Deck 10: Fertility and Family Life

Question 1

Globally, there is a negative correlation between fertility rates and

A)infant mortality rates
B)maternal mortality rates
C)income per capita
D)both a and b above
E)none of the above

Answer 1

C

Question 2

With regard to the relationship between religion and fertility, those who identify themselves as _____________ are the least likely to have three or more children.

A)Conservative Protestant
B)Liberal Protestant
C)Catholic
D)None (no religious preference)

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Using the results of Chapter 10, discuss three of the factors which may influence a couple to decide not to have children.

Answer 3

no answer

Question 4

Using the results from Chapter 10, how would you describe the attitudes of most Americans
towards the legalization of abortion? Discuss some of the social factors (e.g. age, education,
religion) that appear to influence attitudes towards abortion.

Question 5

Based on the results of Chapter 10, how would you answer if someone asked you whether having children would affect their lifestyle?

Question 6

According to the GSS, between 1972 and 2000 the percentage of married couples who had three or more children

A)increased by over 10 percent
B)decreased by over 10 percent
C)remained about the same.

Question 7

According to the results in Chapter 10 using the GLOBAL data file, which of the following has a statistically significant relationship with the desire for a large family?

A)per capita income
B)contraceptive use
C)abortion rates
D)all of the above

Question 8

Which of the following would be most likely to believe that the ideal number of children to have is three or more?

A)someone who did not graduate from a high school
B)a high school graduate who did not go to college
C)a college graduate
D)none of the above are any more or less likely to hold this belief

Question 9

Which of the following would be most likely to have three or more children?

A)someone who did not graduate from a high school
B)a high school graduate who did not go to college
C)a college graduate
D)none of the above are any more or less likely to have three or more children

Question 10

According to the results in Chapter 10,

A)men who had children during their teens were less likely to go to college.
B)women who had children during their teens were less likely to go to college.
C)those who had children in their teens were more likely to have lower incomes.
D)all of the above

Question 11

The least likely couples to have three or more children are those in which

A)one spouse is employed fulltime and the other spouse is not employed.
B)one spouse is employed fulltime and the other spouse is employed part-time.
C)both spouses are employed full-time.
D)none of the above are more or less likely to have three or more children

Question 12

According to the map in Chapter 10, fertility rates are highest in

A)Western Europe and Eastern Europe.
B)South America and North America.
C)Africa and the Middle East.
D)Western Europe and North America.

Question 13

Which of the following statements is supported by the results in Chapter 10?

A)When comparing only those who went to college, African-Americans are only slightly more likely than whites to have three or more children.
B)When comparing only those who went to college, African-Americans are not more likely than whites to have three or more children.
C)When comparing only those who went to college, African-Americans are more likely than whites to believe having three or more children is ideal.
D)both a and c above

Question 14

When people in the General Social Survey were asked how many children they had the most frequent response was

A)none.
B)1 - 2.
C)3 or more.
D)none of the above - the responses were divided equally among the three categories.

Question 15

Which of the following activities is more likely to be engaged in by those who have children than by those who do not.

A)going to a sporting event
B)going to a concert
C)going to a movie
D)eating out
E)none of the above

Question 16

According to the GSS, between 1972 and 2000 the percentage of married couples who had no children

A)increased by over 10 percent
B)decreased by over 10 percent
C)remained about the same.