Read the Following Statements About Health in the United States

question 161

Multiple Choice

Read the following statements about health in the United States. Which statement is CORRECT?

• A) The children of rich families have higher rates of both accidents and illness.
• B) Adults with higher incomes assess their own health more negatively than adults with low incomes.
• C) Children in poor families are as vulnerable to disease as children in many low-income nations.
• D) Life expectancy for men exceeds life expectancy for women by about five years.

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