Women's Health Issues- Test 2
50%
About what percentage of all Americans will experience mental illness in their lifetimes?
commit suicide
Compared to women, men are more likely to...
WWII
During which of the following wars did the type and number of jobs available to women increase dramatically?
heart disease
Eating a high-fiber diet may protect against...
trans fat
Eating which of the following raises LDL levels and reduces HDL levels?
15%
Today about what percentage of women in the US smoke cigarettes?
aerobic exercise
Cardiovascular endurance can be increased most effectively through...
Hispanic women
In the US, smoking rates are the lowest among...
erosion of the cartilage between bones
What causes osteoarthritis?
decrease in bone mass
What is the main characteristic of osteoporosis?
orally
What is the most common way of taking drugs?
70%
What percent of women in the workforce have young children?
during their childbearing years
When are autoimmune diseases most likely to appear in women?
aarhythmia
When the heart begins to beat irregularly, the condition is called...
women aged 16-24
Which group of women has faced the highest rates of unemployment?
being a first-generation immigrant
Which of the following characteristics puts women at a higher-than-average risk of being a victim of domestic abuse?
domestic violence
Which of the following choices means the same things as "battering"?
fat
which of the following is a macronutrient?
25%
The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that about what percentage of American adults have experienced some kind of mental disorder in the past year?
50%
The USDA dietary guidelines recommend that most Americans get about what percentage of their diet from fruits and vegetables?
American Indian/Alaska Native
In the US, which group of women are more likely to report rape victimization than women of other backgrounds?
81
In the US, women make about how many cents for every dollar earned by men working in similar positions?
thirdhand smoke
Harmful chemicals that build in a room where someone has smoked
25%
In the US, a women has about what percent chance of facing some form of violence from an intimate partner during her lifetime?
15
On average, a women who smokes will die about how many years earlier than she would have if she hadn't smoked?
3rd
Stroke is which of the following leading cause of death among women?
depression
Which mental illness is commonly mistaken for dementia in the elderly?
diabetes
Which of the following chronic diseases appears roughly equally in both sexes?
nicotine
Which of the following compounds are present in electronic cigarettes?
fiber
Which of the following nutrients is found only in plant products?
57%
Women currently make up about what percentage of the current US labor force?
