Description for Figure 9.1
Transition from a distribution of demographic events by age and period to a distribution by age and birth cohort

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Figure 9.1 is a Lexis diagram with time on the horizontal axis, while age is represented on the vertical axis.  The cohort born between July 1, 1986 and June 30, 1987 is shown diagonally on the chart.  The demographic events experienced by this cohort during the estimation period of July 1, 2006 to July 1, 2007 are represented by triangles “b” and “c” on the chart.