Health Aspects of Aging(Ch:1-2) Quiz #1

• True or False: Gender, socioeconomic status, and ethnicity are factors associated with mortality in the US. 

  True
• Which of the following countries has the largest percentage of older adults?

  Japan
• True or False: Demographic transition is the model developed based on historical population trends of two demographic characteristics – death rate and morbidity rate.  

  False
• True or False: The absolute length of time a member of a given species may live is called age-specific life expectancy.

  False
• Gerontologists and geriatricians sometimes focus on functional health rather than specific illnesses because:

  The decline in functional health, the ability to perform daily tasks, is at greater risk for dependency and institutionalization
• True or False: Optimal aging is the concept that proposes the absence of disease or infirmity in older age; thus, it only focuses on physical and functional health.  

  False
• The indicator, which is derived from the population aged 65 and older divided by the working age population aged 15 to 64, is a good measure of projecting potential old-age-related challenges. It is called:

  Old-Age dependency ratio(OADR)
• True or False: According to U. S. Census Bureau (2019), California had the largest number AND percentage of older adults. 

  False
• Which of the following categories of older adults is the fastest growing segment in the US?

  The ages of 85 or older
• True or False: Data from the United States and other more developed countries indicate that marriage appears to provide health benefits.

  True