Which of these is correct about relationships between statistics for mortality rates and life expectancy?

A) ?Infant mortality rates decrease average life expectancy for the population more than adult or elderly mortality rates.
B) ?Mortality rates increase as adults become older, but causes of death for the elderly are not higher than overall causes.
C) ?Elderly mortality rates decrease average life expectancy for the population more than infant or child mortality rates.
D) ?Although mortality rates are higher for elderly than younger adults, causes of death are similar for both groups.


A

Psychology

You might also like to view...

Which test is strictly a performance scale aimed at providing a nonverbal measure of intelligence for individuals from 3 to 75 years and older?

a. Columbia Mental Maturity Scale b. Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test c. Leiter International Performance Scale-Third Edition d. KABC

Psychology

___________ memories could be called "knowing that" memories, while ____________ memories could be called "knowing how" memories

A) Procedural; declarative B) Nondeclarative; procedural C) Declarative; nondeclarative D) Nondeclarative; declarative

Psychology

Who is more likely to have a low self-image?

a. Early-maturing sixth-grade girls who attend a kindergarten- through eighth-grade school b. Late-maturing sixth-grade girls who attend a kindergarten- through eighth-grade school c. Girls who mature around the same time they enter a junior high school d. Girls who mature at a normal age who attend a private, same-sex school

Psychology

According to the text, the buzz word "relevance" used in connection to education reform in the 1970s refers to which of the following issues?

a. Creating post secondary education which connects to high school training. b. Increasing the strong logical mathematical reasoning of education. c. Understanding education should be concerned with the scientific mind. d. Connecting education to occupational training.

Psychology