Question 1

The most detailed approach to projecting a population is the _______ method.

Accepted Answer

A)  cohort component 
B)  components of growth 
C)  extrapolation 
D)  demographic analysis

Question 2

In most human societies there are more women at the older ages than there are men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Population momentum is most influenced by the proportion of the population that is

Accepted Answer

A)  migrants under the age of 15. 
B)  males aged 65 or older. 
C)  women of reproductive age. 
D)  of working age.

Question 4

The early impact of mortality decline on the age structure is to

Accepted Answer

A)  make it younger. 
B)  make it older. 
C)  produce a youth bulge. 
D)  produce a middle-age bulge.

Question 5

The demographic dividend is associated with an age structure characterized by

Accepted Answer

A)  a bulge in the working-age population. 
B)  a youth bulge. 
C)  age rectangularization. 
D)  an hourglass economy age pattern.

Question 6

The common designation of age 65 as the beginning of old age is based largely on

Accepted Answer

A)  the average age of retirement in the United States. 
B)  the individual aging process that lowers productivity after age 65. 
C)  historical custom. 
D)  the proportion of people alive past that age.

Question 7

Cohort flow captures the idea that

Accepted Answer

A)  historical events similarly affect people of the same age. 
B)  people born at the same time tend to die at the same time. 
C)  cohort effects are more important than either period or age effects. 
D)  the composition of a population is determined by its pattern of birth cohorts.

Question 8

A young age structure tends to have ____, whereas an older age structure tends to have ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  more females than males; more males than females 
B)  more males than females; more females than males 
C)  more females than males; more females than males 
D)  None of these are correct.

Question 9

Mexico is currently in the midst of its own "age dividend" or "demographic windfall."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A population projection and a population forecast refer to the same concept.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

If you see an age pyramid that caves in at the younger ages, the most likely explanation is

Accepted Answer

A)  declining fertility. 
B)  increasing mortality. 
C)  declining mortality. 
D)  out-migration.

Question 12

A very important policy implication of the age transition is that societies have to

Accepted Answer

A)  figure out what to do with the aging population. 
B)  lower the age at retirement. 
C)  encourage immigration of younger people. 
D)  encourage emigration of older people.

Question 13

A key characteristic of the age transition is that it represents

Accepted Answer

A)  a shift from a very young population to an older population. 
B)  a demographic dividend. 
C)  the end stage of the overall demographic transition. 
D)  a shift from a female majority to a male majority population.

Question 14

Despite the decline in fertility in Mexico, that country has not experienced the same demographic dividend as China because

Accepted Answer

A)  its fertility decline has been much slower over time. 
B)  infant mortality has been much higher in Mexico than in China. 
C)  the status of women is lower in Mexico than in China. 
D)  the high rate of Mexican out-migration dampens the demographic dividend.

Question 15

The long-term impact of a fertility decline on the age structure is to

Accepted Answer

A)  make it younger. 
B)  make it older. 
C)  produce a youth bulge. 
D)  produce a middle-age bulge

Exam 8: The Age Transition and the Life Course

The most detailed approach to projecting a population is the _______ method.

In most human societies there are more women at the older ages than there are men.

Population momentum is most influenced by the proportion of the population that is

The early impact of mortality decline on the age structure is to

The demographic dividend is associated with an age structure characterized by

The common designation of age 65 as the beginning of old age is based largely on

Cohort flow captures the idea that

A young age structure tends to have , whereas an older age structure tends to have __.

Mexico is currently in the midst of its own "age dividend" or "demographic windfall."

A population projection and a population forecast refer to the same concept.

If you see an age pyramid that caves in at the younger ages, the most likely explanation is

A very important policy implication of the age transition is that societies have to

A key characteristic of the age transition is that it represents

Despite the decline in fertility in Mexico, that country has not experienced the same demographic dividend as China because

The long-term impact of a fertility decline on the age structure is to