calcDemography

reads in the Lutz et al dataset. Aggregates the age structure. Population is divided by sex male (M) , female (F) and both (B) and divided by 8 age classes: 0-4, 5-9, 10-14, 15-19, AG1 (20-29), AG2 (30-59), AG3(60-79), AG4(80+)

Usage

calcDemography(convert = TRUE, education = TRUE)

Arguments

convert

if TRUE, the convertscript of Lutz et al is activated. Also,the year 1965 is extrapolatedusing the worldbank population data and sex, age, and education structure of 1970.

education

if FALSE, no education dimension will be provided