US Healthcare System Chapter 5 ACTUAL
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
In 2014, the average life expectancy at birth in the UK and other high-income countries was
around ___ years. - CORRECT ANSWER - 80
In 2013, infant mortality in the US was ___ per 1,000 live births. - CORRECT ANSWER -
5.9
On average, people in low-income countries ____ than people in high-income countries. -
CORRECT ANSWER - are shorter
In 2013, the average height of adult males in the US was - CORRECT ANSWER - 5'9
Between 1981 and 2011, deaths from kidney disease increased largely due to the effects of -
CORRECT ANSWER - increasing obesity
In the US since 1900, life expectancy at birth has ____ and the death rate has ____ - CORRECT
ANSWER - increased, decreased
In the US from 1981 to 2011, deaths from which of the following increased? - CORRECT
ANSWER - kidney disease
In the US from 1981 to 2011, deaths from ___ increased largely due to the effects of the
increasing obesity. - CORRECT ANSWER - diabetes
Which of the following did NOT contribute to the overall decline in death rates in the US since
1981? - CORRECT ANSWER - the decline in the population
, Health problems prevent people from working harder, which can lower a country's total income.
This indicates that in effect, health problems - CORRECT ANSWER - shift the country's
productive possibilities frontier inward
Changes in the health of the average person are relatively unimportant as an indicator of changes
in the standard of living. ( T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER -F
Since 1981, deaths from cardiovascular diseases have decreased in the US. (T/F) - CORRECT
ANSWER -T
The overall mortality rate in the US has declined for the past 30 years. (T/F) - CORRECT
ANSWER -T
Over time, people in the US and other high-income countries have, on average, become taller,
which is an indication that their nutritional status has improved. (T/F) - CORRECT
ANSWER -T
In the US in 2012, the percentage of people without some form of private health insurance was
about - CORRECT ANSWER - 36%
In the US in 2012, the percentage of people WITH some form of health insurance was about -
CORRECT ANSWER - 84%
In the US in 2012, the percentage of firms that employed more than 200 workers and did not
offer health insurance as a fringe benefit to the workers was about - CORRECT
ANSWER - 2%
In 2011, ____ of the uninsured were younger than age 34. - CORRECT ANSWER - 54%
In the US in 2012, of the firms that employed more than 200 works that offer health insurance to
works, about ___ of employees did not accept the coverage. - CORRECT ANSWER -
38%
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
In 2014, the average life expectancy at birth in the UK and other high-income countries was
around ___ years. - CORRECT ANSWER - 80
In 2013, infant mortality in the US was ___ per 1,000 live births. - CORRECT ANSWER -
5.9
On average, people in low-income countries ____ than people in high-income countries. -
CORRECT ANSWER - are shorter
In 2013, the average height of adult males in the US was - CORRECT ANSWER - 5'9
Between 1981 and 2011, deaths from kidney disease increased largely due to the effects of -
CORRECT ANSWER - increasing obesity
In the US since 1900, life expectancy at birth has ____ and the death rate has ____ - CORRECT
ANSWER - increased, decreased
In the US from 1981 to 2011, deaths from which of the following increased? - CORRECT
ANSWER - kidney disease
In the US from 1981 to 2011, deaths from ___ increased largely due to the effects of the
increasing obesity. - CORRECT ANSWER - diabetes
Which of the following did NOT contribute to the overall decline in death rates in the US since
1981? - CORRECT ANSWER - the decline in the population
, Health problems prevent people from working harder, which can lower a country's total income.
This indicates that in effect, health problems - CORRECT ANSWER - shift the country's
productive possibilities frontier inward
Changes in the health of the average person are relatively unimportant as an indicator of changes
in the standard of living. ( T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER -F
Since 1981, deaths from cardiovascular diseases have decreased in the US. (T/F) - CORRECT
ANSWER -T
The overall mortality rate in the US has declined for the past 30 years. (T/F) - CORRECT
ANSWER -T
Over time, people in the US and other high-income countries have, on average, become taller,
which is an indication that their nutritional status has improved. (T/F) - CORRECT
ANSWER -T
In the US in 2012, the percentage of people without some form of private health insurance was
about - CORRECT ANSWER - 36%
In the US in 2012, the percentage of people WITH some form of health insurance was about -
CORRECT ANSWER - 84%
In the US in 2012, the percentage of firms that employed more than 200 workers and did not
offer health insurance as a fringe benefit to the workers was about - CORRECT
ANSWER - 2%
In 2011, ____ of the uninsured were younger than age 34. - CORRECT ANSWER - 54%
In the US in 2012, of the firms that employed more than 200 works that offer health insurance to
works, about ___ of employees did not accept the coverage. - CORRECT ANSWER -
38%
