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1. How many people died of COVID-19 within the first 8 months of its emergence?
a. 50,000
b. 100,000
c. 500,000
d. 750,000
ANSWER: d
2. What causes the spread of SARS-CoV-2?
a. Human behavior
b. Viral reproduction independent of hosts
c. Contact with animals
d. All of the above
ANSWER: a
3. What did the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic reveal about sociocultural norms in
relation to the spread of disease?
a. Sweden’s cultural values are similar to that of Singapore’s
b. Liberal societies in Europe and the United States were best socially equipped to limit
the spread of disease.
c. Because Asian countries were more comfortable with severe strictures on their
behavior, the disease did not spread as rapidly there.
d. Within the United States, there was unanimity of behavior despite regional
differences.
ANSWER: c
4. The field of health psychology developed
a. to increase life expectancy, which was much shorter then.
b. to address challenges in medical care, which was changing.
c. to try to find cures for infectious diseases that caused deaths.
d. to change medicine’s focus from biological to psychosomatic.
ANSWER: b
5. One hundred years ago, the majority of American deaths were due to
a. behavioral factors.
b. illness from viruses.
c. disease from bacteria.
d. injuries from accidents.
ANSWER: c
6. Diseases that killed most people a century ago were more often
a. from tainted food and water than from unhealthy habits.
b. from misdiagnosis than from impure water or tainted food.
c. from others who were ill than from food or water.
d. long-term, chronic conditions rather than brief, intense infections.
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ANSWER: a
7. What is true about the duration of diseases 100 years ago in the United States, as compared to today?
a. Illnesses lasted longer because fewer treatments existed then.
b. Illnesses lasted longer because people did not take personal responsibility for their
health.
c. Illnesses were shorter because people typically went to the doctor early in the course
of the disease.
d. Illnesses were shorter because people either quickly died or got well.
ANSWER: d
8. People’s beliefs about health and illness may be incorrect. Which of these common beliefs is
true?
a. The United States ranks in the top five nations in the world in terms of life
expectancy.
b. The 30-year increase in life expectancy in the United States during the 20th century
was due primarily to improved medical care.
c. Infectious and chronic diseases have both decreased in the United States today.
d. None of these is true.
ANSWER: d
9. How has life expectancy in the United States changed from a century ago to today?
a. It has risen to be more than 65% longer.
b. It has increased to almost 35% longer.
c. It has increased, but not significantly.
d. It has slightly decreased.
ANSWER: a
10. Which of these most correctly describes the relationship between infectious and chronic
disease in the United States over the past century?
a. Preventing and treating infectious diseases have decreased the occurrence of
chronic diseases.
b. Preventing and treating infectious diseases eliminated most chronic diseases.
c. Preventing and treating infectious diseases have resulted in more diagnosis of
chronic diseases.
d. Preventing and treating infectious diseases have had no effect at all upon chronic
diseases.
ANSWER: c
11. Chronic diseases
a. develop and persist over a period of time.
b. are due to infectious agents such as bacteria or viruses.
c. are not as common today as during the 19th century.
d. include influenza and pneumonia.
ANSWER: a
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12. Which diseases are a class of diseases that include heart disease, cancer, and stroke?
a. Infectious
b. Chronic
c. Unintentional
d. Cardiovascular
ANSWER: b
13. What disease or disease type was more common in 1900 than it is today?
a. Cancer
b. Chronic disease
c. Infectious disease
d. Cardiovascular disease
ANSWER: c
14. During the first few years of the 21st century, deaths from some chronic diseases in the
United States
a. began to rise more rapidly than during the previous 50 years.
b. began to decrease, while deaths not due to unhealthy lifestyles and behaviors began
to increase.
c. began to increase, while deaths not due to unhealthy lifestyles and behaviors began
to decrease.
d. were replaced by acute diseases as the leading cause of death.
ANSWER: b
15. What statement is true of COVID-19 in 2020?
a. It was a leading cause of mortality in the United States.
b. It reflected a trend in America of infectious diseases causing more deaths than
chronic diseases.
c. It resulted in significant mortality in the United States, but not more than other
infectious diseases.
d. It caused more deaths than heart disease and cancer combined.
