Question 1

In the United States, men and women have nearly identical percentages of high school and college graduation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The diversity of household types in the United States is most noticeable in terms of the percent of households that are

Accepted Answer

A)  married couples with children. 
B)  married couples without children. 
C)  cohabiting couples. 
D)  other families without children. 
A)  married couples with children. 
B)  married couples without children. 
C)  cohabiting couples. 
D)  other families without children.

Question 3

Wealth is measured as the sum of your assets and what you owe to others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Because it is not a biological attribute, religion is always considered to be an achieved characteristic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The inequality in the distribution of income in the United States means that the top 20 percent of earners bring in ___ percent of the nation's total income, compared to ___ percent for the bottom 20 percent.

Accepted Answer

A)  20; 10 
B)  30; 7 
C)  40; 5 
D)  50; 3 
A)  20; 10 
B)  30; 7 
C)  40; 5 
D)  50; 3

Question 6

The rise in the number of female-headed households is most apt to be the result of a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  decline in fertility. 
B)  decline in mortality. 
C)  increase in the status of women. 
D)  increase in the urban population. 
A)  decline in fertility. 
B)  decline in mortality. 
C)  increase in the status of women. 
D)  increase in the urban population.

Question 7

Why do you think that race and ethnicity affect life chances in so many different societies?

Accepted Answer

Race and ethnicity affect life chances i

Question 8

The nature of a family is that it is a(n) _______ unit, whereas a household is a ________unit.

Accepted Answer

A)  consumption; kinship 
B)  kinship; residential 
C)  economic; nonfamily 
D)  residential; family 
A)  consumption; kinship 
B)  kinship; residential 
C)  economic; nonfamily 
D)  residential; family

Question 9

Most of the income gains for African American families relative to non-Hispanic whites in the United States came during the ______ period.

Accepted Answer

A)  1950s 
B)  1960s 
C)  1970s 
D)  1980s 
A)  1950s 
B)  1960s 
C)  1970s 
D)  1980s

Question 10

Discuss the ways in which each of the other components of the demographic transition lead up to and help explain the changes taking place in families and households.

Accepted Answer

The demographic transition model is a fr

Question 11

In the United States, women aged 25 and over who are full-time year-round workers with a graduate or professional degree make about ____ percent as much money as do men of the same age and economic activity.

Accepted Answer

A)  50 
B)  75 
C)  85 
D)  90 
A)  50 
B)  75 
C)  85 
D)  90

Question 12

How do the differences in, or changes in, life chances for an individual affect the proximate determinants of his or her own family and household living arrangement? Pick one demographic characteristic such as education and discuss how different levels of that characteristic could affect the living arrangement choices that a person might make.

Accepted Answer

The differences in, or changes in, life

Question 13

Incomes for African American families have been rising at a faster rate than for white families, yet the income gap has grown in absolute terms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Educational homogamy refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  people of the same sex with the same level of education. 
B)  marrying someone with a similar educational level. 
C)  the rise in educational attainment among women. 
D)  the fact that religious education has become more secular. 
A)  people of the same sex with the same level of education. 
B)  marrying someone with a similar educational level. 
C)  the rise in educational attainment among women. 
D)  the fact that religious education has become more secular.

Question 15

Women are more likely than men to be holding jobs in professional or related occupations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

In the United States, men and women have nearly identical percentages of high school and college graduation.

The diversity of household types in the United States is most noticeable in terms of the percent of households that are

Wealth is measured as the sum of your assets and what you owe to others.

Because it is not a biological attribute, religion is always considered to be an achieved characteristic.

The inequality in the distribution of income in the United States means that the top 20 percent of earners bring in _ percent of the nation's total income, compared to _ percent for the bottom 20 percent.

The rise in the number of female-headed households is most apt to be the result of a(n)

Why do you think that race and ethnicity affect life chances in so many different societies?

The nature of a family is that it is a(n) _ unit, whereas a household is a __unit.

Most of the income gains for African American families relative to non-Hispanic whites in the United States came during the ______ period.

Discuss the ways in which each of the other components of the demographic transition lead up to and help explain the changes taking place in families and households.

In the United States, women aged 25 and over who are full-time year-round workers with a graduate or professional degree make about ____ percent as much money as do men of the same age and economic activity.

Incomes for African American families have been rising at a faster rate than for white families, yet the income gap has grown in absolute terms.

Educational homogamy refers to

Women are more likely than men to be holding jobs in professional or related occupations.

Introduction to Demography

Demographic Data and Applied Demography

Demographic Perspectives

The Health and Mortality Transition

The Fertility Transition

The Migration Transition

The Urbanization Transition

The Age Transition and the Life Course

Population, the Environment, and Global Sustainability

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Exam 9: Family Demography, Raceethnicity, and Life Chances

In the United States, men and women have nearly identical percentages of high school and college graduation.

The diversity of household types in the United States is most noticeable in terms of the percent of households that are

Wealth is measured as the sum of your assets and what you owe to others.

Because it is not a biological attribute, religion is always considered to be an achieved characteristic.

The inequality in the distribution of income in the United States means that the top 20 percent of earners bring in ___ percent of the nation's total income, compared to ___ percent for the bottom 20 percent.

The rise in the number of female-headed households is most apt to be the result of a(n)

Why do you think that race and ethnicity affect life chances in so many different societies?

The nature of a family is that it is a(n) _______ unit, whereas a household is a ________unit.

Most of the income gains for African American families relative to non-Hispanic whites in the United States came during the ______ period.

Discuss the ways in which each of the other components of the demographic transition lead up to and help explain the changes taking place in families and households.

In the United States, women aged 25 and over who are full-time year-round workers with a graduate or professional degree make about ____ percent as much money as do men of the same age and economic activity.

Incomes for African American families have been rising at a faster rate than for white families, yet the income gap has grown in absolute terms.

Educational homogamy refers to

Women are more likely than men to be holding jobs in professional or related occupations.

Introduction to Demography

Demographic Data and Applied Demography

Demographic Perspectives

The Health and Mortality Transition

The Fertility Transition

The Migration Transition

The Urbanization Transition

The Age Transition and the Life Course

Population, the Environment, and Global Sustainability

Filters

The inequality in the distribution of income in the United States means that the top 20 percent of earners bring in _ percent of the nation's total income, compared to _ percent for the bottom 20 percent.

The nature of a family is that it is a(n) _ unit, whereas a household is a __unit.