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Article Evaluation

Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you? Everything seems to be on topic.

Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No, it was neutral. The article stated many federal, state, local and tribal governments like to use census data for different purposes such as examine the demographic characteristics of communities, states, and the USA, and plan transportation system and roadways. It also stated both Democrats and Republicans are highly interested in knowing accurate number of persons in their respective districts.

Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? The minority population is a bit underrepresented. The article stated about the ideas about race, ethnicity and identity have also evolved in the United States. But I think it should elaborate more on the issue of under counting in the minority groups.

Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article? Most of the links work fine. The ones that I clicked such as the history of the census gave me a lot of information on how census changed and evolved throughout the years. Other links are books which I cannot verify if the information in the article is valid or not.

Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted? Most of the facts are referenced.

Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added? The Census Information Center from 2008 was out of date. There are books that were from the 1980s might be out of date. I think it should include a section on how under count minority affect the accuracy of the census. If the census is not accurate, what kind of problems would arise from it?

Check out the Talk page of the article. What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? It talks about census vs survey, census regions and divisions, regional maps, and divisions of the U.S. It also talked about how race if self identified, even when an enumerator is completing the form, he would put down whatever race the respondent said. Even if the race the respondent selected seems to be wrong, you'd still use it.

How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? I don't understand this question.

How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? Some students in a class may be completely unfamiliar with the concepts in a lesson, some students may have partial mastery of the content - or display mistaken ideas about the content, and some students may show mastery of the content before the lesson begins. When teachers differentiate content, they may adapt what they want students to learn or how students access the knowledge, understanding, and skills. But I feel like reading the Wikipedia is a lot easier. All the information is presented in front of you. Some information online might be prone to media bias. A biased media effects what we think the truth is. It nudges us towards or away from ideas, action, philosophy that we might choose or not choose otherwise. ''' Nice work on this eval - next time, try to summarize all of your responses into one paragraph, rather than responding to each question - still, good job! - Prof Hammad '''

Plan to contribute to the selected article. The article I picked was Demographics of Taiwan.

Population Outlooks

Taiwan is facing the problem of population aging like many mature economies. According to CNBC, Taiwan is set to surpass Japan as Asia’s Fastest aging nation this decade. The result of a low fertility rate and increase longevity, the nation will turn into an aged society soon. According to the projections from National Development Council, working age population will shrink 0.6% per year from 2016-20 and 1.1% from 2021-30. This pace of decline will be the fastest among the four Asian newly industrialized nations. An ageing population and less working age population implies slower GDP growth because old people are often less productive than those of middle age. The real GDP of Taiwan grew just 2.5% on average in the recent five years, significantly lower than the 4.2% in the 2000s. As the population continue to age, two key components that are related to the workforce, labor and productivity, have both deteriorated in recent years.

The Taiwanese demographic structure has a hyper-aged population of over twenty percent; The growth rate if 1.6 times as much as Japan and 2.8 times more than U.S. and 7.3 times as much as the U.k. According to UDN report, the number of people over 65 years old will increase by 1.78 million. This means one out of five people will be over 65 years old and the number of old people will be twice as much as the youth population. It is estimated the old-age dependency ratio will also double and on average, 3 people out of the working population will have to support one senior citizen. Furthermore, due to the decline in fertility rate over the last 20 years, the young adults population has been dropping rapidly, and it is estimated that 1.38 million of the working population will vanish in the next ten years.

 Consider some other references that you can use here that are appropriate for Wikipedia/encyclopedia; also what are some ways that this aging relates to demography specifically - think about the DTM and all of the different "transitions" we've been discussing in class - Prof H 

''' Thanks for your suggestion on Canvas. I will look over the assignment sheet again so I can have a better understanding of improving my article. I will review the class material so I can put what I learned in class in my article. '''

Taiwan's Population Growth and Age Structure

We can see how population pyramids change shape according to the country’s specific stage by using the demographic transition model (DTM). By looking at Taiwan’s population pyramid, the country is in stage 4 of the DTM and its shape contracts but it will soon enter stage 5. In stage 5 of the DTM, death rate gradually exceed fertility rate and a country starts to experience overall population loss. Access to great medical care increase the lifespan of people. Knowledge and access to contraception along with the fact most women are in work force cause the sharp decline of the fertility rate.

The National Statistics of Taiwan in 2018 indicate that there are approximately 140,000 more females than males in Taiwan. The birth rate (8.3 births/1,000 population) is slightly higher than the death rate (7.4 deaths/1,000 population). The total dependency ratio in Taiwan is 35.2% which is relatively low. The low dependency ratio indicate that the dependent part of the population is less than a half of the working part. But expert estimated the dependency ratio will rise to 92.9% in 2060. The rising dependency ratio and longer life expectancy will most likely require the government to support part of the elderly population because the working-age population is shrinking and less able to support directly.

Taiwan's Fertility Trend

In developed countries, trends like late marriage, no marriage, and having fewer children are growing. Developed countries tend to have lower fertility rate because access to birth controls and contraceptives are easier and having children could become an economic burden caused by housing, education cost, and other cost for childcare. Most women in developed countries are in the work force and tend to have higher education and professional careers. As a result, many women tend to have children late in life or no children at all.

According to BBC, the total fertility of Taiwan had decreased to 0.9 in 2017. This figure is much lower than the replacement level and one of the lowest in the world. This indicates that the total population may have negative growth, the population ageing is happening fast in Taiwan. According to a Central News Agency Report, the total births in 2017 is below 200,000. Compare to the previous decades, the total number of births since 2010 has been between 197,000 – 230,000. If the trend of low birth rate continues, the senior population will be almost 5 times than of children by 2060.

Taiwan's Demographic Transition and Population Ageing

The process of population ageing is primarily determined by fertility and mortality rate. The proportions of elderly people are different across countries. For example, developing countries with limited access to healthcare and contraceptive and where the population with high fertility tend to have low proportion of older people. According to United Nations, many developed countries are in more advanced stage (4 or 5) of the demographic transition model and their number of elderly will remain higher compare to the less developed countries. Demographers consider the phenomenon of increasing in elderly population as a population ageing.

According to World Health Organization (WHO), since 1993, Taiwan had reached the threshold of an ageing society. It was estimated the percentage of people over 65 years old was 8%. The Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) estimated that Taiwan will become an aged society in as soon as 2017. The percentage of people 65 years or older will surpass 14%. CEPD further estimated the percentage of 65 years or older will be over 20% in 2025, which means Taiwan will soon become the super aged society. The critical factors that accelerate the speed of ageing in Taiwan are high life expectancy and low fertility rate. The average life expectancy in 2014 was 80 years. The fertility rate in 2014 was 1.1 and dropped to 0.9 in 2017.