Each of the Following Statements Is TRUE About Preventing Physical

question 42

Multiple Choice

Each of the following statements is TRUE about preventing physical disabilities EXCEPT

• A)Many or most physical disabilities are preventable.
• B)Reducing the number of adolescent pregnancies would reduce the number of physical disabilities.
• C)Reducing the number of childhood vaccinations has reduced the number of cases of autism.
• D)Children with disabilities are at a greater risk for abuse than are those without disabilities.

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Definitions:

Laspeyres Index

A price index used to measure the change in the cost of acquiring a fixed basket of goods and services of the same type and quantity over time.

Paasche Index

A price index that measures the cost of purchasing a given market basket of goods and services in a certain year, compared to the cost of purchasing the same goods and services in a base year, with the quantities used in weighting the prices coming from the year of interest rather than the base year.

Ideal Cost-Of-Living Index

A theoretical measure that tracks the changes in the amount required to maintain a constant standard of living over a period.

Ideal Cost-Of-Living Index

A theoretical measure representing the change in the amount of money needed to maintain a certain standard of living.