Question

Using the histogram found on page 36 in your text (Figure 2-3), answer the following questions. 1. What conclusions can you make about White, non-Hispanics aged 15-39, Black, non-Hispanics aged 15-39 and Hispanics ages 15- 39? 2. What conclusions can you make about "all males" aged 15-19, 20-24, 25-20, 30-34, 35-39? 3. What type of sample is this? 4. What can you infer from the data available in the histogram about the United States population, between the years 2009-2012 5. Provide some theory as to why this type of behavior occurs?

Answer 1

1. in 15-19 age group, whites pay more visits to physicians than anyone followed by hispanic people while the black people pay the least number of visits to physicians.

2. Among all men groups, 35-39 age group men care the most about their health care as they visit the physicians more often than other age groups.

while 20-24 aged group of men pay the least no. of visits to physicians annually.

In general, from 20 yrs onward men pay more visits to physician as they move to older age groups (increasing trend).

3. it is a categorical comparision between multiple groups/ethnicity of people on the basis of age groups.

4. In US, the whites are the most health conscious people as they visit the physicians most in all age groups

followed by the blacks who come second in the ranks in all age groups(except the 15-19 age group) and lastly the hispanics who are the least health conscious citizens or aren't able to use the services in all age groups except 15-19 group where they are better than the blacks.

5. the causes behind such a trend could be economic inequalities among different ethnic groups which makes them unable to afford medical services early in their lives but it does improve in future as their income increases

or it could be due to modern-day lifestyle in which people show progressive health concern as they move to the older age groups.