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<br />North Carolina: <br />In the Middle of a Major <br />Population Shift <br />Perc~afrfil~~'''tlll!i\ion <br />~~ . op <br /> <br />4B <br /> <br />o <br /> <br /> <br />------------------------------------------- <br /> <br />sib <br />2~ <br />1~ <br /> <br />196il0 1l:I9!l0 ~O <br />Age Groups 11lIII0-19 1IDJ20-39 El40-59 _60+1 <br /> <br />Another major shift! in population is the group we call the baby boomers (those <br />individuals born be1iWeen 1946 and 1964). On this slide we see that the older <br />population (represented by the red column) will double between now and 2030 <br />. What is significant is the distribution of the population into age groups. <br /> <br />In 1960, close to half of our state's population were children and adolescents <br />(show by the solid blue column) up to age 19. In 1990, we saw the differences <br />grow smaller, and by 2020, we will see a flattening ofthe age distribution. <br /> <br />This movement of t1:te population from stair steps in 1960 to a rectangle in <br />2020 affects the way generations relate to each other privately and publicly, <br />whether we are talking about: <br /> <br />. caring for a disabled loved one at home <br /> <br />.paying into Social Security or <br /> <br />.what the workforce will be like. <br /> <br />06/02/97 <br /> <br />(.:.... -.? <br />-- - <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />