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Question 45 (1 point)

All of the following are related toactive life expectancy for minorities except:

Question 45 options:

	1) they are less likely to have health insurance.
	2) they are more likely to engage in a physical fitnessprogram.
	3) they are more likely to be employed at jobs where there isgreater risk of injury.
	4) they are more likely to engage in behaviors like smoking.

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Question 46 (1 point)

One of the recommendations to preserveSocial Security is to raise the normal retirement age. Aconsequence of raising it is that:

Question 46 options:

	1) fewer people will receive its benefits than before.
	2) it could worsen racial and ethnic inequality among olderAmericans.
	3) more elderly people will fall below the poverty level thanbefore.
	4) companies will suffer due to the increasing average age of theiremployees.

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Question 47 (1 point)

A women's risk of poverty ________ ifshe gets a divorce.

Question 47 options:

	1) increases
	2) decreases
	3) stays the same
	4) increases and decreases

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Question 48 (1 point)

In comparison with the types ofdiseases that caused deaths among older people in the United Statesin the nineteenth century, one of the major causes of death amongpeople 65 years and older today is _____.

Question 48 options:

	1) pneumonia
	2) diphtheria
	3) tuberculosis
	4) cancer

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Question 49 (1 point)

Functional age may be measured by:

Question 49 options:

	1) reduced skin elasticity.
	2) diminished long-term memory.
	3) speech defect.
	4) level of activity.