BBH 440: CHAPTER 5 Exam
Questions and Answers 100%
PASS
why data are displayed according to person - CORRECT ANSWER--characterizes
who is getting the disease
-ex: age, gender, race/ethnicity, marital and family status, occupation, and
education
why data are displayed according to place - CORRECT ANSWER--addresses
where health-related states or events are occurring most or least frequently
-often involve comparison between or among geographic regions, in groups before
and after
why data are displayed according to time - CORRECT ANSWER--used to analyze
and interpret ate the occurrence of health-related states or events
-ex: hours, weeks, years, decades
population period - CORRECT ANSWER--tracks and compares changes in
population age distributions over time
, -the number of persons in various age groups in a selected population is affected
by birth rates, fertility levels, etc, so the population is dynamic
-percentages of the population in each age group are represented by the length of
the bars on the graph (all equal 100%)
expansive pyramid - CORRECT ANSWER--shows a broad base and has a tall,
pointed shaped which represents a rapid rate of population growth and low
proportion of older people
-pointed top shows that many persons are dying in each birth cohort year so that
very few persons are in the older age cohorts at the top
stationary pyramid/blocked shaped - CORRECT ANSWER--more blocked
shaped
-low fertility and low mortality
-for more industrialized society
constructive pyramid/hour glass - CORRECT ANSWER--showing a lower
number or percentage of younger people
-people are generally older with a low death rate but a low birth rate
-frequent with european countries
what shape is the US population pyramid? - CORRECT ANSWER--stationary
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Questions and Answers 100%
PASS
why data are displayed according to person - CORRECT ANSWER--characterizes
who is getting the disease
-ex: age, gender, race/ethnicity, marital and family status, occupation, and
education
why data are displayed according to place - CORRECT ANSWER--addresses
where health-related states or events are occurring most or least frequently
-often involve comparison between or among geographic regions, in groups before
and after
why data are displayed according to time - CORRECT ANSWER--used to analyze
and interpret ate the occurrence of health-related states or events
-ex: hours, weeks, years, decades
population period - CORRECT ANSWER--tracks and compares changes in
population age distributions over time
, -the number of persons in various age groups in a selected population is affected
by birth rates, fertility levels, etc, so the population is dynamic
-percentages of the population in each age group are represented by the length of
the bars on the graph (all equal 100%)
expansive pyramid - CORRECT ANSWER--shows a broad base and has a tall,
pointed shaped which represents a rapid rate of population growth and low
proportion of older people
-pointed top shows that many persons are dying in each birth cohort year so that
very few persons are in the older age cohorts at the top
stationary pyramid/blocked shaped - CORRECT ANSWER--more blocked
shaped
-low fertility and low mortality
-for more industrialized society
constructive pyramid/hour glass - CORRECT ANSWER--showing a lower
number or percentage of younger people
-people are generally older with a low death rate but a low birth rate
-frequent with european countries
what shape is the US population pyramid? - CORRECT ANSWER--stationary
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