ANSWER: a
16. How do the numbers of Americans dying each year from chronic diseases compare to the
numbers of Americans living with chronic diseases each year?
a. About 65 times as many people die from them as live with them every year.
b. About 65 times as many people live with them as die from them every year.
c. About the same number of people live with them as die from them in a year.
d. About 10 times as many people live with them as die from them every year.
ANSWER: b
17. The leading cause of death in the United States
a. is due to acute, infectious disease.
b. is due to risky sexual behaviors.
c. has shifted from cardiovascular disease to cancer.
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d. has shifted from acute to chronic diseases.
ANSWER: d
18. After the COVID-19 pandemic subsides,
a. chronic disease will no longer be the leading cause of death in the United States.
b. acute disease will no longer be the leading cause of death in the United States.
c. there will be no change in the single leading cause of death in the United States.
d. infectious disease will remain one of the leading causes of death in the United States.
ANSWER: c
19. Clara did not have any history of type 1 diabetes, but as an older adult she has developed
type 2 diabetes. Related to this development, what is most likely about the contributions of
lifestyle factors?
a. Her condition likely developed because Clara had long been eating an unhealthy diet.
b. Her condition likely developed from unhealthy diet and smoking cigarettes for years.
c. Her condition likely developed because of unhealthy diet and never getting any
exercise.
d. Her condition likely developed through contributions from each of these factors, plus
stress.
ANSWER: d
20. Which of the following is most correct about health care in the United States today?
a. People historically had more control over their health than they have today.
b. Conditions that kill people today are more related to nonbehavioral factors.
c. Contributions to rising health care costs today include unhealthy behaviors.
d. Increasing health care costs today are due to technology, and not behaviors.
ANSWER: c
21. Mortality from which disease decreased as a result of people smoking less?
a. Heart disease
b. Cancer
c. Stroke
d. All of the above
ANSWER: a
22. Hypothetically, if you considered yourself plus your five nearest neighbors, all adults, how many of
you would be likely to have one or more chronic diseases in a given year, based on current/recent
statistics?
a. Four out of the six
b. Nearly three of six
c. Almost two in six
d. Above three in six
ANSWER: b
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23. In the United States during the early years of the 21st century,
a. deaths from Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases increased.
b. deaths from accidents increased significantly.
c. deaths from heart disease increased significantly.
d. deaths only moderately related to lifestyle decreased significantly.
ANSWER: a
24. In the United States, young people have a low mortality rate; those who die are most likely to
die from
a. cancer.
b. COVID-19.
c. violence.
d. HIV infection.
ANSWER: b
25. Roughly what percentage of Americans who do not live past 25 years of age die from
suicide, homicide, or unintentional injury?
a. 10 percent
b. 30 percent
c. 50 percent
d. 80 percent
ANSWER: d
26. Cardiovascular disease and cancer account for _____ of all deaths in the United States.
a. the vast majority
b. a small minority
c. nearly half
d. around one third
ANSWER: c
27. All of the following are factors in life expectancy EXCEPT:
a. age
b. education
c. ethnicity
d. mother’s personality
ANSWER: d
28. Which of the following are Americans aged 15 to 24 the most likely to die from?
a. Heart disease
b. Unintentional injuries
c. Cancer
d. Suicide
ANSWER: b
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29. In the United States, the two leading causes of death for adults aged 44 and older are
a. cancer and cardiovascular disease.
b. homicide and COVID-19 complications.
c. cardiovascular disease and suicide.
d. COVID-19 complications and cancer.
ANSWER: a
30. Older people have higher probabilities of dying than younger people. How does this affect
the statistics for causes of death?
a. This has no effect, since these two are not directly related.
b. This skews causes of death toward causes for older people.
c. This skews causes of death toward those for young people.
d. This has no effect, as causes of death differ by age groups.
ANSWER: b
31. In a 2013 interview, award-winning popular singer Linda Ronstadt told Dan Rather she could
no longer sing, as she had lost that kind of control over her voice due to Parkinson’s disease.
