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The proportion of people in various age cohorts in known as |
| | A) | demography. |
| | B) | the age pyramid. |
| | C) | the age structure. |
| | D) | population aging. |
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_____reflects the incidence of death in a population. |
| | A) | Morbidity |
| | B) | Fecundity |
| | C) | Demography |
| | D) | Mortality |
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The shift from high mortality and fertility to low mortality and fertility occurs in three stages, through a process called the |
| | A) | demographic transition. |
| | B) | population transition. |
| | C) | dependency ratio. |
| | D) | life span. |
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The ratio of adults to old people is called the |
| | A) | adult dependency ratio. |
| | B) | elderly dependency ratio. |
| | C) | person dependency ratio. |
| | D) | one-to-one ratio. |
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_____ is defined as the longest number of years any member of a species has been known to survive. |
| | A) | Mortality |
| | B) | Life expectancy |
| | C) | Life span |
| | D) | Fertility |
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The greatest declines in mortality in the United States have occurred during two periods. When did these two periods occur? |
| | A) | 1930s and 1970s |
| | B) | 1940s and 1960s |
| | C) | 1930s and 1960s |
| | D) | 1940s and 1970s |
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Socioeconomic status (SES) is usually a measure of |
| | A) | status, wealth, and prestige. |
| | B) | income, occupation, and education. |
| | C) | prestige, occupation, and income. |
| | D) | education, wealth, and occupation. |
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In the twenty-first century, the total dependency ratio will be no higher than it was in |
| | A) | 1960. |
| | B) | 1970. |
| | C) | 1980. |
| | D) | 1990. |
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The poorest elderly single women are |
| | A) | Hispanic. |
| | B) | black. |
| | C) | white. |
| | D) | Asian. |
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According to your text, which of the following groups have the lowest incomes? |
| | A) | very young men and very old men |
| | B) | very young women and very young men |
| | C) | very old women and very old men |
| | D) | very young women and very old women |
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