Research indicates that Asian and Pacific Island American attitudes toward death involve
a. preferences that dying persons not be told they are dying
b. a view that talking about bad things may actually produce them
c. a desire to maintain control over communication
d. all of these
e. none of these
Question 2Infant mortality rates for Asian and Pacific Island Americans are
a. higher than those for Caucasian Americans
b. higher than those for African Americans
c. higher than those for Native Americans
d. lower than those for Caucasian Americans, African Americans, and American Indians
e. none of these
Question 3Age-adjusted death rates among Asian and Pacific Island Americans in 2007 were
a. higher than those for African Americans
b. higher than those for American Indians and Native Alaskans
c. lower than those for all of the other four groups studied in Chapter Five
d. about the same as those for Hispanic Americans
e. none of these
Question 4In 2007, Asian and Pacific Island Americans experienced approximately
a. 117,135 deaths
b. 286,573 deaths
c. 12,415 deaths
d. 45,609 deaths
e. none of these
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