Global Trends Quiz
7 Questions
| Attempts: 275
Questions and Answers
- 1.
At "replacement-level fertility," the average couple has only enough children to replace itself, or about two children. Which developed countries have above replacement-level fertility?
- A.
Italy & France
- B.
United States
- C.
None
Correct Answer
C. None -
- 2.
Where is a woman's life expectancy the highest in the world?
- A.
Japan
- B.
Kenya
- C.
United States
Correct Answer
A. Japan -
- 3.
How many people living in the developed world are 60 years or older?
- A.
1 out of 10
- B.
1 out of 5
- C.
1 out of 3
Correct Answer
B. 1 out of 5 -
- 4.
While many Americans aged 65 and older live with spouses, what percentage live with grown children or other extended-family members?
- A.
15 percent
- B.
20 percent
- C.
70 percent
Correct Answer
B. 20 percent -
- 5.
By 2035, how many working-age adults (15-64) will there be to support each elder (65 and over) in the developed world?
- A.
2.5
- B.
4.7
- C.
7.4
Correct Answer
A. 2.5 -
- 6.
In 1995 the payroll tax rate in the U.S. was 15.8 percent. According to economist Peter Peterson, what would the payroll tax rate need to be in 2030 to cover current retirement promises?
- A.
31.9 percent
- B.
53.2 percent
- C.
71.5 percent
Correct Answer
A. 31.9 percent -
- 7.
What percentage of people living in the U.S. were born in other nations?
- A.
2.5 percent
- B.
11 percent
- C.
14 percent
Correct Answer
B. 11 percent -
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