Men and women have relatively equal likelihoods of living in poverty.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 2The majority of Americans now die of
a. alcohol-related problems.
b. chronic degenerative diseases.
c. influenza, pneumonia, and tuberculosis.
d. genetic diseases.
e. accidents.
Question 3The poverty rate for Latinos and African Americans is more than double that for whites.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 4____ refers to rates of disease and illness in a population.
a. Life expectancy
b. Mortality
c. Morbidity
d. Life span
e. Social pathology
Question 5Using relative measures of poverty, at least one segment of the population will always be poor, unless wealth and income are distributed equally.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 6The average number of years that persons in a given population born at a particular time can expect to live is called the ____.
a. mortality age
b. life span
c. life course
d. survival age
e. life expectancy