
abstract: "The paper analyzes the demographic aspects of the aging of the population in Latin America.  Aging is still incipient in the great majority of countries of the region, but it will become generalized and will be accentuated especially after the year 2000.  The dependency relationship will continue to decrease until higher levels of aging are reached; the proportion of the aged in the potentially dependent population will increase and the relationship between the population from 15 to 59 years of age and over 60 will decrease.  "At present, the proportion of single women [over 60] is much higher than that of single men.  From the information on participation in the labour force and the access that the aged have to income or pension benefits, the paper also shows that most of the aged that continue to work do so because they require an income for subsistence.  "The paper finally includes some conclusions on the causes and consequences of the aging of the population and the actions that would be necessary to broaden knowledge for the formulation of policies."  (summary in ENG)
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Pelaez
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Arguello
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003710:Demography; D003858:Dependency, Psychological; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004651:Employment; D005544:Forecasting; D007182:Income; D007843:Latin America; D009826:Old Age Assistance; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011640:Public Policy; D012106:Research; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic
keywords: Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Demographic Aging; Demographic Factors; Dependency Burden; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Employment Status; Estimation Technics; Income; Latin America; Microeconomic Factors; Old Age Security; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Population Policy; Population Projection; Research Methodology; Sex Distribution; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status