Which of the Following Statements About Poverty and Health Is

question 85

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about poverty and health is FALSE?

• A)Residents living in poor neighborhoods are often exposed to more environmental toxins than residents living in wealthier communities.
• B)Poor neighborhoods are common sites for hazardous waste pollution.
• C)Studies show that children from wealthy families have higher concentrations of lead in their blood than do children from poor families.
• D)Asthma is a growing problem in poor families.

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Definitions:

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A probability distribution that measures the probability of a given number of events happening in a fixed interval of time or space.

Standard Deviation

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Timesharing Computer System

A computing system that allows multiple users to access the computer resources concurrently, giving each user a portion of the time.

Cumulative Poisson Probability Table

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