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WorksheetsCoronavirus and Poverty
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
According this article, low-income people are more likely to...
Catch coronavirus
Die from coronavirus
Lose their income due to coronavirus
All of the above
Poverty and inequality during an epidemic lead to...
Everyone being more likely to get coronavirus
More people dying from coronavirus
Both
Neither
Which three factors make coronavirus deadlier for people who catch it?
Being over 70 years old
Having a pre-existing health condition, like diabetes or heart disease
Being under 10 years old
Being poor
True or false: People with low-incomes are more likely to have chronic health conditions such as diabetes?
True
False
True or false: People with lower incomes tend to develop chronic health conditions five-fifteen years earlier than people with higher incomes.
True
False
What are some of the reasons that people with low-incomes continue to work outside their homes during the coronavirus pandemic? Because...
They won't earn any money if they stay home because they don't have paid sick days
They get bored at home
They don't have savings that would allow them to stop working for a little while
They want to escape from their families
Which percentage of Americans didn't get health care and skipped doctor-recommended tests because they couldn't afford them?
0%
10%
25%
50%
Research shows that when the government makes businesses give workers paid sick days, what happens?
The businesses go bankrupt
Workers take the day off to play football
Workers take the day off to volunteer at hospitals
The spread of influenza is reduced by up to 40 percent
Research has shown that when many residents in a neighborhood are poor, the rate of infection from influenza has been...
Lower than in wealthier areas
Almost double that of wealthier areas
The same as wealthier areas
There is actually no research on this topic
According to this article, poverty and inequality...
Make only poor people more likely to get sick during a pandemic
Put everyone at greater risk during pandemics
Don't have an impact on how quickly diseases spread
Make poor people less likely to get sick during a pandemic
According to the information in this article, what are the TWO steps that governments could take to lessen the impact of poverty and inequality during epidemics that would have the biggest impact?
Give everyone paid sick days so that people can stay home when they are sick
Make child care affordable so that parents can leave their sick child with a babysitter instead of going to school
Have better health education in schools so everyone knows how to prevent diseases
Make health care affordable so that low-income people can get treated when they are ill
“If there’s one person who can’t get treatment, that person is a risk to...”
No one
Themselves
Their family
Everyone
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