4. What negative health issue is on the increase among older adults?

a. Obesity
b. Smoking
c. Chronic illness

5. Which state has the highest percentage of people over 65?

a. West Virginia
b. Florida
c. Alaska
d. Pennsylvania

6. Which condition is most common in older adults?

a. Loss of hearing
b. Visual problems
c. Loss of all teeth

7. Which of these things is not related to healthy aging?

a. Exercise
b. Travel
c. Medical Care
d. Diet

8. Which country has the highest percentage of adults over 65?

a. Argentina
b. Norway
c. U.S.
d. Italy

9. Which age group votes at the highest rate?

a. 18-24
b. 45-54
c. 65 - 74
d. 75

10. Which form of exercise is most important for older adults?

a. cardiovascular
b. weight training
c. aerobic
d. all of the above

1. c. Centenarian


2. c. 64,000


3. b. 12 percent


4. a. Obesity in older adults has doubled in the last 25 years. (Smoking has actually decreased, and proportionally, fewer older adults have chronic illnesses.)


5. b. Florida. (Pennsylvania and West Virginia are 2nd and 3rd, with Alaska at 50th.)


6. a. Loss of hearing


7. b. Travel


8. d. Italy, with almost 20 perent. (Norway =14 percent; U.S. = 12 percent; Argentina = 10 percent)


9. c. 65-74 years (at 63 percent). 75 comes in a close second (at 58 percent).


10. d. All of the above.