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1
Q

T/F: the majority of old people are senile

A

False

2
Q

T/F: all five senses tend to decline in old age

A

True

3
Q

T/F: most old people have no interest in or capacity for sexual relations

A

False

4
Q

T/F: lung capacity tends to decline in old age

A

True

5
Q

T/F: the majority of old people feel miserable most the time

A

False

6
Q

T/F: physical strength tends to decline in old age

A

True

7
Q

T/F: at least one tenth of the aged are living in long stay institutions

A

False

8
Q

T/F: aged drivers have fewer accidents per person than drivers under 65

A

True

9
Q

T/F: most older workers cannot work as effectively as younger workers

A

False

10
Q

T/F: about 80% of the aged are healthy enough to carry out their normal activities

A

True

11
Q

T/F: most old people are set in their ways unable to change

A

False

12
Q

T/F: old people usually take longer to learn something new

A

True

13
Q

T/F: it is almost impossible form,oat old people to learn new things

A

False

14
Q

T/F: the reaction time of older people is slower than in younger people

A

True

15
Q

T/F: in general most old people are pretty much alike

A

False

16
Q

T/F: the majority of old people are seldom bored

A

True

17
Q

T/F: the majority of old people are socially isolated and lonely

A

False

18
Q

T/F: older workers have fewer accidents than younger workers

A

True

19
Q

T/F: over 15% of the us population are now age 65 or over

A

False

20
Q

T/F: most medical practitioners tend to give low priority to the aged

A

True

21
Q

T/F: the majority of older people have incomes below the poverty level

A

False

22
Q

T/F: the majority of old people are working or would like to have some kind of work to do

A

True

23
Q

Older people tend to become more religious As they age

A

False

24
Q

T/F: the majority of old people are seldom irritated or angry

A

True

25
Q

T/F: the health and socioeconomic status of older people in the year 2020 will probably be the same as now

A

False

26
Q

T/F: older persons have more acute illnesses than persons under 65

A

False

27
Q

T/F: more older persons have chronic illnesses than limit their activity than younger people

A

True

28
Q

T/F: a persons height tends to decline in old age

A

True

29
Q

T/F: older workers have less absenteeism than younger workers

A

True

30
Q

T/F: the life expectancy of men at age 65 is about the same as women’s

A

False

31
Q

The aged have higher rates of criminal victimization than persons under 65

A

False

32
Q

T/F: Medicare pays over half the medical expenses for the aged

A

False

33
Q

T/F: social security benefits automatically increases with inflation

A

True

34
Q

T/F: the aged do not get their proportionate share of the nations income

A

False

35
Q

T/F: older persons have more injuries in the home than persons under 65

A

False

36
Q

T/F: the aged are more fearful of crime than persons under 65

A

True

37
Q

T/F: the life expectancy of blacks at age 65 is about the same as whites

A

False

38
Q

T/F: the aged are most law abiding of all adult groups according to statistics

A

True

39
Q

T/F: participation in voluntary organizations tends to decline among the healthy aged

A

False

40
Q

T/F: there are two widows for each widower among the aged

A

False

41
Q

T/F: there are proportionally more older persons in public office than in the total population

A

True

42
Q

T/F: supplemental secur income guarantees a minimum income for needy aged

A

True

43
Q

T/F: the proportion of blacks among the aged is growing

A

True

44
Q

T/F: about 3% more of the aged have incomes below the official poverty level than the rest of the population

A

False

45
Q

T/F: when the last child leaves the home the majority of parents have serious problems adjusting to the empty nest

A

False

46
Q

T/F: the rate of poverty among aged blacks is about 3x as high as aged whites

A

True

47
Q

T/F: more of the aged vote than any other age group

A

False

48
Q

T/F: the majority of aged live alone

A

False

49
Q

T/F: older persons who reduce their activity tend to be happier than those who remain active

A

False

50
Q

The proportion widowed is decreasing among the aged

A

True