Read each statement carefully and then select the best answer.

1			Of those who have Medigap policies, what percentage pay the cost of the premiums themselves?
			A)	25%
			B)	50%
			C)	75%
			D)	100%
2			One recent study found that the _________ of exercise a person engages in per week may be more important than the intensity of the exercise.
			A)	type
			B)	enjoyment
			C)	amount
			D)	None of these
3			After smoking, _____ is the next most important lifestyle influence on health in later life.
			A)	alcohol consumption
			B)	exercise
			C)	diet
			D)	risky behaviors
4			The decline in overweight men and women after age 75 may be caused by a/an _____ factor.
			A)	diabetes
			B)	attitudinal
			C)	attrition
			D)	exercise
5			Studies suggest that social support has a positive effect on all but which of the following systems?
			A)	cardiovascular system
			B)	endocrine system
			C)	immune system
			D)	Social support has a positive effect on all of the above systems.
6			Which stage of the epidemiologic transition is characterized by high death rates from chronic malnutrition and periods of epidemics of infectious disease and famine?
			A)	Stage 1
			B)	Stage 2
			C)	Stage 3
			D)	Stage 4
7			_____ refers to the degree of difficulty an individual experiences in performing activities of daily life.
			A)	Handicap status
			B)	Functional status
			C)	Disablement status
			D)	Diagnostic status
8			Most social scientists agree that health outcomes are a consequence of psychosocial and __________ factors combined.
			A)	environmental
			B)	mental
			C)	clinical
			D)	educational
9			Which theory asserts that old age is a great leveler, reducing inequality that was evident at earlier stages of the life course?
			A)	compression of morbidity thesis
			B)	the epidemiological transition process
			C)	the theory of cumulative disadvantage
			D)	convergence theory
10			_____ of all ages are the least likely of any racial or ethnic group to have health insurance.
			A)	Whites
			B)	Hispanics
			C)	African-Americans
			D)	Asians