Study Unit- Aging_ Sociology
According to the 2000 Census, about 11 percent of the total population was foreign born. What percent of the 65 and over age category was foreign born?
10%
According to the 2000 Census, what percent of those 65 or over graduated from high school?
32%
Which age category had the highest percentage of persons working as identified by the 2000 Census?
65-74
Which of the following age categories had the highest percentage of individuals who were caregivers for their coresident grandchildren?
65-74
Use Figure 7 from "We the People: Aging in the United States" to answer this question. What can be inferred from the information in the 2000 Census?
Almost two-thirds of the population 65 and older had a high school diploma or higher.
Which of these statements is true?
During the 1990s, the proportion of the population that was 65 and older within the total population dropped slightly.
Which state had the highest proportion of those 65 and over?
Florida
Which state had the largest proportion of its population aged 65 years and over?
Florida
Which of these statements can be proven true based on the information from the 2000 Census?
Florida has one of the highest median ages of any state.
Which of these statements is true?
Florida has the highest proportion of individuals 65 and over.
Use Figure 2 from "We the People: Aging in the United States" to answer this question. Which of these statements is not true with regard to the information aged 65 and over?
It is more likely that a person in the 65 to 74 category was married in 2000.
In which region did the growth rates for those under age 18 grow the fastest?
Northeast and West
Which regions had the most growth in the total population in the older population in the 1990s?
South and West
What is a correct description of the growth rates of the three age categories as identified by the 2000 Census?
The growth rates across all age categories were relatively even.
Use figure 4 from "Age: 2000" to answer this question. What can be inferred from the information on the graph?
The people in the white age categories live longer than the people in any other age category.
Which of these descriptions accurately describes the ratio of the male population to the female population in the 1990s?
There are more men than women in the lower age categories.
Use Figure 1 from "We the People: Aging in the United States" to answer this question. Which of these statements is false with regard to the population age 65 and older?
There are more men than women.
Which region had the highest growth rate of all three age groups?
West
Which of these answers correctly reflects what happened to the proportion of the population ages 65 and older within the total population in 2000?
dropped from 12.6 percent in 1990 to 12.4%
