11. The U . S ., by comparison, has a bond-dependency ratio of 12.2 percent. 12. About 69 % are dependents, resulting to a dependency ratio of 1 : 2. 13. As of 2008, the activity rate was 40.70 and economic dependency ratio was 1.22. 14. Young dependency ratio was computed at 79.97 % while old dependency ratio was 6.60 %. 15. In farm families the dependency ratio fell from 1.5 in 1978 to 0.7 in 1985. 16. Young dependency ratio was computed at 79.97 % while old dependency ratio was 6.60 %. 17. And the economy's dependency ratio , which measures the burden of retirees on workers, will narrow. 18. Child dependency ratio registered at 78.73 % meaning 78 children dependents for every 100 working population. 19. The U . S ., by comparison, has a bond-dependency ratio of 12 . 2 percent. 20. When the not-born babies never grow up to pay FICA taxes, the " dependency ratio " shrinks.