Which of the Following Best Explains the Decline in Health

question 67

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains the decline in health insurance coverage for workers in the bottom quintile of earners from the 1980s to the 1990s?

• A)the increase in the population of children under age 18
• B)the growth of service sector jobs that have been increasingly unlikely to offer employer benefits
• C)lack of access to healthy food
• D)higher rates of heart disease, diabetes, and many types of cancer

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