Disparities Can Be Further Disaggregated in Order to Identify Areas

question 30

Multiple Choice

Disparities can be further disaggregated in order to identify areas of need that may be under-addressed. Table 13.4 presents data on death rates per 100,000 by age, race/ethnicity, and sex for 2013. Please refer to Table 13.4 for any questions that contain data from this table. These questions assess your competencies in correctly reading, analyzing and evaluating data on life expectancy disparities.

-Based upon the use of the simple percentage difference with reference group computations, we uncovered a crisis in life expectancy that is being paid too little attention by health care professionals. This largely unacknowledged crisis is that:

• A) The subgroup of males ages 15-19 are in a midst of a disparate crisis of sheer survival
• B) While increases in death rates occur for both males and females as they transition from the age categories 10-14 to the age category 15-19, the crisis disproportionately affects males.
• C) The title of this chapter, "They Protect Eagles, Don't They" suggests that parents, educators, policymakers, and health care professionals may wish to immediately begin implementing measures to decrease this disparity.
• D) All of the above
• E) None of the above

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