A study finds that a given population is declining as older adults die at a faster rate than new children are born. Which indicator was used to determine this?
a. opportunity costs
b. differential fertility rate
c. displacement level
d. replacement level
Answer: d. replacement level
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Bias in a questionnaire item
a. encourages respondents to answer questions in a particular way. b. helps reveal the respondents' true feelings about a topic. c. is usually obvious to both the respondents and the researcher. d. occurs only when questions are negatively worded. e. helps develop rapport between researcher and subject.
When a minority group is defined as a race and then negative characteristics are attributed to that group, it is called ______.
A. ethnocentric B. racialism C. racism D. racial profiling
Because life expectancy is about five years more for women than men, older women outnumber older men by a ratio of __________.
A. three to two B. four to five C. 10 to one D. 20 to one