Based on recent medical data, what is true of her diagnosis?
a. She is more likely to die from the disease than people of her grandparents’
generation would have been
b. She is less likely to die from it than she would have if she had Alzheimer’s disease.
c. She is likely to recover due to modern medical care.
d. The disease she has is extremely rare in the United States.
ANSWER: a
32. What do current death rate statistics resulting from Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases
reflect most about health and health care trends in the United States?
a. A fall in healthy lifestyle behaviors
b. A decrease in socioeconomic levels
c. An increase in the aging population
d. An increase in environmental toxins
ANSWER: c
33. Harry, a U.S citizen, died on his 22nd birthday. According to the National Center for Health
Statistics (NCHS, 2018), what is the most likely cause of death?
a. An accidental injury
b. COVID-19
c. Cancer
d. Cardiovascular disease
ANSWER: a
34. Which of the following ethnic groups is most at risk from dying from a chronic respiratory
disease?
a. European Americans
b. Hispanic Americans
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c. African Americans
d. Asian Americans
ANSWER: a
35. What two factors can help explain some of the ethnic differences in health and life
expectancy?
a. Economic differences and age
b. Economic differences and education level
c. Education level and age
d. Education level and drug use
ANSWER: b
36. People who graduate from college show the following positive outcomes EXCEPT
a. higher average incomes.
b. longer lifespans.
c. better access to health care.
d. less likelihood of chronic illness.
ANSWER: d
37. Compared to those who have not attended college, those who have attended college have
lower death rates from ______.
a. infectious diseases, but higher death rates from chronic diseases
b. unintentional injuries than from any kinds of disease
c. unintentional injuries, chronic diseases, and infectious diseases
d. chronic and infectious diseases than they do from accidental injury
ANSWER: c
38. Which of the following statements is true of the level of stress reported by college-educated
individuals in comparison with those who have not completed tenth grade?
a. College graduates report more stress than those who have not completed tenth
grade.
b. College graduates report less stress than those who have not completed tenth grade.
c. College graduates and people who have not completed tenth grade report roughly
the same amount of stress, but people who have not completed tenth grade report
more daily symptoms.
d. College graduates report less stress, but report more daily symptoms than people
who have not completed tenth grade.
ANSWER: b
39. What is most accurate about recent statistics on death rates relative to education?
a. Adults with high school diplomas die at nearly twice the rate as people without high
school diplomas.
b. Adults with college diplomas die at twice the rate as those with high school diplomas.
c. Adults with college diplomas die at less half the rate as those without high school
diplomas.
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d. Adults without high school diplomas die at twice the rate than those with high school
diplomas.
ANSWER: c
40. Researchers have found that having more education provides benefits
a. for people who live in the United States, primarily.
b. for better health, but not for longer life expectancy.
c. for longer life expectancy, but not for better health.
d. for people who live in various nations of the world.
ANSWER: d
41. Which statement is most accurate about education and health?
a. Education predicts both longevity and health, whereas intelligence does not.
b. Educated people use good health habits, rather than avoid bad health habits.
c. Educated people have more access to health information, and to health care.
d. Education predicts not whom one associates with, but attitudes about health.
ANSWER: c
42. The single most important contributor to an increase in life expectancy is
a. the decrease in the infant mortality rate.
b. the increase in individuals’ beliefs in the importance of exercise.
c. advancement in medical technology.
d. advancement in medical care.
ANSWER: a
43. What best describes the relationship between ethnicity and mortality in America today?
a. Ethnicity is related to life expectancy, but not to cause of death.
b. Ethnicity is related to cause of death, but not to life expectancy.
c. Ethnicity is related to both life expectancy and to cause of death.
d. Ethnicity is related to neither life expectancy nor cause of death.
ANSWER: c
44. In Table 1.1 of your textbook, why are some causes of death not listed for each ethnic
group?
a. No data are available for those causes in those groups.
b. They are not leading causes of death for those groups.
c. They do not cause any deaths for those ethnic groups.
d. Cause-of-death profiles are the same for some groups.
ANSWER: b
45. For which of the following ethnic groups is Alzheimer’s disease a less common cause of
death than for the others?
a. African Americans
b. European Americans
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2- We have shown you 10 pages.
