Research and analysis on sustainable tourism - Central Europe

Figure 21 The structure of the population by age (1998-2008)
Source: our elaboration based on data from Servizio Statistica PAT
To make the <strong>analysis</strong> more convincing, other indexes were taken into account, such as: the old age
index, which is calculated by multiplying by 100 the ratio of the total population over 65 years to the
total population from 0-14 years; the social burden index, which is calculated by multiplying by 100
the ratio of the people who are not in work (0-14 <strong>and</strong> 65+) to the total population in work (Figure 22).
The age rate of the Tesino Vanoi area amounts to 238.7, i.e. almost twice as much as for the province.
The rate enables us to underst<strong>and</strong> the influence that the elder population, aged 65 <strong>and</strong> over, has on the
younger, aged 0 to 14. Such a high score shows an unbalance in the area due to the larger number of
elderly people, which is about twice that of young people.
The social burden rate does not show such a wide difference between the two areas of reference, as
the area score is 68 when compared to 51 recorded in the province. The rate shows how large the –
young <strong>and</strong> elderly – population is which depend on the working population. This score is affected by
the social situation <strong>and</strong> stage of development of an area. It is influenced by the younger generations’
delayed study careers <strong>and</strong> their problems in finding jobs, <strong>and</strong> by the phenomenon of early retirement.
These aspects highlight the burden of the elder population in these areas.
Figure 22 Population structure by age brackets (2008)
Source: our elaboration based on data from Servizio Statistica PAT
In conclusion, the fact that the Tesino-Vanoi population is rather old is significant from an economic
perspective. An area in which over a third of the population is over 60 <strong>and</strong> is in the retirement age is
surely less active in the business sector. Therefore, it is less flourishing in the productive system.
The only data related to demographic characteristics is the percentage of commuters in the area. One
third of the domiciled population commutes from the area to go to the workplace. Such percentage
increases in the Castello Tesino, Cinte Tesino <strong>and</strong> Canal San Bovo municipalities, where it reaches a
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