True or False


1	When we say people are “in the labor force,” we are referring only to people who are working.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


2	Census data shows us that between 1970 and 1998, the proportion of married women with young children who took jobs outside the home tripled.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


3	Unemployment rates are highest among black men and black women until ages 54 and 44, respectively.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


4	In 1990 only 75 percent of Hispanics age 65 and older were covered by Medicare.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


5	Much of the decline in work among black men reflects job dissatisfaction.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


6	At all ages, black females have the lowest rates of labor force participation.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


7	The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) banned discrimination against workers aged 40 to 65.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


8	The greatest cost of job loss in later life appears to be the loss of health insurance.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


9	Older workers who do not make crisp transitions to retirement are often employed in what economists call contingent work, which spans the period between full-time employment in a career job and permanent retirement.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


10	Crisis theory views the occupational role as the major source of personal validation, at least for men.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE

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