Statistics on suicide are probably understated for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

A. medication overdoses can oftentimes be noted as "accidental."
B. traffic "accidents" are often a method of suicide.
C. there is pressure on reporting agents (police, doctors) to protect insurance claims.
D. None of these


Answer: C

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