In the United States, Average Life Expectancy

question 26

Multiple Choice

In the United States, average life expectancy .

• A) is likely to continue to increase at the same rate it did in the early parts of the 20th century
• B) increased more rapidly between 1950 and 1999 than it did between 1900 and 1950
• C) increased throughout the twentieth century primarily due to advances in medical technology
• D) All of these
• E) None of these

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