Table 3. Average annual percent change in the number of persons under 65 years of age, 65 years of age and over, and 75 years of age and over: Selected periods 1960-2000¹.

Period	Under 65 years	65 years and over	75 years and over
1960-65	1.4	2.0	3.6
1965-70	1.0	1.7	3.4
1970-75	0.7	2.3	2.4
1975-80	0.7	2.3	2.4
1980-85	0.8	2.2	3.1
1985-90	0.7	2.1	2.8
1990-95	0.7	1.4	2.6
1995-2000	0.6	0.7	2.4
1965-82	0.9	2.2	3.0
1972-82	0.8	2.5	2.8
1980-82	0.8	2.4	3.4
1982-84	0.8	2.0	2.8
1984-87	0.7	2.3	2.9
1987-90	0.7	2.0	2.8
1982-87	0.7	2.2	2.8
1982-90	0.7	2.1	2.8

¹Derived from data in Wilkin (1983). Alternative II (intermediate) assumptions for population growth were used.