3- The file contains all Appendix and Excel
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,Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 1 Introducing Health Psychology
1. How many people died of COVID-19 within the first 8 months of its emergence?
a. 50,000
b. 100,000
c. 500,000
d. 750,000
ANSWER: d
2. What causes the spread of SARS-CoV-2?
a. Human behavior
b. Viral reproduction independent of hosts
c. Contact with animals
d. All of the above
ANSWER: a
3. What did the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic reveal about sociocultural norms in
relation to the spread of disease?
a. Sweden’s cultural values are similar to that of Singapore’s
b. Liberal societies in Europe and the United States were best socially equipped to limit
the spread of disease.
c. Because Asian countries were more comfortable with severe strictures on their
behavior, the disease did not spread as rapidly there.
d. Within the United States, there was unanimity of behavior despite regional
differences.
ANSWER: c
4. The field of health psychology developed
a. to increase life expectancy, which was much shorter then.
b. to address challenges in medical care, which was changing.
c. to try to find cures for infectious diseases that caused deaths.
d. to change medicine’s focus from biological to psychosomatic.
ANSWER: b
5. One hundred years ago, the majority of American deaths were due to
a. behavioral factors.
b. illness from viruses.
c. disease from bacteria.
d. injuries from accidents.
ANSWER: c
6. Diseases that killed most people a century ago were more often
a. from tainted food and water than from unhealthy habits.
b. from misdiagnosis than from impure water or tainted food.
c. from others who were ill than from food or water.
d. long-term, chronic conditions rather than brief, intense infections.
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ANSWER: a
7. What is true about the duration of diseases 100 years ago in the United States, as compared to today?
a. Illnesses lasted longer because fewer treatments existed then.
b. Illnesses lasted longer because people did not take personal responsibility for their
health.
c. Illnesses were shorter because people typically went to the doctor early in the course
of the disease.
d. Illnesses were shorter because people either quickly died or got well.
ANSWER: d
8. People’s beliefs about health and illness may be incorrect. Which of these common beliefs is
true?
a. The United States ranks in the top five nations in the world in terms of life
expectancy.
b. The 30-year increase in life expectancy in the United States during the 20th century
was due primarily to improved medical care.
c. Infectious and chronic diseases have both decreased in the United States today.
d. None of these is true.
ANSWER: d
9. How has life expectancy in the United States changed from a century ago to today?
a. It has risen to be more than 65% longer.
b. It has increased to almost 35% longer.
c. It has increased, but not significantly.
d. It has slightly decreased.
ANSWER: a
10. Which of these most correctly describes the relationship between infectious and chronic
disease in the United States over the past century?
a. Preventing and treating infectious diseases have decreased the occurrence of
chronic diseases.
b. Preventing and treating infectious diseases eliminated most chronic diseases.
c. Preventing and treating infectious diseases have resulted in more diagnosis of
chronic diseases.
d. Preventing and treating infectious diseases have had no effect at all upon chronic
diseases.
ANSWER: c
11. Chronic diseases
a. develop and persist over a period of time.
b. are due to infectious agents such as bacteria or viruses.
c. are not as common today as during the 19th century.
d. include influenza and pneumonia.
ANSWER: a
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12. Which diseases are a class of diseases that include heart disease, cancer, and stroke?
a. Infectious
b. Chronic
c. Unintentional
d. Cardiovascular
ANSWER: b
13. What disease or disease type was more common in 1900 than it is today?
a. Cancer
b. Chronic disease
c. Infectious disease
d. Cardiovascular disease
ANSWER: c
14. During the first few years of the 21st century, deaths from some chronic diseases in the
United States
a. began to rise more rapidly than during the previous 50 years.
b. began to decrease, while deaths not due to unhealthy lifestyles and behaviors began
to increase.
c. began to increase, while deaths not due to unhealthy lifestyles and behaviors began
to decrease.
d. were replaced by acute diseases as the leading cause of death.
ANSWER: b
15. What statement is true of COVID-19 in 2020?
a. It was a leading cause of mortality in the United States.
b. It reflected a trend in America of infectious diseases causing more deaths than
chronic diseases.
c. It resulted in significant mortality in the United States, but not more than other
infectious diseases.
d. It caused more deaths than heart disease and cancer combined.
