Ethnic Studies Questions

Asian Americans have the highest median incomes compared with all other racial and ethnic groups.

The largest minority group in the United States is: Americans of Hispanic origin Black Americans Asian Americans American Indians

The factor considered to be the most influential single contributor to premature morbidity and mortality by many public health researchers is: behavioral factors education legal factors socioeconomic status

Individuals who migrate from one country to another for the purpose of seeking permanent residence are referred to as: refugees. illegal aliens. aliens. immigrants.

Refugees are defined as individuals who migrate from another country for the purpose of seeking permanent residence and hopefully a better life.

Social power is an individual sense of potency demonstrated in self-confident behavior.

What community holds the characteristics of an ethnic group?

Infant mortality data within the United States are characterized by a long-standing and serious disparity among racial and ethnic minorities.

The population with the lowest high school completion rates is: Asian Americans. American Indians and Alaska Natives. white Americans. black Americans.

People who flee one area or country to seek shelter or protection from danger in another are referred to as: immigrants. refugees. illegal aliens. aliens.

People of Hawaii, Guam, and Samoa are referred to as: Asian Americans. American Indians. white Americans. Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders.

Nearly all Hispanics are classified as: Black Americans Cuban Americans White Americans None of these are correct

Today, the majority of Americans are referred to as white, non-Hispanic.

The concept of balance related to health and imbalance related to disease is a belief of: American Indians. Hispanics. black Americans. Asian Americans.

For all racial groups, poverty rates are highest for black Americans.

Women who receive early and continuous prenatal health care have better pregnancy outcomes than women who do not.

Black, non-Hispanic Americans have an infant mortality rate that is more than two times that of white American infants.

People born in and owing allegiance to a country other than the one in which they live are referred to as: immigrants. refugees. aliens. unauthorized immigrants.

The median income for black Americans has consistently ranked lower than all racial and ethnic groups in the United States.

Asian Americans are generally concentrated in the: Canadian border states. midwestern states. western states. southeastern states.