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Read each statement carefully and then select the best answer.

1
In general, women can expect to live 10 years longer than the average man.
A)True
B)False
2
The sex ratio is defined as the number of males for every 100 females.
A)True
B)False
3
Supercentanarians are people 90 years and older.
A)True
B)False
4
The generation of Americans born between 1977 and 1994 are known as the baby boomers.
A)True
B)False
5
One measure of individual age is life expectancy.
A)True
B)False
6
In the first stage of the demographic transition, birth rates and death rates are both low.
A)True
B)False
7
Socioeconomic status (SES) is usually measured by income, education, and occupation.
A)True
B)False
8
The U.S. has the highest rate of maternal mortality in the world.
A)True
B)False
9
Life expectancy is a measure of the incidence of births or the inflow of new lives into a population.
A)True
B)False
10
There are two ways we measure individual aging: life span and mortality.
A)True
B)False







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