RE: [stormsteads] Re: Tweaking the Age Distribution Tables

From: Nick Brooke (nick@etyries.com)
Date: Tue 09 Apr 2002 - 20:35:07 EEST



Ian wrote:

> Checking with current US census statistics
> http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/demoprofile.html
> reveals that current percentage of children are at about the
> 30% mark

Not sure you're comparing like with like, here.

In any figures I provide, "children" are stated to be aged under 15. Now, I'd prefer this figure to be 33%; Thunder Rebels says it's 50%.

In the US Census figures (per the PDF summary of general demographic characteristics for 2000):

21.4% are aged under 15.
25.7% are aged under 18.
30.0% are aged under 21.

Those extra six years make one *heck* of a difference.

Cheers, Nick


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