CLEP - Introductory Sociology Statistics Section

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The Elderly

What age group has seen poverty decline since the 1970s?

Women since they outlive men

What gender group is the largest in terms of growth?

Asians

What group has the longest life expectancy of approx 84.9 years?

Children

What group is poorer now than they were in the 80s?

Old women

What group is twice as likely to be poor?

Elderly

What group makes up 22% percent of the population or approx 72 m?

Married People

What group of people have higher net worths?

Blacks & Native Americans

What groups have the highest poverty rate of 25%?

50%

What is the Divorce Rate?

30%

What is the Marriage Rate?

Whites

What is the biggest group of people in poverty?

Infectious disease

What is the leading death cause in less developed countries?

There are more men than women in every society

What is the relationship of sex in every society ?

62%

What percent is Upper Middle Class?

3-5%

What percent is Wealthy?

46%

What percent of black children under the age of 6 lived in poverty in 1993?

16%

What percent of the US is poor?

11%

What percentage of Whites are poor?

85%

What percentage of people live in cities?

The economy

What structural factor contributes to the rise of homelessness?

Mexicans

What was the largest group of immigrants in the 2000s?

Africa

Which continent has the highest birth rate?

Asia

Which continent has the lowest birthrate?

Asians

Who has the highest level of formal achievement?

Baby Boomers

Who is the fastest growing age group?

Baby Boomers

Who makes up approx 79 m. or 26% of the population?

Black infant mortality remains twice as high as white infant mortality

despite a decrease for both groups, Over the past 30 years, what has happened in terms of infant mortality rates?

20%

Among the blacks & Native Americans what percent of their children are living in poverty?

Over the age of 80

At what age does Elder Abuse occur?

60%

what percent of the US is White?


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