3. How Old Do You Need to Be to Be Old?

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Introduction 1
4. 1. A Brief History of Measures of Population Aging 17
5. 2. Prospective Ages 31
6. 3. How Old Do You Need to Be to Be Old? 48
7. 4. How Different Are Measures of Population Aging Based on Chronological and Prospective Age? 66
8. 5. Determining Ages Based on the Characteristics of People 82
9. 6. The Stage of Old Age 100
10. 7. Is the Quality of Life in Old Age Getting Worse? 113
11. 8. Survival Trajectories: Russian Regions and US States 128
12. 9. The α-Gender Gap in Survival 153
13. 10. What Would Happen to Population Aging If Life Expectancy Increase Sped Up? 168
14. 11. If Life Expectancy Continues to Increase, Will Population Aging Ever Stop? 179
15. 12. Intergenerationally Equitable Normal Pension Ages 203
16. 13. Choosing Which Pair of Glasses to Wear 221
17. Conclusion 226
18. Glossary 233
19. References 237
20. Acknowledgments 247
21. Index 249