Which of the Following Best Explains the Decline in Health

question 67

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains the decline in health insurance coverage for workers in the bottom quintile of earners from the 1980s to the 1990s?

• A)the increase in the population of children under age 18
• B)the growth of service sector jobs that have been increasingly unlikely to offer employer benefits
• C)lack of access to healthy food
• D)higher rates of heart disease, diabetes, and many types of cancer

Recognize the incentives and tools available for pollution control including subsidies and direct regulation.

Understand the purpose and application of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards.

Identify the variety of environmental regulatory strategies (e.g., taxes, permissible limits, technology standards).

Recognize the role of state and federal entities in environmental protection and regulation.

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Definitions:

Marginal Tax Bracket

The rate at which the last dollar of a taxpayer's income is taxed, indicating the tax rate applied to their highest portion of income.

Corporate Bond

A debt security issued by a corporation to raise capital, promising to repay the borrowed amount plus interest at a specified future date.

Nikkei

An abbreviation for the Nikkei 225 Stock Average, a leading index of Japanese stocks.