Question 1

The country with the greatest number of people aged 65 and older is:

Accepted Answer

A)  China. 
B)  Italy. 
C)  Japan. 
D)  United States. 
A)  China. 
B)  Italy. 
C)  Japan. 
D)  United States. A

Question 2

The country with the highest percentage of people aged 65 and older is:

Accepted Answer

A)  China. 
B)  Italy. 
C)  Japan. 
D)  United States. 
A)  China. 
B)  Italy. 
C)  Japan. 
D)  United States. C

Question 3

The impact of mortality decline is more to increase the size of the population than to change the age structure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Which demographic process is most responsible for the age dividend/demographic dividend/demographic windfall?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rapid drop in infant mortality 
B)  Rapid rise in life expectancy 
C)  Rapid drop in fertility 
D)  Rapid rate of immigration 
A)  Rapid drop in infant mortality 
B)  Rapid rise in life expectancy 
C)  Rapid drop in fertility 
D)  Rapid rate of immigration

Question 5

The early impact of mortality decline on the age structure is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  make it younger. 
B)  make it older. 
C)  make it bulge in the middle. 
D)  None of the above 
A)  make it younger. 
B)  make it older. 
C)  make it bulge in the middle. 
D)  None of the above

Question 6

The long-term impact of a fertility decline on the age structure is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  make it younger. 
B)  make it older. 
C)  make it bulge in the middle. 
D)  None of the above 
A)  make it younger. 
B)  make it older. 
C)  make it bulge in the middle. 
D)  None of the above

Question 7

In most human societies, there are more women at the older ages than there are men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Disability-free life expectancy is essentially that age at which we transition from:

Accepted Answer

A)  work to retirement. 
B)  marriage to widowhood. 
C)  sickness to health. 
D)  The Third Age to the Fourth Age. 
A)  work to retirement. 
B)  marriage to widowhood. 
C)  sickness to health. 
D)  The Third Age to the Fourth Age.

Question 9

Cohort flow captures the idea that:

Accepted Answer

A)  historical events similarly affect people of the same age. 
B)  people born at the same time tend to die at the same time. 
C)  cohort effects are more important than either period or age effects. 
D)  the composition of a population is determined by its pattern of birth cohorts. 
A)  historical events similarly affect people of the same age. 
B)  people born at the same time tend to die at the same time. 
C)  cohort effects are more important than either period or age effects. 
D)  the composition of a population is determined by its pattern of birth cohorts.

Question 10

A young age structure tends to have ____; whereas an older age structure tends to have ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  More females than males; more males than females 
B)  More males than females; more females than males 
C)  More females than males; more females than males 
D)  None of the above 
A)  More females than males; more males than females 
B)  More males than females; more females than males 
C)  More females than males; more females than males 
D)  None of the above

Question 11

The so-called 'age dividend' or 'demographic windfall' is associated with which of the following types of age structures?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bulge in the working age population 
B)  Youth bulge 
C)  Age rectangularization 
D)  Hourglass economy age pattern 
A)  Bulge in the working age population 
B)  Youth bulge 
C)  Age rectangularization 
D)  Hourglass economy age pattern

Question 12

In most human societies, more females are born than males.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The dependency ratio measures the ratio of the population of working age to the population of dependent age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Mexico is currently in the midst of its own "age dividend" or "demographic windfall."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The common designation of age 65 as the beginning of old age is based largely on:

Accepted Answer

A)  the average age of retirement in the United States. 
B)  the individual aging process that lowers productivity after age 65. 
C)  historical custom. 335) 
D)  the proportion of people alive past that age. 
A)  the average age of retirement in the United States. 
B)  the individual aging process that lowers productivity after age 65. 
C)  historical custom. 335) 
D)  the proportion of people alive past that age.

Question 16

The impact of fertility decline is more to decrease the size of the population than to change the age structure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

If you see an age pyramid that caves in at the younger ages, the most likely explanation is:

Accepted Answer

A)  declining fertility. 
B)  increasing mortality. 
C)  declining mortality. 
D)  out-migration. 
A)  declining fertility. 
B)  increasing mortality. 
C)  declining mortality. 
D)  out-migration.

Question 18

Population momentum is most influenced by the proportion of the population that is:

Accepted Answer

A)  under 15. 
B)  older than 65. 
C)  women in the reproductive years. 
D)  foreign-born. 
A)  under 15. 
B)  older than 65. 
C)  women in the reproductive years. 
D)  foreign-born.

Question 19

The majority of older people live in the more developed countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A population projection and a population forecast refer to the same concept.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The country with the greatest number of people aged 65 and older is:

The country with the highest percentage of people aged 65 and older is:

The impact of mortality decline is more to increase the size of the population than to change the age structure.

Which demographic process is most responsible for the age dividend/demographic dividend/demographic windfall?

The early impact of mortality decline on the age structure is to:

The long-term impact of a fertility decline on the age structure is to:

In most human societies, there are more women at the older ages than there are men.

Disability-free life expectancy is essentially that age at which we transition from:

Cohort flow captures the idea that:

A young age structure tends to have ; whereas an older age structure tends to have __.

The so-called 'age dividend' or 'demographic windfall' is associated with which of the following types of age structures?

In most human societies, more females are born than males.

The dependency ratio measures the ratio of the population of working age to the population of dependent age.

Mexico is currently in the midst of its own "age dividend" or "demographic windfall."

The common designation of age 65 as the beginning of old age is based largely on:

The impact of fertility decline is more to decrease the size of the population than to change the age structure.

If you see an age pyramid that caves in at the younger ages, the most likely explanation is:

Population momentum is most influenced by the proportion of the population that is:

The majority of older people live in the more developed countries.

A population projection and a population forecast refer to the same concept.

Introduction to Demography

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Exam 8: The Age Transition

The country with the greatest number of people aged 65 and older is:

The country with the highest percentage of people aged 65 and older is:

The impact of mortality decline is more to increase the size of the population than to change the age structure.

Which demographic process is most responsible for the age dividend/demographic dividend/demographic windfall?

The early impact of mortality decline on the age structure is to:

The long-term impact of a fertility decline on the age structure is to:

In most human societies, there are more women at the older ages than there are men.

Disability-free life expectancy is essentially that age at which we transition from:

Cohort flow captures the idea that:

A young age structure tends to have ____; whereas an older age structure tends to have ______.

The so-called 'age dividend' or 'demographic windfall' is associated with which of the following types of age structures?

In most human societies, more females are born than males.

The dependency ratio measures the ratio of the population of working age to the population of dependent age.

Mexico is currently in the midst of its own "age dividend" or "demographic windfall."

The common designation of age 65 as the beginning of old age is based largely on:

The impact of fertility decline is more to decrease the size of the population than to change the age structure.

If you see an age pyramid that caves in at the younger ages, the most likely explanation is:

Population momentum is most influenced by the proportion of the population that is:

The majority of older people live in the more developed countries.

A population projection and a population forecast refer to the same concept.

Introduction to Demography

Global Population Trends

Demographic Perspectives

Demographic Data

The Health and Mortality Transition

The Fertility Transition

The Migration Transition

The Urban Transition

The Family and Household Transition

Population and the Environment

Coping With Demographic Change

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A young age structure tends to have ; whereas an older age structure tends to have __.