Question

Health econmics

Section 1 circle the correct response to each of the following (40 marks) 1. In 2006, Canada ranked among OECD countries, spending_ of its GDP on health care. A. relatively low, approximately 8% B. relatively high, approximately 10% C. moderately, approximately 8% D. moderately, approximately 10% 2. Evidence suggests that the most powerful effects on health are exerted by which of the following? A. individual-level determinants of health B. community-level determinants of health C. interactions between A and B D. federal and provincial health-care spending 3. Age-standardization is a technique that seeks to.. A. include age as a risk factor for health. B. eliminate confounding due to age. C. examine age-related effects for social gradients. D. standardize the effect of aging on health policies.

Answer 1

1. Option B

Spends more health care than the majority of high income OECD up to approximately 10 to 11 percent of GDP

2. Option C

3. Option B. It is used to the enhance the comparability of event rates from different populations over time by making adjustments for the confounding effect of differences in age structure between populations being compared