Economics is a study of man in the ordinary business of life. It enquires how he gets his income and how he uses it. Thus, it is on the one side, the study of wealth and on the other and more important side, a part of the study of man.
In developed countries, an increase in the average age of the gravida has been documented. The mean age of primiparous women in Austria rose from 25 years in 1991 to 28 years in 2008. In Germany in 2006, most gravidas were between the ages of 30 and 34 years whereas in the 1970s, most babies were born to women aged 20â24 years.
In 2010, 15 percent of Americans older than age 70 had dementia, and the number of new dementia cases among those 65 and older is expected to double by the year 2050. As the baby boomer generation ages, many older adults will require dementia-related long-term services and supports (LTSS). This blueprint is the only national document to date that engages local, state, and national stakeholders to specifically focus on policy options at the intersection of dementia and LTSS.