In recent years, the rates of smoking have
A) declined for both men and women.
B) declined for men and increased for women
C) increased for both men and women.
D) remained steady for both men and women.
Question 2Which of these people appears to be compressing morbidity?
A) Raul, who is on his way to becoming obese
B) Selene, who has just given birth to her third child
C) Cynthia, who has recently given up smoking
D) Will, who is deathly afraid of going to funerals
Question 3In the United States, women tend to live an average of how many years longer than men?
A) 2
B) 5
C) 9
D) 14
Question 4African-Americans have life expectancies that are about __________ years shorter than that of whites. Poor people have life expectancies that are __________ years shorter than that of wealthier people.
A) 3; 5
B) 6; 20
C) 9; 10
D) 12; 3
Question 5The two conditions that account for more than half of all deaths among older adults are
A) cancer and heart disease.
B) influenza and cancer.
C) heart disease and diabetes.
D) pneumonia and stroke.
Question 6Nate and Olivia are 75-year-old twins. If they are typical, then __________ will live longer and experience __________ disability.
A) Nate; less
B) Nate; more
C) Olivia; less
D) Olivia; more
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