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Question

Growth rate equals births minus deaths plus net migration is the
 
  a. basic demographic equation.
  b. statistician's mantra.
  c. crude birth rate.
  d. crude migration rate.

Question 2

The United States follows _____, where private citizens own the means of production and pursue profits, but within a system of laws to protect the welfare of the population.
 
  a. state socialism
  b. state capitalism
  c. laissez-faire capitalism
  d. pure capitalism

Question 3

Ranking high on some dimensions of social class and low on others is called
 
  a. status inconsistency.
  b. prestige.
  c. status consistency.
  d. limited power.

Question 4

The ________ is made up of the individuals intended to represent the population to be studied.
 
  a. sample
  b. control group
  c. respondent
  d. average

Question 5

A reason that it is difficult to forecast population growth is that
 
  a. the mathematics are unsound.
  b. politicians tamper with it, rewarding more births or discouraging more births.
  c. no one agrees on what the basic demographic equation is.
  d. birth and death statistics are not kept.

Question 6

In laissez-faire capitalism,
 
  a. the government controls the market.
  b. central committees control the market.
  c. the government does not interfere in the market.
  d. the public controls the market.

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