While the elderly comprise 13% of the U.S. population, they consume more than 33% of the nation's health care
a. true
b. false
a
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In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries most of the societies that form part of today's advanced industrial world underwent the so-called demographic transition. This was a process in which
a. mortality rates dropped first and birth rates fell later, leading to small family size and a low rate of population growth b. birth rates fell and then were followed by declining mortality rates c. mortality rates fell while birth rates remained high
The practice of female genital mutilation and genital infibulations predominantly occurs where?
A. the United States B. Eastern Europe C. Africa D. Japan
Which of the following is NOT true about dyads?
a. They can be especially strong. b. They can be very fragile. c. They depend on intense focus on the other person. d. They exist separately from other relationships.
How does the rate of poverty among families headed by a female with no husband present compare to that of the general population?
A. four times greater than that of the general population B. twice as much as that of the general population C. the same as that of the general population D. three times greater than that of the general population