According to the Textbook,why May Differences in Occupational Status Lead

question 47

Multiple Choice

According to the textbook,why may differences in occupational status lead to inequalities in health and illness even when medical care is evenly distributed?

• A) Hospitals are located closer to professionals and white-collar workers.
• B) Manual laborers often come from immigrant backgrounds and bring many health problems with them from their places of origin.
• C) Government health programs offer a wider variety of solutions to people from professional backgrounds than to other workers.
• D) Those who work in offices or in domestic settings have less risk of injury or exposure to hazardous materials than some manual workers do.

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