CLEP - Introductory Sociology Statistics Section
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?
