Social and Economics for an Aging Population MCQs

Social and Economics for an Aging Population MCQs

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1: An individual pension plan that permits individuals to set aside a portion of income on a tax-deferred basis is called

A.   402(k) pension plan

B.   401(k) pension plan

C.   403(k) pension plan

D.   404(k) pension plan

2: Aging interest group describes the _________ or other organizations that seek to influence government policies on behalf of older adults

A.   Associations

B.   Isolation

C.   Observation

D.   Division

3: The national array of service programs helping older Americans, ranging from senior citizen centers and Area Agencies on Aging to programs offered by the federal government is called

A.   Aging interest groups

B.   Aging network

C.   Annuity

D.   Aging

4: An investment vehicle permitting a lump sum of money to be paid out annually to projected life expectancy at a given age is called annuity

A.   True

B.   False

5: A retirement plan in which the employer makes annual contributions to an account in the employee’s name, where the money increases at a guaranteed rate of return is called cash balance plan

A.   True

B.   False

6: Crossover phenomenon describes the fact that life expectancy for Blacks was lower than for Whites until the late ______ when the pattern was reversed; Black life expectancy now exceeds that of Whites.

A.   1960s

B.   1970s

C.   1980s

D.   1950s

7: A retirement program that promises a specific level of pension income in return for a certain number of years of service to a company is called

A.   Defined-contribution plan

B.   Defined-benefit plan

C.   Crossover phe­nomenon

D.   None of above

8: A retirement plan in which pension income varies according to how much employer, employee, or both contribute to the plan and according to how successfully the funds are invested is called

A.   Defined-contribution plan

B.   Defined-benefit plan

C.   Crossover phe­nomenon

D.   None of above

9: A situation that occurs when an older person is simultaneously a member of two (or more) disadvantaged groups is called

A.   Single jeopardy

B.   Double jeopardy

C.   Benefit plan

D.   All of above

10: Employee retirement income security act (ERISA) passed in _______ that regulates private pension plans in the United States and provides protection against loss of benefits to retired workers

A.   1973

B.   1974

C.   1970

D.   1980

11: The idea that differing cohorts should be treated similarly with respect to benefits over the life course is called

A.   Generational equity

B.   Generational Inequity

C.   Non-Generational equity

D.   Generational gap

12: Life cycle model of savings explain the ________ theoretical approach that predicts people will save more in later middle age, as they see retirement ahead

A.   Cultural

B.   Economic

C.   Mental

D.   Physical

13: The federal government program that pays for acute health care for ______people is called medicare.

A.   Elder

B.   Older

C.   Younger

D.   Infants

14: Need base benefits describes the services, such as home health care, provided to people according to some assessment of their individual requirements rather than according to age or some other categorical basis

A.   True

B.   False

15: A contract in which a bank guarantees a _______ income to a homeowner for the remainder of life and then claims ownership of the home upon the owner’s death or makes the heirs pay off the lien is called reverse mortgage.

A.   Yearly

B.   Monthly

C.   Halfly

D.   Full life

16: A situation that occurs when an older person is simultaneously a member of two (or more) disadvantaged groups is called

A.   Triple jeopardy

B.   Vesting

C.   Cohousing

D.   Mortgage

17: Endowing an employee with eligibility for a pension, usually after some set period of time on the job is called vesting

A.   True

B.   False

18: Eventually, about _____ of older adults will be frail before they die.

A.   Daughters

B.   One-third

C.   Village care

D.   Weathering