ANSWER: a
16. How do the numbers of Americans dying each year from chronic diseases compare to the
numbers of Americans living with chronic diseases each year?
a. About 65 times as many people die from them as live with them every year.
b. About 65 times as many people live with them as die from them every year.
c. About the same number of people live with them as die from them in a year.
d. About 10 times as many people live with them as die from them every year.
ANSWER: b
17. The leading cause of death in the United States
a. is due to acute, infectious disease.
b. is due to risky sexual behaviors.
c. has shifted from cardiovascular disease to cancer.
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d. has shifted from acute to chronic diseases.
ANSWER: d
18. After the COVID-19 pandemic subsides,
a. chronic disease will no longer be the leading cause of death in the United States.
b. acute disease will no longer be the leading cause of death in the United States.
c. there will be no change in the single leading cause of death in the United States.
d. infectious disease will remain one of the leading causes of death in the United States.
ANSWER: c
19. Clara did not have any history of type 1 diabetes, but as an older adult she has developed
type 2 diabetes. Related to this development, what is most likely about the contributions of
lifestyle factors?
a. Her condition likely developed because Clara had long been eating an unhealthy diet.
b. Her condition likely developed from unhealthy diet and smoking cigarettes for years.
c. Her condition likely developed because of unhealthy diet and never getting any
exercise.
d. Her condition likely developed through contributions from each of these factors, plus
stress.
ANSWER: d
20. Which of the following is most correct about health care in the United States today?
a. People historically had more control over their health than they have today.
b. Conditions that kill people today are more related to nonbehavioral factors.
c. Contributions to rising health care costs today include unhealthy behaviors.
d. Increasing health care costs today are due to technology, and not behaviors.
ANSWER: c
21. Mortality from which disease decreased as a result of people smoking less?
a. Heart disease
b. Cancer
c. Stroke
d. All of the above
ANSWER: a
22. Hypothetically, if you considered yourself plus your five nearest neighbors, all adults, how many of
you would be likely to have one or more chronic diseases in a given year, based on current/recent
statistics?
a. Four out of the six
b. Nearly three of six
c. Almost two in six
d. Above three in six
ANSWER: b
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23. In the United States during the early years of the 21st century,
a. deaths from Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases increased.
b. deaths from accidents increased significantly.
c. deaths from heart disease increased significantly.
d. deaths only moderately related to lifestyle decreased significantly.
ANSWER: a
24. In the United States, young people have a low mortality rate; those who die are most likely to
die from
a. cancer.
b. COVID-19.
c. violence.
d. HIV infection.
ANSWER: b
25. Roughly what percentage of Americans who do not live past 25 years of age die from
suicide, homicide, or unintentional injury?
a. 10 percent
b. 30 percent
c. 50 percent
d. 80 percent
ANSWER: d
26. Cardiovascular disease and cancer account for _____ of all deaths in the United States.
a. the vast majority
b. a small minority
c. nearly half
d. around one third
ANSWER: c
27. All of the following are factors in life expectancy EXCEPT:
a. age
b. education
c. ethnicity
d. mother’s personality
ANSWER: d
28. Which of the following are Americans aged 15 to 24 the most likely to die from?
a. Heart disease
b. Unintentional injuries
c. Cancer
d. Suicide
ANSWER: b
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29. In the United States, the two leading causes of death for adults aged 44 and older are
a. cancer and cardiovascular disease.
b. homicide and COVID-19 complications.
c. cardiovascular disease and suicide.
d. COVID-19 complications and cancer.
ANSWER: a
30. Older people have higher probabilities of dying than younger people. How does this affect
the statistics for causes of death?
a. This has no effect, since these two are not directly related.
b. This skews causes of death toward causes for older people.
c. This skews causes of death toward those for young people.
d. This has no effect, as causes of death differ by age groups.
ANSWER: b
31. In a 2013 interview, award-winning popular singer Linda Ronstadt told Dan Rather she could
no longer sing, as she had lost that kind of control over her voice due to Parkinson’s disease.
