Exam 7: Mortality

Why is John Snow considered to be the Father of Epidemiology? What achievements and accomplishments did John Snow make during the cholera epidemics in London to have resulted in his being so recognized?

Which of following statements about the mortality of the U.S. population is true?

What is the main reason why the HIV/AIDS virus has spread so rapidly throughout much of Sub-Saharan Africa? Tell me how this reason works. Also, what measures might be put into place in Sub-Saharan Africa to stem the spread of HIV/AIDS.

If you live in the United States and are a(n) ________ female, on average you will live longer than anyone else.

Which of the following symbols is the life table symbol for life expectancy at birth?

Who is the father of epidemiology, as reported by Dudley Poston in the Population and Society textbook?

The crude death rate is the number of deaths in a population in a given year per _____ members of the population.

Which of the following historical events is not an example of an epidemic or pandemic disease?

Why should we not think of life expectancy at birth as a modal age at death?

Which of the following is not included in a life table?

What is meant by the racial mortality cross-over in the US? How does the cross-over work? Why does the cross-over occur?

Discuss the major differences between the crude death rate and the age-specific death rate? How is each calculated? Which of the two do demographers prefer to use? Why?

When studying the death rates patterns of a population, why do demographers usually use age specific death rates instead of the crude death rate in their research?

What is known in demography as the Taeuber paradox? Give an example of the paradox.