Deck 16: Economic Considerations of Aging

Question 1

Socioeconomic status affects:

A) health.
B) longevity.
C) health choices.
D) all of the above

Answer 1

all of the above

Question 2

The dramatic increase in life expectancy in the United States from age 47.3 in 1900 to age 77.8 in 2004 was generated primarily by:

A) a higher birth rate.
B) public health activities.
C) more doctors graduating from medical school.
D) better prenatal care.

Answer 2

public health activities.

Question 3

This increased dramatically during the 20th century and provided resources to support public health and health care services, education, and nutrition:

A) government spending
B) population of employable workers
C) economic standard of living
D) taxes

Answer 3

economic standard of living

Question 4

Analysis of relationships between socioeconomic status and health for older adults includes:

A) life expectancy trends, income and assets, and health insurance coverage.
B) health literacy, health insurance literacy, and financial stability.
C) community health issues, health literacy, and financial stability.
D) financial stability, community health issues, and health insurance literacy.

Question 5

The proportion of the U.S. population aged 65 and older is projected to grow from 12% in 2005 to 21% in 2050. This increase reflects both:

A) the increased economic standard of living and medical innovations.
B) medical innovations and increased life expectancy.
C) higher median income and medical innovations.
D) the aging baby boomer generation and increased life expectancy.

Question 6

The ability to use a telephone or balance a checkbook are examples of:

A) key indicators of well being.
B) instrumental activities of daily living.
C) activities of daily living.
D) life care skills.

Question 7

The increasing proportion of active and healthy years for older adults reflects:

A) an improved life expectancy.
B) an increasing number of years before disabilities are reported and an improved health care system.
C) an increasing ability to recover from episodes of disability and technological advances that aid in the aging process.
D) an increasing number of years before disabilities are reported and an increasing ability to recover from episodes of disability.

Question 8

Older adults obtain income from four primary sources:

A) Social Security, savings, family, assets.
B) Social Security, pensions and annuities, assets, earnings.
C) Social Security, earnings, savings, trusts.
D) Social Security, pensions and 401Ks, trusts, earnings.

Question 9

This increase allows older adults to consider an increased range of choices about living arrangements and use of time:

A) median real income
B) life expectancy
C) medical innovations
D) technological advances

Question 10

The median income for older adults has declined in recent years. Reasons for this decline may include:

A) falling interest rates.
B) stock market shifts.
C) housing market downturns.
D) all of the above

Question 11

This resource provides health insurance for 97% of Americans aged 65 and older:

A) Medicaid
B) Medicare Part D
C) Medicare
D) Employer-Sponsored Supplemental Insurance Plans (ESI)

Question 12

Those who are not eligible for retiree health benefits or Medicaid may elect to purchase this type of insurance plan:

A) Cobra policy
B) Medicare Part D
C) Medicare Part A
D) Medigap

Question 13

The Dartmouth Atlas website presents evidence that this factor greatly influences the amounts and types of health care received by Medicare beneficiaries:

A) geography
B) education
C) health literacy
D) socioeconomic status