Based on recent medical data, what is true of her diagnosis?
a. She is more likely to die from the disease than people of her grandparents’
generation would have been
b. She is less likely to die from it than she would have if she had Alzheimer’s disease.
c. She is likely to recover due to modern medical care.
d. The disease she has is extremely rare in the United States.
ANSWER: a
32. What do current death rate statistics resulting from Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases
reflect most about health and health care trends in the United States?
a. A fall in healthy lifestyle behaviors
b. A decrease in socioeconomic levels
c. An increase in the aging population
d. An increase in environmental toxins
ANSWER: c
33. Harry, a U.S citizen, died on his 22nd birthday. According to the National Center for Health
Statistics (NCHS, 2018), what is the most likely cause of death?
a. An accidental injury
b. COVID-19
c. Cancer
d. Cardiovascular disease
ANSWER: a
34. Which of the following ethnic groups is most at risk from dying from a chronic respiratory
disease?
a. European Americans
b. Hispanic Americans
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c. African Americans
d. Asian Americans
ANSWER: a
35. What two factors can help explain some of the ethnic differences in health and life
expectancy?
a. Economic differences and age
b. Economic differences and education level
c. Education level and age
d. Education level and drug use
ANSWER: b
36. People who graduate from college show the following positive outcomes EXCEPT
a. higher average incomes.
b. longer lifespans.
c. better access to health care.
d. less likelihood of chronic illness.
ANSWER: d
37. Compared to those who have not attended college, those who have attended college have
lower death rates from ______.
a. infectious diseases, but higher death rates from chronic diseases
b. unintentional injuries than from any kinds of disease
c. unintentional injuries, chronic diseases, and infectious diseases
d. chronic and infectious diseases than they do from accidental injury
ANSWER: c
38. Which of the following statements is true of the level of stress reported by college-educated
individuals in comparison with those who have not completed tenth grade?
a. College graduates report more stress than those who have not completed tenth
grade.
b. College graduates report less stress than those who have not completed tenth grade.
c. College graduates and people who have not completed tenth grade report roughly
the same amount of stress, but people who have not completed tenth grade report
more daily symptoms.
d. College graduates report less stress, but report more daily symptoms than people
who have not completed tenth grade.
ANSWER: b
39. What is most accurate about recent statistics on death rates relative to education?
a. Adults with high school diplomas die at nearly twice the rate as people without high
school diplomas.
b. Adults with college diplomas die at twice the rate as those with high school diplomas.
c. Adults with college diplomas die at less half the rate as those without high school
diplomas.
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d. Adults without high school diplomas die at twice the rate than those with high school
diplomas.
ANSWER: c
40. Researchers have found that having more education provides benefits
a. for people who live in the United States, primarily.
b. for better health, but not for longer life expectancy.
c. for longer life expectancy, but not for better health.
d. for people who live in various nations of the world.
ANSWER: d
41. Which statement is most accurate about education and health?
a. Education predicts both longevity and health, whereas intelligence does not.
b. Educated people use good health habits, rather than avoid bad health habits.
c. Educated people have more access to health information, and to health care.
d. Education predicts not whom one associates with, but attitudes about health.
ANSWER: c
42. The single most important contributor to an increase in life expectancy is
a. the decrease in the infant mortality rate.
b. the increase in individuals’ beliefs in the importance of exercise.
c. advancement in medical technology.
d. advancement in medical care.
ANSWER: a
43. What best describes the relationship between ethnicity and mortality in America today?
a. Ethnicity is related to life expectancy, but not to cause of death.
b. Ethnicity is related to cause of death, but not to life expectancy.
c. Ethnicity is related to both life expectancy and to cause of death.
d. Ethnicity is related to neither life expectancy nor cause of death.
ANSWER: c
44. In Table 1.1 of your textbook, why are some causes of death not listed for each ethnic
group?
a. No data are available for those causes in those groups.
b. They are not leading causes of death for those groups.
c. They do not cause any deaths for those ethnic groups.
d. Cause-of-death profiles are the same for some groups.
ANSWER: b
45. For which of the following ethnic groups is Alzheimer’s disease a less common cause of
death than for the others?
a. African Americans
b. European Americans
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